1) The document summarizes efforts in Ethiopia to control wheat rust diseases and ensure food security through the rapid deployment of resistant wheat varieties. Between 2009-2012, eight new rust-resistant varieties were released and over 750,000 metric tons of seed were produced and distributed.
2) Through on-farm seed production with farmers, over 15,000 metric tons of seed was produced, sufficient to plant over 100,000 hectares. Over 19,000 farmers benefited.
3) By 2013/14, the public and private sector distributed over 85,000 metric tons of seed of rust-resistant varieties, sufficient to plant over 570,000 hectares of wheat nationwide.
An overview of chickpea improvement program of ethiopia #TropicallegumesTropical Legumes III
The chickpea improvement program released 24 improved varieties (17 national and 7 regional)
The released/pipeline varieties have traits such as:
• large seed (64 g/100 seed weight)
• Disease resistance (Ascochyta blight/Fusarium wilt)
• Drought tolerance (MABC)
• Early maturing
• High yielding
• Machine harvestable
• Heat tolerant
The average yield gain due to these varieties is 2-3 fold over landrace varieties
Projects such as TL II have aggressively supported variety development, release and dissemination through integrated seed systems
Integration of the formal and informal seed production and distribution system has enhanced availability
With the uptake of these varieties and associated production packages, the national productivity has been on steady increase.
Innovative Chickpea Seed and Technology Delivery Systems in Eastern and South...Tropical Legumes III
Small scale chickpea farmers require complementary functional seed and product markets if sustainable seed production is to be achieved.
Selection of chickpea variety by farmers is largely influenced by consumer demand and market superiority.
Participatory variety selection enhances cost effective testing and increases chances of varietal adoption.
Market pull is key driver for success in Ethiopia which resulted in stakeholder participation and government’s policy support.
Involvement of policy makers is crucial for quick dissemination of proven technologies (eg, Ethiopia).
Working towards release of drought tolerant and disease resistant groundnut v...Tropical Legumes III
Under the umbrella of @tropicallegumes III and USAID Groundnut upscaling project, a team of scientists from ICRISAT and partner organizations have been working towards the release of drought tolerant and disease resistance groundnut varieties in Nigeria.
ICRISAT Research Program West and Central Africa 2016 Highlights-Development ...ICRISAT
Groundnut’s major contribution to rural cash earnings in Mali and Nigeria is being cemented by efficient science delivery and enhanced genetic gains. Its importance made it a priority crop for ICRISAT’s crop improvement program that works with partners to scale up the transfer of improved groundnut production technologies, including improved varieties. These efforts also span technology demonstrations, capacity building and strengthening groundnut seed systems.
Pulses consumption for economic, social and human well-being: Lessons learne...ExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
This presentation was presentaed during the seminar Soils & Pulses: symbiosis for life that took place at FAO HQ on 19 Apr 2016. it was made by Federica Servili and it presents the lessons learned in Malawi on pulses consumption.
ICRISAT Governing Board 2019 PC meeting : Innovations in chickpea breeding fo...ICRISAT
India is the major chickpea producing country (2/3rd of global production) where 53% of the indent of breeder seed in 2018-19 is for ICAR-CRISAT collaborative varieties. In southern states, it was 93% for Karnataka and 100% for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. During 2001 to 2018, 60 improved chickpea varieties were released in 8 countries from the breeding materials supplied by ICRISAT.
An overview of chickpea improvement program of ethiopia #TropicallegumesTropical Legumes III
The chickpea improvement program released 24 improved varieties (17 national and 7 regional)
The released/pipeline varieties have traits such as:
• large seed (64 g/100 seed weight)
• Disease resistance (Ascochyta blight/Fusarium wilt)
• Drought tolerance (MABC)
• Early maturing
• High yielding
• Machine harvestable
• Heat tolerant
The average yield gain due to these varieties is 2-3 fold over landrace varieties
Projects such as TL II have aggressively supported variety development, release and dissemination through integrated seed systems
Integration of the formal and informal seed production and distribution system has enhanced availability
With the uptake of these varieties and associated production packages, the national productivity has been on steady increase.
