Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Seed Production and Delivery Systems............................................................................................................................................. 77<br />
Constraints to groundnut seed supply and delivery systems identified.............................................................................................. 77<br />
Seed production <strong>of</strong> all classes............................................................................................................................................................ 78<br />
Strategies to enhance seed production and delivery schemes.......................................................................................................... 79<br />
Enhancing Cowpea Productivity and Production in Drought-Prone Areas <strong>of</strong> Sub-Saharan Africa............81<br />
Socio-Economics/Targeting................................................................................................................................................................ 81<br />
Summary 81<br />
Cowpea facts, trends and outlook ..................................................................................................................................................... 81<br />
Baseline studies................................................................................................................................................................................. 86<br />
Major results from baseline surveys: seed supply systems and demand constraints in target countries ......................................... 88<br />
Early adoption studies in Nigeria ....................................................................................................................................................... 90<br />
Human capacity building ................................................................................................................................................................... 90<br />
Challenges and vision........................................................................................................................................................................ 91<br />
Breeding .................................................................................................................................................................................... 91<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 91<br />
Activities .................................................................................................................................................................................... 92<br />
Cowpea varieties released ................................................................................................................................................................ 94<br />
Seed multiplication............................................................................................................................................................................. 97<br />
Evaluation <strong>for</strong> phosphorus-use efficiency .......................................................................................................................................... 99<br />
Screening <strong>of</strong> germplasm lines <strong>for</strong> drought tolerance ....................................................................................................................... 100<br />
Making crosses and developing segregating populations ............................................................................................................... 100<br />
Screening <strong>for</strong> resistance to aphids .................................................................................................................................................. 101<br />
Validation <strong>of</strong> molecular markers ...................................................................................................................................................... 101<br />
Strengthening capacity <strong>of</strong> national agricultural research systems scientists ................................................................................... 104<br />
Workshops .................................................................................................................................................................................. 104<br />
Infrastructure development at NARS ............................................................................................................................................... 106<br />
Recommendations <strong>for</strong> adoption <strong>of</strong> improved technologies.............................................................................................................. 106<br />
Lessons learned .............................................................................................................................................................................. 107<br />
Seed Production and Delivery Systems .......................................................................................................................................... 107<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 107<br />
Improving cowpea seed systems..................................................................................................................................................... 108<br />
Progress in on-farm demonstrations ................................................................................................................................................110<br />
Progress in midseason evaluation and farmer field-days .................................................................................................................111<br />
Progress in seed dissemination .......................................................................................................................................................111<br />
Progress in market linkages .............................................................................................................................................................111<br />
Lessons learned ...............................................................................................................................................................................112<br />
Enhancing Common Bean Productivity and Production in Sub-Saharan Africa...................................... 113<br />
Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................................113<br />
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................113<br />
Socio-economic/Targeting.................................................................................................................................................................114<br />
Production and productivity trends....................................................................................................................................................114<br />
Common bean production constraints...............................................................................................................................................114<br />
Seed Production and Delivery Systems .......................................................................................................................................... 121<br />
Approaches tested........................................................................................................................................................................... 122<br />
Results .................................................................................................................................................................................. 122<br />
Select monitoring and evaluation issues.......................................................................................................................................... 125<br />
Summary, process gains and people reached................................................................................................................................. 126<br />
Lessons learned............................................................................................................................................................................... 127<br />
Fast-Tracking and Technology Generation....................................................................................................................................... 128<br />
Elite materials shared with the NARS programs.............................................................................................................................. 128<br />
PVS trials and lines in the pipeline .................................................................................................................................................. 129<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> segregating materials generated.................................................................................................................................... 137<br />
Technology generation..................................................................................................................................................................... 138<br />
Human capacity building ................................................................................................................................................................. 143<br />
Infrastructural capacity building ....................................................................................................................................................... 147<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation tools: videos and training manuals...................................................................................................... 148<br />
Vision .................................................................................................................................................................................. 148<br />
Seed Production and Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 149<br />
Annexes .................................................................................................................................................................................. 151<br />
Chickpea Improvement in India: Baseline, Breeding and Seed Systems...............................................155<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 155<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 156<br />
Intended targets to be achieved and major activities....................................................................................................................... 157<br />
Locations and partners..................................................................................................................................................................... 158<br />
IV<br />
Engaging Smallholder Farmers | <strong>Tropical</strong> <strong>Legumes</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Project</strong>