1. CIAT ‐SABRN
An Overview
R.M. Chirwa, P.M. Kimani and R.A. Buruchara
Bamako, Mali, Nov 01‐3, 2010

2. Common Goals to Address Africa’s Problems
Millennium AU/NEPAD FARA / ASARECA CIAT
FARA / FANR
Development /FANR /CORAF
Goals
Commitment to To reduce
Eradicate Growth in Commitment to to
GDP of 6% pa indicators linked hunger and
extreme by 2015 indicators linked to
the MDG for poverty poverty and
poverty and the MDG for poverty
and NEPAD’s goal improve human
hunger and andeconomic growth
for NEPAD’s goal health in the
halve, between for economic growth tropics through
1990 andd Is increased research t
h to
2015, the Is increased increase the
economic growth
proportion of economic growth eco-efficiency of
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people whose 4% growth rate and improved
and improved agriculture and
g
income is less in agricultural livelihoods hil
li lih d while enhance the
livelihoods while
than US$1 a productivity enhancing the nutritional value
enhancing the
day quality of the of foods.
quality of the
environment
environment

3. CIAT s Comparative Advantage
CIAT’s Comparative Advantage
• Germplasm (Beans, Cassava, Forages)
Germplasm (Beans, Cassava, Forages)
• Capacity in soils and NRM (TSBF)
• Partnerships (approaches, types and numbers)
Partnerships (approaches types and numbers)
• Socio Economic Approaches (PR, PPB and Agro‐
enterprise)
• Wider impact approach
• Approaches to respond to some acute stresses
Approaches to respond to some acute stresses
• Competencies (biotechnology, GIS, Climate change,
Physiology)

4. Pan-
Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Member Countries (29)

5. DONORS
CIDA, SDC, USAID, BMGF, McKnight, ASARECA,
SADC-FANR , AGRA, KIRKHOUSE
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6. Angola
D R Congo
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
M iti
Mozambique
South Africa
S h Af i
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe

7. NARS CAPACITIES VARY:
NARS CAPACITIES VARY:
• Comprehensive teams of scientists vs
Comprehensive teams of scientists vs
incomplete teams or one man teams
• Bean vs Legume crops Research Focus
• Active Breeding Programs vs No
Active Breeding Programs vs No
Breeding Activities

8. PABRA FRAMEWORK 2009-2013
Project Goal
Outcomes
Improved
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nutrition and Resilience – Improved varieties
health,
gender Resilience ‐ Non varietal
Resilience ‐ Non varietal
equality,
food Access and utilization of micronutrient‐
security, rich bean varieties and products
rich bean varieties and products
incomes and
natural
resource Opportunities from new and expanding
base for markets
sustainable
livelihoods
of resource
f Reaching front and end users
R hi f d d
poor women
and men
farmers Knowledge sharing and use, policy, M&E
Knowledge sharing and use policy M&E
Gender Equality

9. PABRA’s Partnerships
Complementary and efficient use of resources
CIAT NARES:
NARES Development
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Biophysical / Management Partners and Users
Social Scientists Scientists Policy makers
Technology development +
priority setting Technology adaptation and
Identify key research
policy support Catalyze links and partnerships
constraints /opportunities
•Engage partners for to reach users.
.
•Catalyze teams for strategic
adaptive research to refine
adaptive research to refine
and applied work
technology across multiple •Provide tools and methods
•Publish /share results to
countries for widespread ; skills and
feed into future work
• Test approaches to upscale knowledge enhancement
fast, widely + with equity.
fast widely + with equity •Raise awareness
•Publish and share results •Test and use technologies

10. Germplasm Development and Shared
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Responsibilities

11. Shared Breeding Responsibilities:
CIAT-HQ, CIAT-Africa & NARS
Malawi & Malawi,
Uganda
g Red Dark Red Tanzania &
Mottled
M l d Kidney
Kd Zimbabwe
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Rwanda Tanzania &
Climbing
Beans Small Red Ethiopia
CIAT –Africa
Africa
Regional Programs
Snap Beans
Kenya (French)
CIAT Others
HQ
South Africa & Large
Madagascar White Sugar,
Tan & Malawi, Zambia
Yellow D R Congo &
South Africa
Pintos,
Pintos
Small
South Africa White Carioca’s
& Ethiopia 11
Kenya

