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CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes: Proposal - Library

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system level; while for policy-ec<strong>on</strong>omic c<strong>on</strong>straints, the unitof analysis was at a higher, countrylevel. Someresp<strong>on</strong>ses differed depending <strong>on</strong> state of knowledge and type of c<strong>on</strong>straint.The review of producti<strong>on</strong> performance estimated actual yields, the relative importance of biotic and abioticc<strong>on</strong>straints, and the adopti<strong>on</strong> levelss of modern varieties. Next, reviews of sales andd c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> examinedaspects of technology use, sophisticati<strong>on</strong> of post-harvest activities and scope of market offerings (Table 4) ).Yield productivity c<strong>on</strong>straints included biotic (insect pests, disease, weeds), abiotic (drought, heat) and otherfactors (waterlogging,soil fertility). Technology and usebarriers comprised c three c<strong>on</strong>textual factorsaffecting: producti<strong>on</strong> availability/access to seed or technology (unrestricted, restricted, very limited) ,difficulty inharvesting and mechanizabiliity (available/unimportant,restrictedimportant,verylimited/crucial), and legumes being “pushed out” of farming systems becausee of policy support orproductivitygains of other crops, typically cereals (not applicable/unimportant, restricting important, verylimited/crucial).Table 4. Topics of pan-legumee analysis: c<strong>on</strong>straints, barriers and threats.Barriers affecting post-harvest with losses, sold immediately),price informati<strong>on</strong> (available, some but insufficient, n<strong>on</strong>e) ),activities and market demands included: storagee losses (stored withoutlosses, storedcooking time(unimportant, useful/helpful, important), level of processing/marketing sophisticati<strong>on</strong> (ready-to-eat, transformed andneeds cooking, crude form), and available market (internati<strong>on</strong>al, nati<strong>on</strong>al, local) .Threats to legume cultivati<strong>on</strong> addressed: badd legume policy c<strong>on</strong>text (positive/favorable, n<strong>on</strong>e/neutral,negative/neutral), declining legumee demand (increasing, c<strong>on</strong>stant, decreasing perr capita), climate change(positive temp/rain, minor negativee impacts, severe yield impacts). Refinement off the analytical methodsand results will c<strong>on</strong>tinueas a research activity within SC1.<strong>Grain</strong> <strong>Legumes</strong> – Justificati<strong>on</strong>13

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