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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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