12. Focus on
Focus on
• Multiple resistance or tolerance to two or
Multiple resistance or tolerance to two or
more environmental stresses
– Biotic:
Biotic:
• Diseases: ALS, CBB, ANT, BCMV, Rust
• Pests: Bruchid, Bean stem maggot
Pests: Bruchid, Bean stem maggot
– Abiotic:
• Drought, Low soil fertility (N, P, low pH) and Heat
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13. Some Biotic & Abiotic Stresses in Africa
Insect Pests Diseases Drought
Angular leaf spot
Bean S
B Stem
maggot
Low Soil Fertility
Bruchids Common blight 13

14. Germplasm Development Focus:
Germplasm Development Focus:
• Nutrition quality – Micronutrient content:
Nutrition quality Micronutrient content:
– High Iron (Fe) & Zinc (Zn): NUA lines
NUA 56 NUA 45 NUA 35 NUA 59
Fe 112ppm Fe 102ppm Fe 102ppm Fe 110ppm.
Zn 43ppm Zn 35ppm Zn 33ppm Zn 45ppm.

15. Nutritional facts about common beans
Most important
staple food in
parts of Africa a
Per capita
consumption varies
High content of up to about 60
iron absorption
i b ti kg/year (200 g/day)
inhibitors
(polyphenols and
phytic acid)
Major p
j protein,,
High iron
Hi h i and mineral
content (up to source
10 mg/100g)
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16. Research on Markets
Research on Markets

17. Varieties for Processing Industry
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• Bean increasingly being processed and canned
for domestic, regional and international
domestic
markets
• Strategy: develop better varieties meeting processing
quality requirements:
– Supermarkets Products: navy, snap, dry bean –value addition
navy snap value
– Canning bean processors: Mulanje Peak (MW), Tiger Brand
(SA), & FreshPikt (ZM)
– Cultivars for canning bean markets: Teebus (ZA), Kabalabala
(UBR 92-25) (MW), OPS-KW 1 (ZM).
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18. Varieties Released Targeting Markets, 2 or more
Stress Factors, & Nutrition in SABRN 2004-2010
,
Market Class Varieties Countries
Released
Red mottled 6 AO, MW CD, ZW, SW, TZ,
AO MW, CD ZW SW TZ
MZ
Red Kidney 5 MW, CD, TZ, ET, ZM, MZ
Sugars/speckled 10 AO, ZW, SW, TZ, MZ, MW,
LE
Small & Medium 9 TZ, CD
Red
Navy & Large White 8 MW, ZW, ZM, SW, ZA,
Brown and Tans 9 CD, ZM, ZW, TZ, MW, AO,
SZ, ZA
Purples & Others 3 ZM, TZ, CD
Total 54
Some countries have no breeding
programs– but have released bean
varieties. Some varieties are released in
more than one country- “Nets that work
for all”
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19. Seed Production
Seed Production
Working with partners
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– Develop approaches for quick dissemination
of new bean varieties, for equitable reach, by
of new bean varieties for equitable reach by
gender
– Influence policies useful for front and end
Influence policies useful for front and end
users

20. Integrated Seed System for wider impact
using Improved Bean Varieties
1 Breeder seeds (NARS)
NARS in Malawi are able to contract
the private sector to produce large
2 quantities on breeders’ seed
Basic
B i seed (Partners)
d (P )
Certified seed
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(Private seed Non- certified seed
producers )
Farmers (large and
small packs) using market
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5 and non market channels Farmers
Traders

21. Engaging large scale seed private suppliers
Engaging large scale seed private suppliers
• 2009‐10:
Demeter Seed
company in
Malawi sold over
300 tones of bean
300 tones of bean
seed in 1.5 kg
packs through the
Government
subsidy program

22. Links with African Soil
Information Service (AfSIS)
I f ti S i (AfSIS)

23. Focus for AfSIS:
F f AfSIS
• To provide accurate, up-to-date and
spatially referenced soil information to
ti ll f d il i f ti t
support agricultural development and
scientific advancement in Africa.
Africa

24. Strategy:
•Field data will be collected and analyzed
covering 60 sentinel sites across SSA
• 3 Hubs:
2. Tanzania,
Arusha
1. Mali,
Bamako
3. Malawi,
Lilongwe
Collect and analyze
data from 8 in SADC
countries

25. Expected outcomes:
• Access to information that will be
essential to increase land productivity and
food production arrest hunger and
production,
ecosystem degradation, and to adapt to
climate change in Africa.
Africa
• Provision of evidence based information
to support policy and actions on food and
water security production and
security, production,
regulating ecosystem services.

