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
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Socio-Economics/Targeting.............................................................................................................................................................. 159<br />
Situation and outlook........................................................................................................................................................................ 159<br />
Baseline survey and adoption studies.............................................................................................................................................. 159<br />
Fast-Tracking, Development, and Release <strong>of</strong> Varieties .................................................................................................................. 167<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> varieties.................................................................................................................................................................. 167<br />
Identification <strong>of</strong> farmer-and-market preferred varieties ................................................................................................................... 168<br />
Varieties release............................................................................................................................................................................... 168<br />
Seed Production and Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 169<br />
Breeder seed and other classes <strong>of</strong> seed produced by research partners........................................................................................ 169<br />
Foundation and Certified Seed produced by public seed corporations............................................................................................ 170<br />
Seed samples distributed to farmers................................................................................................................................................ 171<br />
Capacity building.............................................................................................................................................................................. 172<br />
Key lessons learned......................................................................................................................................................................... 175<br />
Enhancing Chickpea Productivity and Production in Eastern and Southern Africa.................................177<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 177<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 178<br />
Locations and partners .................................................................................................................................................................... 179<br />
Socio-Economics/Targeting.............................................................................................................................................................. 179<br />
Cropping pattern............................................................................................................................................................................... 179<br />
Crop yields .................................................................................................................................................................................. 179<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> manure and fertilizers........................................................................................................................................................... 179<br />
Chickpea seed access..................................................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> purchased seed and other inputs.......................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Chickpea utilization.......................................................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Crop-livestock interactions............................................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Preferred traits <strong>for</strong> chickpea............................................................................................................................................................. 180<br />
Production pattern and productivity.................................................................................................................................................. 180<br />
Net-return <strong>of</strong> chickpea...................................................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Constraints to chickpea production and marketing in Ethiopia......................................................................................................... 181<br />
Post-harvest handling and consumption.......................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Chickpea marketing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Chickpea price trend in Ethiopia....................................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Gender aspect <strong>of</strong> chickpea production and marketing..................................................................................................................... 182<br />
Sources <strong>of</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation, chickpea variety preference and adoption.................................................................................................. 182<br />
Fast-Tracking, Development, and Release <strong>of</strong> Varieties .................................................................................................................. 182<br />
Variety development......................................................................................................................................................................... 182<br />
Variety release .................................................................................................................................................................................. 183<br />
Identification <strong>of</strong> farmer- and market-preferred chickpea varieties.................................................................................................... 183<br />
Seed Production and Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 184<br />
Seed production delivery strategies................................................................................................................................................. 185<br />
Capacity Building.............................................................................................................................................................................. 186<br />
Training <strong>of</strong> farmers........................................................................................................................................................................... 186<br />
Field days, farmers’ fairs.................................................................................................................................................................. 186<br />
Awareness activities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 186<br />
Training <strong>of</strong> extension personnel....................................................................................................................................................... 186<br />
Training <strong>of</strong> scientists and research technicians................................................................................................................................ 187<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> infrastructure facilities............................................................................................................................................ 187<br />
Degree students............................................................................................................................................................................... 188<br />
Lessons learned............................................................................................................................................................................... 188<br />
Country-specific................................................................................................................................................................................ 189<br />
Vision <strong>for</strong> second phase................................................................................................................................................................... 189<br />
Pigeonpea Breeding and Seed Systems in India....................................................................................191<br />
Breeding .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
PVS trials .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
Mother trials .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
Baby trials .................................................................................................................................................................................. 193<br />
Screening breeding lines against drought........................................................................................................................................ 193<br />
Seed Production and Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 193<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 193<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mance <strong>of</strong> pigeonpea hybrids.................................................................................................................................................. 197<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 197<br />
Progress <strong>of</strong> <strong>Phase</strong> 1<br />
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