Innovative Chickpea Seed and Technology Delivery Systems in Eastern and South...Tropical Legumes III
Small scale chickpea farmers require complementary functional seed and product markets if sustainable seed production is to be achieved.
Selection of chickpea variety by farmers is largely influenced by consumer demand and market superiority.
Participatory variety selection enhances cost effective testing and increases chances of varietal adoption.
Market pull is key driver for success in Ethiopia which resulted in stakeholder participation and government’s policy support.
Involvement of policy makers is crucial for quick dissemination of proven technologies (eg, Ethiopia).
Working towards release of drought tolerant and disease resistant groundnut v...Tropical Legumes III
Under the umbrella of @tropicallegumes III and USAID Groundnut upscaling project, a team of scientists from ICRISAT and partner organizations have been working towards the release of drought tolerant and disease resistance groundnut varieties in Nigeria.
ICRISAT Research Program West and Central Africa 2016 Highlights-Development ...ICRISAT
Groundnut’s major contribution to rural cash earnings in Mali and Nigeria is being cemented by efficient science delivery and enhanced genetic gains. Its importance made it a priority crop for ICRISAT’s crop improvement program that works with partners to scale up the transfer of improved groundnut production technologies, including improved varieties. These efforts also span technology demonstrations, capacity building and strengthening groundnut seed systems.
Pulses consumption for economic, social and human well-being: Lessons learne...ExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
This presentation was presentaed during the seminar Soils & Pulses: symbiosis for life that took place at FAO HQ on 19 Apr 2016. it was made by Federica Servili and it presents the lessons learned in Malawi on pulses consumption.
ICRISAT Governing Board 2019 PC meeting : Innovations in chickpea breeding fo...ICRISAT
India is the major chickpea producing country (2/3rd of global production) where 53% of the indent of breeder seed in 2018-19 is for ICAR-CRISAT collaborative varieties. In southern states, it was 93% for Karnataka and 100% for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. During 2001 to 2018, 60 improved chickpea varieties were released in 8 countries from the breeding materials supplied by ICRISAT.
Genome Editing: A Disruptive Technology for Accelerating Breeding CIAT
Talk during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary: Gene editing is the most exciting area in biology right now. Here we introduce ways it can help us tackle climate change and boost food production.
Speaker: Joe Tohme, Director, Agrobiodiversity Research Area, CIAT
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Presentation by Andy Jarvis from CCAFS at the Breeding Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Each “growing degree day” spent at a temperature above 30°C decreases yields by 1 percent under optimal (drought-free) rainfed conditions.Southern Africa faces the risk of more severe and protracted droughts and periods of extremely low and extremely high rainfall could become more common as temperatures increase from 2-4°C
Increasing productivity of chickens through the African Chicken Genetic Gains...Hillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms, and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
By Arega Alene, Yigezu Yigezu, Jupiter Ndjeunga, Ricardo Labarta, Robert Andrade, Aliou Diagne, Rachel Muthoni, Franklin Simtowe, and Tom Walker.
Presented at the ASTI-FARA conference Agricultural R&D: Investing in Africa's Future: Analyzing Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities - Accra, Ghana on December 5-7, 2011. http://www.asti.cgiar.org/2011conf
Policies for Pulses production, trade and programmesFAO
http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/ International Year of Pulses - Global Dialogue - IYP Thematic Presentations - Boubaker Ben Belhassen, Director Trade and Markets Division, FAO
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Building sustainab...ICRISAT
Developing market–oriented seed production and delivery systems through PPP. Enhancing linkages among actors of multi-stakeholders’ Platforms along seed and commodity value chains, varieties prioritization for commercialization. Developing business cases. Seed Revolving Fund Initiative, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion in Tanzania.
