Annual Report 2006/07 - ETH - North-South Centre North-South ...

Table of contentsZIL members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2EditorialF. Escher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ZIL’s profile and programmeB. Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Trees for poverty alleviation and environmental sustainabilityD. Garrity et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14The development impact of ZIL research on livestock systemsS. Hahn-Fornet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The European Research Area inAgricultural Research for Development (ERA-ARD)M. Kaufmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ZIL research projectsOverviewM. Egloff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Improved resistance to African Cassava Mosaic VirusP. Zhang, W. Gruissem et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Food chain legumes: Combining natural resourcesfor safe storage and favourable food processingS. Dorn et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Zinc fluxes from the soil into the food chain in aridagro-ecosystems – A case study in IranR. Schulin, R. Hurrell, E. Frossard et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27An ecosystem service approach to agricultural securityin a sacred landscape mosaicJ. Ghazoul et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28New policy mechanisms to mitigate wildlife-livestockconflicts in the Bandhavgarh National Park in IndiaS. Engel, A. Mayer et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Sustainable agroforestry for carbon sequestrationN. Buchmann, S. Dorn et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Reversing soil degradation by tropical legume treesusing GIS analysisP. Stamp, B. Lehmann, A. Grün et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Benefits of cover crop legumes in smallholder croplivestocksystems of the hillsides of Central AmericaE. Frossard et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Improved feeding for smallholder dairy cattleM. Kreuzer et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Adaptation of Brachiaria species to low-P soilsE. Frossard et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34The forage potential of tanniferous legumesM. Kreuzer et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Developing optimised cattle breeding schemesin sub-Saharan Africa – Economic aspectsE. Ouma, A. Abdulai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Developing optimised cattle breeding schemesin sub-Saharan Africa – Genetic aspectsU. Janßen-Tapken, H. Kadarmideen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Improving small ruminant productivity in dry areasM. Kreuzer, A. Mayer et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Camel milk products of high hygenic quality and safetyZ. Farah, C. Lacroix, L. Meile et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Animal source foods and nutrition duringinfancy and early childhoodR. Hurrell et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Improvements in the livestock production system ofsmall farmers’ householdsB. Lehmann et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Research Fellow Partnership Programme forAgriculture, Forestry and Natural ResourcesOverviewM. Zoss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Forest management in the walnut-fruitforests in KyrgyzstanK. Schmidt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Variability in Phythophthora infestans and itspotential role in breeding for resistance in potatoG. Chacón . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Participatory development of cassava green mitebiocontrol in the highlands of CameroonC. Zundel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Fiscal incentives for community forestryF. Muttenzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46The impact of organic cotton cultivationon the livelihood of Indian smallholdersF. Eyhorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)for improved yam growth in West AfricaA. Tchabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Development of a second generation anti-tickvaccine using a mimotope-virosome approachD. Odongo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Development of an in vitro protocol for theproduction of cassava doubled haploidsC. Wang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Exotic strains of Phythophthora infestans in the AndesR. Oliva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Enhancing livelihoods through sustainableforest management in MadagascarS. Bukobero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Drinking water treatment in Tanzania using seedextracts from the pan-tropical tree Moringa oleiferaM. Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Participatory forest landscape management in MadagascarC. Dirac, L. H. Andriambelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Understanding yam (Dioscorea spp.) response tofertiliser applicationV. K. Hgaza Kouasi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Prosopis in arid and semi-arid regions of KenyaW. Ogutu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Controlling African root and tuber scale on cassavaA. Fotso Kuate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Analysis of resistance to wheat stem rust race Ug99P. Njau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Marker-based estimation of effective population sizein African cattleC. Flury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Making maize plants more attractive to beneficial insectsM. D’Alessandro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rapid yielddecrease of crops in Southern CameroonM. Jemo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Lists and tablesSeed money projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Development-related projects of ZIL members . . . . . . . . . 64Development-related teaching activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Supervision of development-related theses . . . . . . . . . . . 68Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72ZIL members, collaborators and partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92List of acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover1