TL III CHICKPEA ETHIOPIA ACTION PLAN - 2016/17

Mekasha Chichaybelu

3-4 March 2016

Livingstone, Zambia

Objective 1: Leverage Gender and Learning to Maximize Poverty and Food Security Impacts for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Activity 1.3. Gender Learning, Mainstreaming and Analysis

a) Document the legume production and productivity yield gap among household types; identify the factors that lead to vulnerable households not achieving improved legume productivity equal to top performing households.

1. Selection of 2 Kebeles for gender assessment in Ethiopia,

2. Social assessment - (culture, Gender norms, organization of farming) in the kebele,

3. Plot level production surveys in men and women farmers in the kebeles

Objective 5: To Enhance Chickpea Productivity and Production in focus geographies of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Activity 5.1. Trait Discovery Pipeline

a) Cost effective marker genotyping platform established and used by NARS partners.

To be undertaken at ICRISAT, Patancheru

b) Markers/candidate genes identified for heat tolerance using RILs and yield/drought tolerance traits using MAGIC and NAM populations.

Plants obtained from the 14 4-way crosses will be planed for further evaluation.

A total of 20 crosses will be undertaken for desired traits (drought and heat tolerance and yield).

c) Collection and evaluation of phenotyping data using modern tools and platforms of IBP at ICRISAT-HQ, ICRISAT- Ethiopia and partners in EIAR DZ- Ethiopia and IIPR-India.

BMS and hand held devices use in data capture and management will be fully implemented

d) Management and sharing of pedigree, genotyping and phenotyping datasets.

BMS for managing pedigree, genotyping and phenotyping datasets implemented

Activity 5.2. Breeding Pipeline a) At least 30 early-maturing (20 in ESA and 10 in SA), drought and heat

tolerant breeding lines developed. At least 40 breeding materials will be evaluated to identify 6 lines for

drought and heat tolerance b) Breeding lines developed for ESA combining Fusarium wilt resistance

with Ascochyta blight resistance (20 lines). At least 140 single row genotypes planted in sick plot to evaluate for FW

resistance and selected materials will be further evaluated for AB tolerance at hotspot areas.

c) At least 20 breeding lines with herbicide tolerance and/or suitability to mechanical harvesting developed.

A total of 26 varieties will be screened for herbicides (Imazethapyr, Metribuzin).

d) At least 10 breeding lines/cultivars requiring less cooking time than available popular cultivars identified and developed.

Cooking time of three candidate varieties and 20 NVT lines will be determined.

Activity 5.3. Testing for Release a) At least 10 candidate lines for release evaluated in multi-

location trials in each country as per the requirement of the host country for release of a variety.

Two candidate varieties will be verified for release and X lines in the pipeline evaluated in multi-location trials

b) Over 30 new breeding lines supplied by ICRISAT through international nurseries and other trials with 20% increase every year evaluated by project partners.

At least 36 lines supplied by ICRISAT evaluated

c) At least 10 FPVS trials conducted on 6-8 selected elite lines in each country per year with the participation of at least 30% women farmers and key traits preferred by farmers documented for feedback to breeding programs.

122 PVS trials conducted in 17 districts

FPVS Target

Implementing

Center District Number of pvs No. of Varieties

Areka Damot Woyde 8 6

Sodo Zuria 8 6

Axum Tatay Maichew 5 5

T/koraro 5 5

Debre Birhan Mojana Wedera 4 15

Merehabete 4 15

Debre Zeit

Shirka 10 6

Awbel 10 6

Arsi Robe 10 6

Adaba 10 6

Tole 10 6

Abeshge 10 6

Boset 10 6

Mechara Tulo 5 5

Chiro 5 5

Sinana Gasera 4 6

Meliyyu 4 6

Total 122

d) Nutrition profiling of all candidate release varieties by NARS to ensure nutritional status equal to or better than available standards.

Nutritional status of 2-3 released and 15 pipeline genotypes determined

Activity 5.4. Best-Bet Varieties

a) At least 100 demonstrations (80 in ESA and 20 in SA) conducted on best bet cultivars along with ICM technologies in year 1 with a projected 25% increase each year in focus countries.

Considered under objective 6. b) A total of 40 tons (30 in ESA and 10 in SA)

nucleus/breeder seed of farmer-preferred varieties produced in year 1 with at least 10% increase each year in focus countries.