www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/ International Year of Pulses - Global Dialogue - The IYP Action Plan: major outputs - Vikas Rawal, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
ICRISAT communication resources catalogue updated in April 2020ICRISAT
A comprehensive resources catalogue of ICRISAT updated in April 2020 :Please contact Dr Geetika Sareen, Senior Manager, Communications and Knowledge Management, Strategic Marketing and Communication (s.geetika@cgiar.org)
ICARDA Strategy 2017 – 2026 Building on 40 Years of Dryland ResearchICARDA
The new ICARDA Strategy 2017 – 2026 builds on forty years of past achievements, lessons learned and successful partnerships and investments at regional and global levels. The Strategy is aligned with the national development priorities of the countries we work in, the CGIAR Strategic Results Framework 2016-2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda for 2030. The Strategy orients ICARDA’s research activities to find innovative and demand-driven solutions to guide sustainable development in drylands and to ensure that they have impact.
Impacts of 50 years of CIAT research on Tropical AgricultureCIAT
Presentation during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary celebrations at headquarters.
Presenter: Ricardo Labarta, on behalf of CIAT IA Team.
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Seventh bulletin of the quarterly publication of Tropical Legumes III (TL III...Tropical Legumes III
This bulletin focusses on the progress made under objective four: enhancing common bean productivity and production in focus geographies of sub-Saharan Africa, during year one of
phase III implementation.
Presentation delivered by Dr. Hans-Joachim Braun (Global Wheat Program, CIMMYT) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Genome Editing: A Disruptive Technology for Accelerating Breeding CIAT
Talk during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary: Gene editing is the most exciting area in biology right now. Here we introduce ways it can help us tackle climate change and boost food production.
Speaker: Joe Tohme, Director, Agrobiodiversity Research Area, CIAT
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Presentation by Andy Jarvis from CCAFS at the Breeding Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Each “growing degree day” spent at a temperature above 30°C decreases yields by 1 percent under optimal (drought-free) rainfed conditions.Southern Africa faces the risk of more severe and protracted droughts and periods of extremely low and extremely high rainfall could become more common as temperatures increase from 2-4°C
Increasing productivity of chickens through the African Chicken Genetic Gains...Hillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms, and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
By Arega Alene, Yigezu Yigezu, Jupiter Ndjeunga, Ricardo Labarta, Robert Andrade, Aliou Diagne, Rachel Muthoni, Franklin Simtowe, and Tom Walker.
Presented at the ASTI-FARA conference Agricultural R&D: Investing in Africa's Future: Analyzing Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities - Accra, Ghana on December 5-7, 2011. http://www.asti.cgiar.org/2011conf
Policies for Pulses production, trade and programmesFAO
http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/ International Year of Pulses - Global Dialogue - IYP Thematic Presentations - Boubaker Ben Belhassen, Director Trade and Markets Division, FAO
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Building sustainab...ICRISAT
Developing market–oriented seed production and delivery systems through PPP. Enhancing linkages among actors of multi-stakeholders’ Platforms along seed and commodity value chains, varieties prioritization for commercialization. Developing business cases. Seed Revolving Fund Initiative, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion in Tanzania.
www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/ International Year of Pulses - Global Dialogue - The IYP Action Plan: major outputs - Vikas Rawal, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
ICRISAT communication resources catalogue updated in April 2020ICRISAT
A comprehensive resources catalogue of ICRISAT updated in April 2020 :Please contact Dr Geetika Sareen, Senior Manager, Communications and Knowledge Management, Strategic Marketing and Communication (s.geetika@cgiar.org)
ICARDA Strategy 2017 – 2026 Building on 40 Years of Dryland ResearchICARDA
The new ICARDA Strategy 2017 – 2026 builds on forty years of past achievements, lessons learned and successful partnerships and investments at regional and global levels. The Strategy is aligned with the national development priorities of the countries we work in, the CGIAR Strategic Results Framework 2016-2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda for 2030. The Strategy orients ICARDA’s research activities to find innovative and demand-driven solutions to guide sustainable development in drylands and to ensure that they have impact.