26. Targets within the coming 2-3 years:
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• Survey 24 sentinel sites in SADC, collect soil
samples and characterise landscapes
• Collect secondary data to help model and predict
soil properties
• Produce digital soil maps that show soil health
conditions and suitable management options
targeting major p
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• Digital output (maps) for Malawi by Dec.
2010 in collaboration with Google Earth
(access maps)

27. Network Support
Outcome #1: Access to bean varieties resistant to multiple
stresses
Outcome #2: Farmers access integrated stress management
options
Outcome #3: Improved nutrition and health for the vulnerable
communities (children, women, and PLWHA)
Outcome #4: Stakeholders benefit more from market opportunities
Outcome #5: Reaching all users with bean-based technologies,
processes and information
Outcome #6: PABRA partners have increased ability to respond to
demands in the bean sector, and are monitoring
change
Outcome #7: I
O t #7 Increased integration of gender and equality
di t ti f d d lit
perspectives in implementation of PABRA research
and development agenda

28. 2009‐10 WORK PLANS AND BUDGETS
Country Stress Stress Nutrition Markets REU M&E TOTAL
Var Non-Var
AO 5,900 2,925 4,400 2,000 8,500 1,500 25,225
CD 4,900 2,925 3,400 5,100 10,500 10,500 37,325
LS 4,150 450 2,400 3,200 6,000 1,000 17,200
MW 11,230 3,925 13,200 6,000 4,600 1,500 40,455
11 230 3 925 13 200 6 000 4 600 1 500 40 455
MR 2,600 0 1,000 1,200 2,500 1,500 8,800
MZ 6,400 3,925 3,400 3,100 0 1,500 18,325
SZ 4,150 2,925 2,400 5,400 12,800 1,500 29,175
TZ 10,730 3,925 15,450 7,400 6,500 1,500 45,505
ZA 11,880
11 880 450 5,350
5 350 6,550 16,500 10,500
6 550 16 500 10 500 51,230
51 230
ZM 9,730 3,925 16,050 10,900 15,200 7,500 63,305
ZW 6,980 3,925 6,950 10,000 14,500 1,500 43,855
TOTAL 78,650 29,300 74,000 60,850 97,600 40,000 380,400
Disbursement of Funds Nov– Dec 2009

29. Other Network Support to NARS ‐ 2010
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Activity Countries
Harmonization of the Regional Seed Systems
H i ti f th R i lS dS t Malawi, Swaziland
M l i S il d
Project has been funded by SDC and Zambia, Zimbabwe
FARNPAN will host the project covering 4
countries
Another concept note (HASSP +5) to cover 5 Mozambique,
more countries was developed by the CGIAR Angola, Botswana,
centres and submitted to USAID Lesotho, Namibia
Develop a concept Note for Phase II of the
p p Malawi, Tanzania,
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Bean Seed Systems project funded by Mozambique
McKnight Foundation

30. Infrastructure Development
• Through GCP and TL‐I, Malawi received the following
h h d l d h f ll
equipment for marker assisted selection:
– Liophilizer,
Liophilizer
– Gel tray and power supply system,
– Micro pipettes,
Micro‐pipettes,
– PCR machine and sensitive balances.
• Double cab pick‐up vehicles for Zambia and Angola
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• Laptop computers for Lesotho, Swaziland and Tanzania
• A printer and camera for Lesotho
A printer and camera for Lesotho
• Plant pathology laboratory supplies for Angola,
Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
a a , Sout ca, a a a, a b a a d bab e

31. Bean Germplasm Distributed in 2009 – 10
Nursery Entries COUNTRY
AO CD LS MW MZ SZ TZ ZM MU
SARBYT 20 1 3 3 3 1 1 3
SARBEN 100 1 3 3
Drought small 36 1 1 1 1 1
BSM 29 1 1 3 2 2
Sugar nursery
S 16 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
ALS nursery 45 1 1 2 2 2
NAVY 10 1 1 2 1 2
BIOFORT-FT 31 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Medium climbers 15 1 1 1 1 1
SARBEN climber 81 1 2 1 1 1
CALIMA LOW N 17 3 2 2
NEW BILFA 75 1 1 1 3 2 1
Farmers nursery Low P 6 1 2 2 1
CREAM dwarf/climber 4 3 1
COMMERCIAL varieties 16 3 1 1
PVS varieties 18 1 1 3 1 2
Farmers nursery Low N 4 2 1 2
High mineral nursery 72 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
GCI DRY BEANS SET I 18 1 1 1 1
GCI DRY BEANS II 6 1 1 1
RILS-05A 21 1 1 3 1 1
MWEZIMOJA D/F 11 1 2
CALIMA dwarf/climber 18 1 1
CALIMA nursery 76 1 1 1 1 1
KHAKI nursery 25 1 1
Mozambique lines 6 6 1