A total of 41.68t breeder seed produced c) DNA fingerprint database developed by NARS for the

improved cultivars promoted under TL-II. DNA fingerprint database of the improved chickpea cultivars

promoted under TL-II developed.

Breeder Seed production target

Implementing

Research Center Area (ha)

No. of

varieties

Expected

yield (t)

Areka 6 5 12

Axum 0.1 2 0.2

Debre Birhan 0.6 3 1.2

Debre Zeit 10 9 20

Sirinka 4.14 6 8.28

Total 20.84 41.68

Activity 5.5. Enhancing Genetic Gain of ICRISAT chickpea hubs and partners a) Develop and implement a Program Improvement Plan

based on the results of the Breeding Program Assessment Tool. This will include ensuring each program has distinct but well-integrated trait pipeline and line breeding components, an appropriate balance of activities to meet both short and longer term goals, program uses a database to manage trials and electronic data capture, maximizes cycles per year, has a high quality testing program, etc.

Implementation to start after Program Improvement Plan Developed by ICRISAT

Objective 6: Developing Sustainable and Impact-Oriented Legume Seed Systems for Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Activity 6.1. Establish Multi-Stakeholders Platforms (across legumes if possible)

a) Multi stakeholders platforms established in participating countries: West and Central Africa Groundnut and cowpea (WCA-GN and CP):1, Eastern and Southern Africa Chickpea (CHP):1, Groundnut (ESA-GN):1, Common Beans (ESA-CB 1), South Asia Chickpea (SA-CHP):1.

National Chickpea multi stakeholders' platform annual meeting conducted

At least 2 zonal multi-stakeholders platform established by partner research centers

b) Platform members trained in seed production and business management in each participating country (trainees disaggregated by gender, category and type of training) per year and target crop [WCA-GN: 2500, ESA-CHP (FG: 1000), ESA-GN (FG: 100), CB (FG: 100), CP: 800, SA-CHP:100.

National Chickpea multi stakeholders' platform members directly connected with seed production trained in seed production and business management as trainers to train their members (300)

Activity 6.2. Sustainable Production and Delivery of Various Seed Classes a) Basic seed produced in WCA-GN (Burkina Faso: 533t,

Ghana: 533t, Mali: 533t, Nigeria: 1067t); ESA-CHP (Ethiopia: 1067t); ESA-GN (Tanzania: 533t, Uganda: 267t); CB (Ethiopia: 800t, Tanzania: 747t, Uganda: 747t,); WCA-CP (Burkina Faso: 320t, Mali: 213t, Nigeria: 533t, Ghana: 213t); SA-CHP: 100t.

A total of 225.9t of pre-basic and basic seed will be produced.

Producer

Pre-basic Basic

Area in

ha

No. of

varieties

Expected

yield (t)

Area in

ha

No. of

varieties

Expected

yield (t)

Debre Birhan ARC 0.45 3 0.9

D ZARC 15 5 30 18.8 5 37.6

Seed Producers 52.5 5 105 26.2 5 52.4

Sub Total 67.95 135.9 45 90

Total 225.9

b) Certified and quality declared/truthfully-labeled seed produced [WCA-GN (Burkina Faso: 8000t, Ghana: 8000t, Mali: 4000t, Nigeria: 8000t); ESA-CHP (Ethiopia: 16000t); ESA-GN (Tanzania: 8000t, Uganda: 4000t); CB (Ethiopia: 12000t, Tanzania: 11200t, Uganda: 11200t); WCA-CP (Burkina Faso: 4800t, Mali: 3200t, Nigeria: 8000t, Ghana: 3200t); SA-CHP: 500t;

3105.83 tones of Certified and quality declared/truthfully-labeled seed produced and delivered

Source of seed Amount

(t)

Area

(ha)

Expected

yield (t)

Basic seed supply 36.4 302.9 605.8

Own source

(C1/QDS1) 150.0 1250.0 2500.0

Total 186.4 1552.9 3105.8

Activity 6.3. Innovative and Targeted Seed Marketing

a) WCA-GN: 5%, ESA-CHP: 5%, ESA-GN: 5%, CB (FG: 30%), CP: 5%. In South Asia, at least 200 packets (1-5 kg) of FPVs of CHP made available with 25% increase per year.