Impacts of 50 years of CIAT research on Tropical AgricultureCIAT
Presentation during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary celebrations at headquarters.
Presenter: Ricardo Labarta, on behalf of CIAT IA Team.
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Seventh bulletin of the quarterly publication of Tropical Legumes III (TL III...Tropical Legumes III
This bulletin focusses on the progress made under objective four: enhancing common bean productivity and production in focus geographies of sub-Saharan Africa, during year one of
phase III implementation.
Presentation delivered by Dr. Hans-Joachim Braun (Global Wheat Program, CIMMYT) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Wanyera R.1,P.Njau1,S.Bhavani2,K.Nazari3
1 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Njoro
2 International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center( CIMMTY), Nairobi, Kenya
3 International Center For Agricultural Research in Dry Areas( ICARDA), Allepo, Syria
Presentation by Aly Abousabaa from ICARDA at the Breeding Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
"Role of international collaboration towards improving crop productivity in the context of climate change and food security in Central Asia – an overview" presented by Ram C. Sharma and Jozef Turok at Regional Research Conference “Agricultural Transformation and Food Security in Central Asia”, April 8-9, 2014, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Diversification of wheat based cropping system through the introduction of hi...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Yetsedaw Aynewa, Temesgen Alene, Addisu Asfaw, Mohammed Ibrahim, Workneh Dubale, Zewdie Bishaw and Seid Ahmed for the Africa RISING Ethiopian Highlands Project Review and Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, 21–22 May 2019
Supporting Agricultural R4D in the Semi-Arid Tropics ICRISAT
A presentation by ICRISAT Director General William Dar on the topic 'Supporting Agricultural R4D in the Semi-Arid Tropics'.
The presentation highlights:
- Challenges in Agriculture in SAT
- CGIAR Research Programs
- Adaptation to Climate Change
- Major Impact of ICRISAT’s Research
- Key Stakeholders
Pigeonpea Breeding- Present scenario, productivity and breeding constraints, Traditional and Recent Breeding approaches, Hybrid technology- GMS and CGMS based hybrids, Future strategies and Prospects, Research articles on pigeonpea breeding.
International Food Policy Research Institute/ Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (IFPRI/ ESSP)and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Coordinated a conference with Agriculutral Transformation Agency (ATA) and Ministry of Agriculutrue (MoA) on Teff Value Chain at Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa on October 10, 2013.
Growth and Yield Response of Bread Wheat Variety Grown Under Varying Seed Rat...Premier Publishers
Wheat is among the most important staple crop globally. However, constrained by appropriate agronomic practices. Therefore, the information on the interaction effect of seed rate and weeding period is useful to identify the effective time of weeding for high yield of wheat. Thus, the present study conducted at Amuru district of Horro Guduru Zone, Ethiopia in 2019 cropping season with the aim of identifying optimum seed rate and appropriate time of weeding to improve production and productivity of bread in the area. The experiment was laid down in randomized complete block (RCB) design with three replications. The treatment was arranged in factorial combinations of four weeding intervals (farmer practice, weeding at two weeks after emergence, three weeks after emergence and four weeks after emergence) and three levels of seed rate (125 kg, 150 kg and 175 kg-1).The result showed that days to 50% heading, days to maturity and effective tillers per plant were highly significantly (p<0.01) affected by the interaction effect of weeding time and seed rate. Moreover, interaction effect of weeding time and seed rate was significantly (p<0.01) affected the weed above ground dry biomass. Guizotia scabra (22.47%) with population density (370), Phalaris paradoxa (22.10%) with population (364), Plantago lanceolata (18.58%) with population density (306), and Bidens piloso L. (8.74%) were the dominant weed species competing with wheat in the study area. Minimum relative weed density (26.6%) weed dry biomass (1.7gm) and maximum weed control efficiency (98.08%) was recorded at weeding four weeks after emergence and 175kgha-1seed rate. Thus, the finding suggest grain yield was increased (52.3%) when weeding four weeks after emergence over farmers practice and 13.75% at 175kg seed rate.
