FY 2014 TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORTS
April 1, 2013September 30, 2014
Feed the Future Innovation Lab
for
Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes
(Legume Innovation Lab)
FY 2014 TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORTS
April 1, 2013September 30, 2014
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for
Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes (Legume Innovation Lab)
This publication was made possible through support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Governments global hunger and food security initiative, under the terms of Cooperative Agreement No. EDH-A-00-07-00005-00. The opinions expressed herein are those of the Legume Innovation Lab and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government.
For further information, contact:
Legume Innovation Lab Michigan State University Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture 446 West Circle Drive, Room 321 East Lansing, MI 48824-1039 U.S.A. Phone: (517) 3554693 Fax: (517) 4321073 Email: [email protected]
http://legumelab.msu.edu
mailto:[email protected]://legumelab.msu.edu/
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The Legume Innovation Lab
Management Entity: Michigan State University
Management Office for Legume Innovation Lab
Irvin Widders, Director, [email protected]
Cynthia Donovan, Deputy Director, [email protected]
Angelica Santos, International Financial and Contractual Administrator, [email protected]
Melissa Tompkins, International Financial and Contractual Assistant, [email protected]
Marguerite Halversen, Communications Specialist, [email protected]
Mywish Maredia, Impact Assessment Specialist, [email protected]
Luis Flores, MasFrijol Associate Award Project Coordinator, [email protected]
Michigan State University
Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture
446 W. Circle Drive, Room 321 and 302
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1039
Tel: (517) 355-4693
Email: [email protected], [email protected],
www.legumelab.msu.edu
Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
Diane Cox, Sponsored Program Manager
[email protected]
Contract and Grant Administration (CGA)
Dan Evon, Director
[email protected]
Michigan State University
Administration Building
426 Auditorium Rd, Room 2
Tel: (517) 884-4234
East Lansing, MI 48824
Technical Management Advisory Committee (TMAC) The Technical Management Advisory Committee (TMAC) advises the Legume Innovation Lab on
strategic planning and monitors projects. The Management Office (MO) consults with TMAC on
emerging issues and technologies, strategies for building sustainable institutional capacity and
achieving development impacts, and program management approaches. The committee assists in
the monitoring and evaluation of the Legume Innovation Lab, including:
Reviewing project workplans and performance indicators
Monitoring the scientific quality and productivity of projects and recommending
adjustments
Identifying and advising the MO on strategic topical areas for future RFPs
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The TMAC is composed of nine members: two external individuals of international stature, one
industry representative, two representatives from CGIAR, three Legume Innovation Lab PIs, and
the AOR (who will have a vote).
TMAC Members for 2014
External
Dr. Julia Kornegay, North Carolina State University
Dr. Constance Gewa, George Mason University
Dr. Johannes Lehmann. Cornell University
CGIAR
Dr. Ousmane Boukar, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria
Dr. Noel Ellis, director, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes
Industry
Greg Varner, Michigan Bean Commission
Principal Investigators
Dr. Clementine Dabire Binso, Institut de lEnvironnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA),
Burkina Faso
Dr. Mark Manary, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Dr. Phillip McClean, North Dakota Stata University
USAID AOR
Jennifer Vern Long, Bureau of Food Security
Countries in which the Legume Innovation Lab Has Projects
Eastern and Southern Africa
Malawi
Mozambique
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
West Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Niger
Senegal
Latin America
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
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Program Partners
U.S. Partner Universities and Institutions
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Michigan State University
North Dakota State University
University of California, Riverside
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Nebraska
University of Puerto Rico
U.S. Department of Agriculture/ARS Michigan
U.S. Department of Agriculture/ARSTropical Agriculture Research Station, Mayaquez,
Puerto Rico
U.S. Department of Agriculture/ARSProsser, Washington
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
International Partners and Countries
Eastern and Southern African Partner Institutions
Instituto de Investigao Agrria de Moambique (IIAM), Maputo, Mozambique
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi
National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Namulonge, Uganda
Makerere University (MUK), Kampala, Uganda
National Agriculture Research Lab (NARL), Soil Fertility and Control Unit, Uganda
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania
University of Zambia (UNZA), Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension,
Lusaka, Zambia
Zambian Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), Misamfu, Zambia
West African Partner Institutions
Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana
Institut de lEnvironnement des Recherches Agricoles (INERA), CRREACentre Saria,
Burkina Faso
Institut de lEnvironnement des Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Laboratoire dEntomologie
Agricole, Kamboinse, Burkina Faso
lInstitut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Maradi, Niger
Institut National des Recherche Agricole du Bnin (INRAB), Cotonou, Republic of Benin
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Institut Sngalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Bambey, Senegal
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (lITA Benin), Cotonou, Republic of Benin
Savannah Agriculture Research Institute (SARI), Tamale, Ghana
Latin American and Caribbean Partner Institutions
Direccin de Ciencia y Tecnologa Agropecuaria (DICTA) Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Escuela Agrcola Panamericana Zamorano, Honduras
Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologas Agropecuarias (ICTA), Guatemala
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacin para la Agricultura (IICA), Puerto Prince, Haiti
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), Quito, Ecuador
Instituto Nicaraguense de Tecnologa Agropecuaria (INTA) Managua, Nicaragua
National Seed Service (NSS), Ministry of Agriculture, Haiti
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Acronyms
ADP Andean Diversity Panel
ALS angular leaf spot
ANT anthracnose
AOR Agreement Officer's Representative, USAID
ARS Agricultural Research Service (USDA)
ATA Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency
BCMNV Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus
BCMV Bean Common Mosaic Virus
BEA biding experimental auctions
Bean-CAP Bean Coordinated Agricultural Project
BGYMV Bean Golden Yellow Mosaic Virus
BHEARD Borlaug Higher Education Agricultural Research and Development Program
BIC Bean Improvement Cooperative
BMS Bean Stem Maggot
BNF Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Bt Bacillus thuringiensis
BTD Bean Technology Dissemination
BUCADEF Buganda Cultural and Development Foundation
CARITASMADDO Masaka Diocesan Development Organization
CBB Common Bacterial Blight
CEC Cation Exchange Capacity
CEDO Community Enterprise Development Organization
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIAT Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)
CIAT Centro International de Agricultura Tropical International/Centerfor Tropical Agriculture
CIDI Community Initiated Development Initiatives
CRI Crops Research Institute (Kumasi, Ghana)
CRSP Collaborative Research Support Program
CSB Community Seed Bank
CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Ghana)
EAP Escuela Agrcola PanamericanaZamorano (Honduras)
FE Field Experiments
FGD focus group discussions
FSRP Food Security Research Project
FTF Feed the Future
GCP IBP Generation Challenge Programme Integrated Breeding Platform
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