Innovative chickpea seed marketing with at least 5% from the total seed produced or supplied

At least 300 small packs of new released varieties distributed. b) Seed companies [WCA-GN: 1, ESA-CHP:1, ESA-GN: 1, CB:1; CP: 3]; farmer

organizations [WCA-GN: 12, ESA-CHP: 2, ESA-GN: 2, CB: 2]; public seed enterprise [WCA-GN: 2, ESA-CHP: 1, ESA-GN: 1, CB: 1]; individual entrepreneurs [WCA-GN: 12, ESA-CHP: 2, ESA-GN: 2, CB: 2]; In India, at least 2 seed growers groups and 10 individual entrepreneurs in seed production with 50% increase per year.

Two farmer organizations, one public seed enterprise and two individual entrepreneurs performed innovative chickpea seed marketing

Activity 6.4. Popularize New Varieties

a) Copies of seed production, postharvest, seed business management guides produced and shared with partners annually in all participating countries for each crop: [WCA-GN: 2500; ESA-CHP:100); ESA-GN: 1000; CB: 1000) CP: 2500; SA-CHP:250].

1000 copies of guidelines on chickpea grain and seed production, post harvest management will be prepared in two major languages (Amharic & Oromifa) and distributed to users.

b) Demonstrations for each crop established each year in all participating countries: [WCA-GN: 50; ESA-CHP:50; ESA-GN: 50; CB:50, CP: 50; SA-CHP: 20]. Demonstrations to include basic N2Africa-recommended package of inoculum and agronomy practices.

A total 649 demonstrations will be conducted

Implementing

Research Center District Number of DEMOS No. of varieties

Areka Damot Fullasa 80 4

W/Badwacho 40 4

Axum L/michew 20 1

Debre Birhan Basona Wororana 50 4

Debre Zeit

Shirka 20 2

Enemay-Bichena 30 2

Awbel 30 2

Adaba 20 2

Tole 10 1

Seden Sodo 20 2

Sodo Dachi 20 2

Gonder

West Belesa 10 3

Denbia 10 3

Takusa 10 3

Holleta Kersa Malima 5 2

Sebeta Awas 5 2

Mechara Boke 45 2

Habro 30 1

Sinana Agarfa 40 2

Ginir 100 3

Sirinka

Borena 18 2

Wegdi 24 2

Kelela 12 2

Total 649

c) Field days (50% female participants) held annually for each crop in all participating countries [WCA-GN: 10, ESA-CHP:10), ESA-GN:10; CB :10, CP: 2, SA-CHP:5].

A total of 12-15 field days organized to popularize FPVS based chickpea varieties

d) Electronic (TV, radio) programs per crop (WCA-GN: 5; ESA-CHP: 3, ESA-GN: 3,CB : 2), CP: 2, SA-CHP: 2,) and print media (WCA-GN: 5, ESA-CHP: 3, ESA-GN: 3, CB: 2, CP: 2, SA-CHP: 2] disseminated annually in each country.

Three times of TV and Radio programs and three print media for chickpea popularization broadcasted

e) Agri/seed fairs/exhibition /shows (50% female participation) organized per year and per country [WCA-GN: 5, ESA-CHP: 3, ESA-GN:3, CB: 5 CP: 5].

Participate on at least one Agri/seed fairs/exhibition /shows (50% female participation)

Activity 6.5. Strengthen Multi-Legume Impact-Oriented Seed Systems (coordination)

a) Skills and knowledge of 60 trainers (NARS, seed producers and development partners) enhanced in areas of cross crop innovative and gender-considerate marketing seed production in collaboration with ISSD in respective target countries.

Skills and knowledge of 30 trainers enhanced in areas of cross chickpea innovative and gender-considerate marketing seed production in collaboration with ISSD.

b) Useful seed systems lessons documented and shared with wider audience (policy makers and development partners, e.g., governments, AGRA, Feed the Future, and seed sector actors/associations).

Useful chickpea seed systems lessons documented and shared with wider audience (policy makers and development partners

c) Business model for accessing appropriate legume smallholders farm machinery for alleviating drudgery designed and deployed in at least three countries (Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Nigeria).

Business model for accessing appropriate chickpea smallholders farm machinery for alleviating drudgery designed and deployed in Ethiopia.

Challenges Shortage of EGS

Irrigation Infrastructure

Shortage of vehicle

FSPAs Capacity limitation

Market linkage