CASFESA CLOSURE: SIMLESA progress and achievements in Amhara -- Y. MereneCIMMYT
Presentation at a one-day workshop on February 23, 2015, convened to take stock of the Conservation Agriculture and Smallholder Farmers in East and Southern Africa (CASFESA) pilot project. CASFESA scientists share experience after three years of implementation in South Achefer and Jebitehnan Districts of Amhara Region, Northern Ethiopia, from June 2012, ending in March 2015. Funded by the European Union through the International Fund for Agricultural Development, CASFESA aimed at increasing food security and incomes of poor smallholder farmers through sustainable intensification of mixed, cereal-based systems.
The project will leave a rich legacy, including:
• adaptation and demonstration of CA-based technologies on selected farmer plots;
• enhancing pro-poor and gender-sensitive targeting of CA-based interventions;
• improving the delivery of information, including on technologies and market opportunities to smallholders, as well as developing policy options and recommendations that favor these technologies; and,
• enhancing the capacity of research, and development interventions, for project stakeholders.
New dryland legume and cereal varieties for genetic intensification in semi-a...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Wills Munthali, Peter Ngowi, Elirehema Swai, James Mwololo, Bekunda Mateete and Patrick Okori for the Africa RISING ESA Project Review and Planning Meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi, 3–5 October 2018.
The contribution of Africa RISING research to development outcomesafrica-rising
Presented by Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Mateete Bekunda, Haroon Sseguya and Silvanas Mruma to the USAID Tanzania Country Mission, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 18 September 2017
Presented By: Tareke Berhe, Ayele G. Ayetenfisu,
Zewdie Gebretsadik, and Norman Uphoff
Title: The System of Tef Intensification:
Opportunities for greater food security in Ethiopia, and elsewhere, through modifications in crop management
Date: October 13, 2015
Venue: 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security, Cornell University
Diversification of wheat based cropping system through the introduction of hi...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Yetsedaw Aynewa, Temesgen Alene, Addisu Asfaw, Mohammed Ibrahim, Workneh Dubale, Zewdie Bishaw and Seid Ahmed for the Africa RISING Ethiopian Highlands Project Review and Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, 21–22 May 2019
Interactive voice response for dissemination of agronomy technologies in Mal...africa-rising
Presented by Regis Chikowo, Emy Smith, Brian King and Sieg Snapp (Michigan State University) at the 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, USA, 13 November 2019.
Can we measure female social entrepreneurship? ICARDA
1st Annual Conference of the Private Sector Development Research Network:Private Enterprise and Inclusion12-13 December 2019
Presentation by Anastasia Seferiadis, Sarah Cummings and Bénédicte Gastineau
Building Climate Smart FARMERSThe Indian PerspectiveICARDA
Presented by
DR. KIRIT N SHELAT, I.A.S. (Rtd)
National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership (NCCSD)
AHMEDABAD - INDIA
SUSTAINABLE SILVOPASTORAL RESTORATION TO PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN TUNISIAICARDA
25 - 29 November 2019. Antalya, Turkey. Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) - 24th Session
Presentation by Dr. Mounir Louhaichi
Rangeland Ecology & Management
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
M.Louhaichi@cigar.org
Highlights on 2019 research outputs and outcomesICARDA
18-20/11/2019. ICARDA Board of Trustees. The Program Committee of the first day was open to all staff. It included:
Highlights of recent research breakthroughs and strategic questions presented by Strategic Research Priorities (CRPs) and Cross Cutting Themes (CCTs).