32. Available Germplasm for 2010 – 11
Nursery # of
f Nursery # of
f
entries entries
KHAKI NURSERY SET 2 18 SARBEN 2 75
CALIMA NURSERY SET 2 83 DROUGHT SMALL SEEDED 36
RED KIDNEY SET 2 17 KHAKI 25
COMMERCIAL VARIETIES 16 CALIMA 81
GCI DRY BEANS SET 2 6 NEW BILFA 64
GCI DRY BEANS SET 1 18 ALS NURSERY 54
PURPLE DC NURSERY 11 SARBYT 20
NAVY NURSERY 10 HIGH MINERAL 72
BSM NURSERY 29 BMZ DROUGHT TRIAL 26
BIOFORT FAST TRACK 31 MALAWI PVS TRIAL 20
RILS -05A NURSERY 21 MCR NURSERY 440
SUGAR NURSERY 16 NUVS NURSERY 64
FARMERS NURSERY LOW N 4 MID ALTITUDE CLIMBERS 12
CALIMA NURSERY LOW N 17 MCK CLIMBERS SET-1 17
FARMERS NURSERY LOW P 6 MCKNIGHT CLIMBERS - SEL 10
CREAM D-C NURSERY 4 DEMONSTRATION CLIMBERS 7
SARBEN 1 100 SARBEN CLIMBERS 68

33. Network Coordination Visits ‐2010
Country Date Activity
South Africa March 2010 Visit trials at Cedara and on‐farm with
PABRA SC stakeholders
Swazialnd March 2010 Visit trials on‐station and on‐farm, plus
meetings with the Ministry of
meetings with the Ministry of
Agriculture officials
South Africa April 2010 Follow‐up on MSc student thesis
research progress
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Lesotho April 2010 Follow up on SABRN activities and
deliver capital equipment for Lesotho
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Zimbabwe April 2010 Visit the national bean research team
and trials ‐ Harare, Zimbabwe
Tanzania July 2010
July 2010 Visit ARI‐Uyole, with NRI people to
Visit ARI Uyole with NRI people to
initiatiate the botanical pesticide
project

34. Degree Training
NAME DEG UNIVERSITY FUNDING STATUS
Simon Bereng MSc Univ of Tasmania Other 1st Year
Abraham Dhl i i MS
Ab h Dhlamini MSc Univ f Pretoria
U i of P t i Other
Oth 1st Y
Year
Virginia Chisale MSc Penn State Univ. USAID 2nd Year
Godwill Makunde PhD Free State Univ. TL-II 2nd Year
Isaac Fandika PhD New Zealand Other 2nd Year
Magalhaes Miguel PhD Penn State Univ. McKnight Last Year
Soares X i d
S Xerinda PhD Penn St t Univ.
P State U i McKnight
M K i ht Last Y
L t Year
Celestina Jochua PhD Penn State Univ. McKnight Last Year
Lizzie Kalolokesya MSc Univ. of Zambia TL-II Finished

35. NARS Participation in Training and
Workshops
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• Plant Pathology Short Training Course: This was conducted
at CIAT‐Uganda, and participants included: Angola, Malawi,
CIAT U d d i i i l d d A l M l i
South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
• Training on IPHIS – a germplasm database system was
Training on IPHIS a germplasm database system was
conducted in Nairobi, Kenya and participants included:
Malawi, Zimbabwe, Tanzania
• M k t
Markets workshop – F b
kh February 2010
2010
• M & E Workshop, Uganda – June 2010
• DIVA workshop Uganda – August 2010
DIVA workshop, Uganda August 2010
• Stakeholder’s seed workshop for partners in DR Congo,
Zambia and Zimbabwe – held in Lusaka, August –September
2010

36. Network Representation
• S k h ld ’ S d W k h f
Stakeholders’ Seed Workshop for partners in South Africa – h ld
i S h Af i held
at Potchefstroom, February 2010
• Participated in ECABREN SC & gender workshop – February 2010
Participated in ECABREN SC & gender workshop February 2010
• PABRA SC meeting at Cedara, South Africa – March, 2010
• Participated in the CIAT annual Review meeting – May 2010
• Participate in the HASSP inception workshop, Johannesburg –
May 2010
• P ti i t d i TL I A
Participated in TL‐I, Annual Review meeting in Spain – A
lR i ti i S i August t
2010
• Organized the Bean Seed Systems Workshop – held at Cross
Organized the Bean Seed Systems Workshop held at Cross
Roads Hotel, Malawi – September 2010
• Participated in the CCRP East and Southern Africa Culture of
Practice meeting in Mangochi – S
i i i hi September 2010
b 2010

37. Thank You