The presentation is a brief highlight of the rationale for mobile data collection and the landscape of the mobile data collection platforms that exist, and the potential considerations for a choice of a choice of open data kit as a subject of the training
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/10373
See also:
https://www.icarda.org/media/events/monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-data-management-and-geo-informatics-option-context
BRINGING INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ALONG THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN IN THE MED...ICARDA
Tunis, 6-7 November 2019. Training workshop PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Presentation by Prof. M. Hachicha National Research Institute in Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, University of Carthage | UCAR
Utilizing the reject brine from desalination for implementing integrated agri...ICARDA
14-15 November 2019. Madrid. International Symposium on the use of Non-Conventional Waters to achieve Food Security
DESALINATION - “Advancing desalination: reducing energy consumption and environmental footprint”
Presentation by Ms Dionysia Lyra, International Centre on Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), United Arab Emirates
The role of higher and vocational education and training in developing knowle...ICARDA
25 October 2019. Africa-Europe event on higher education collaboration
Investing in skills and the young generation is key for sustainable social and economic development. Africa and Europe have been working together to develop high quality and inclusive higher education systems, exchange experience in matching skills with the demands of the labour market and to support collaboration, mobility and exchange between students and scientists within and between the African continent and Europe.
Characteristics of a winning research proposal ICARDA
Tunis, 6-7 November 2019. Training workshop PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Yehia Selmi, co-founder, Bio-wonder, Tunisia.
28 October 2019. Cairo. On the occasion of the 10th Africa Food Day Commemoration, held in joint food and nutrition security research and innovation projects within the Africa-EU Partnership.
Panel 4: Panel 4 – Idea-carriers:
Dr. Jacques Wery, Deputy Director General Research, ICARDA (CGIAR)
28 October 2019. On the occasion of the 10th Africa Food Day Commemoration, held in Egypt under the chairmanship of the African Union by Egypt in 2019, the North Africa event, organized by LEAP4FNSSA with the support of ARC/ Agricultural Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, launched a public private alliance of partners between Europe and North Africa to develop joint food and nutrition security research and innovation projects within the Africa-EU Partnership
Funding networks and mechanisms to support EU AU FNSSA R&I ICARDA
Dr. Bernard Mallet, Agriculture Projects Coordinator, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France
28 October. On the occasion of the 10th Africa Food Day Commemoration, held in Egypt under the chairmanship of the African Union by Egypt in 2019, the North Africa event, organized by LEAP4FNSSA with the support of ARC/ Agricultural Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, launched a public private alliance of partners between Europe and North Africa to develop joint food and nutrition security research and innovation projects within the Africa-EU Partnership
https://www.icarda.org/media/events/building-research-and-innovation-collaborations-within-frame-african-european
Mapping suitable niche for cactus and legumes in diversified farming in drylandsICARDA
Presentation by Chandrashekhar Biradar and team.
16-18 October 2019. Hyderabad, India. TRUST: Humans, Machines & Ecosystems. This year’s Convention was hosted by The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The Platform is led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Business Valuation Principles for EntrepreneursBen Wann
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Name Clause: This clause states the name of the company, which should end with words like "Limited" or "Ltd." for a public limited company and "Private Limited" or "Pvt. Ltd." for a private limited company.
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Enterprise excellence and inclusive excellence are closely linked, and real-world challenges have shown that both are essential to the success of any organization. To achieve enterprise excellence, organizations must focus on improving their operations and processes while creating an inclusive environment that engages everyone. In this interactive session, the facilitator will highlight commonly established business practices and how they limit our ability to engage everyone every day. More importantly, though, participants will likely gain increased awareness of what we can do differently to maximize enterprise excellence through deliberate inclusion.
What is Enterprise Excellence?
Enterprise Excellence is a holistic approach that's aimed at achieving world-class performance across all aspects of the organization.
What might I learn?
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Who might benefit? Anyone and everyone leading folks from the shop floor to top floor.
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Deployment of rust resistant wheat in ethiopia 23 april 2014v3
1. Controlling Wheat Rusts and Ensuring Food
Security through Deployment of Resistant
Varieties in Ethiopia
A. Atilaw, Z. Bishaw, F. Eticha, S. Gelalcha, Z.
Tadesse, O. Abdalla, A. Fikire, S. Ahmed, S. Silim
2. Introduction
• Wheat is grown by ~ 5 million
smallholders
• Area under wheat increased steadily ~ 2
million ha
• Wheat production has reached ~ 4.5
million MT in 2014
• National average yield increased three
fold (0.6-2 t/ha); 5–6 t/ha by good
farmers
Major wheat growing areas
Minor wheat growing areas
3. Wheat diseases and pests
• Three wheat rusts
• Septora blotches
• Fusarium head scab
• Insect pests (RWA)
Major wheat production constraints
4. Weak seed delivery system
• Limited availability of basic seed
from NARS
• Limited certified seed availability
from suppliers (demand vs supply)
• Limited range of varieties (>50% of
seed supplied was Kubsa-
susceptible to Yr)
• Limited capacity for quick response
to shifts in demand due to disease
epidemics
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Demand
Supply
Major wheat production constraints…
5. Two Major Events…..
1. Emergence, spread and potential threat of Ug99
• Accelerated seed multiplication to control threat of stem rust
in wheat: ICARDA and CIMMYT
6. Regions
Zones Districts
Area affected
(ha)
Area
sprayed (ha)
%
sprayed
Oromia 13 118 292,866 123,357 42.1
Amhara 8 77 161,348 26,579 16.5
SNNP 15 94 137,376 32,089 23.4
Total 36 289 591,590 182,025 30.8
Source: MoA, 2010; Kubsa and Galama are varieties most affected
• Rapid deployment of yellow rust resistant varieties to
achieve food security in Ethiopia: ICARDA & EIAR
Two Major Events…..
2. Yellow rust epidemics in 2010 crop season
7. Rapid Deployment of Rust Resistant Wheat
Varieties for Achieving Food Security in Ethiopia
Main Objectives….
8. Fast track testing
and release
Accelerated seed
multiplication
Popularization
/demonstration
Scaling-out of
technologies
Strengthening NARS
Capacity
Farmers
Framework for Fast Track Variety Testing and
Release and Accelerated Seed Multiplication
9. Establishing functional platform of
project partners and stakeholders
Increase productivity
Ensure food security
Improve livelihoods
NARS (EIAR
& RARIs)
MoA (BoA &
DoA)
Donors
Farmers
Seed
producers
International
collaborations
(ICARDA and
CIMMYT)
11. USAID Famine Fund (2009-March 2012): Ethiopia
1. Number of wheat rust resistant varieties released:
Eight with high yield & combined Ug99 and/or Yr
2. Sr resistant varieties produced and distributed in
subsequent years: 758, 5,622 and 27,000 MT
3. Popularization and promotion of rust resistant
varieties reaching over 500 farmers per year
4. Provide critical equipment and organized training
courses to strengthen capacity
5. LAID GROUNDWORK FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT
PROJECT
Project achievements…
12. 1. Supporting NARS in fast track variety
testing and release
– Evaluated international nurseries from ICARDA
and CIMMYT (40 sets of 6523 entries)
– Evaluated segregating populations from NARS
breeding program (41 sets of 3504 entries)
– Identified five rust resistant promising lines for
verification and potential release in 2014
Project achievements… Rapid deployment 2001….
13. 2. Accelerated seed multiplication by NARS
– 6,021 MT early generation seed (breeder to
basic) multiplied by federal and regional research
institutes
– Main and off-seasons (irrigation) used including
both nationally/regionally released rust resistant
varieties
– All seed provided to commercial seed producers or
used for on-farm seed multiplication, variety
popularization and technology scaling-out
Project achievements…
14. 3. On-farm seed production with farmers
• 45 AGP and non-AGP districts in four major wheat
producing regions
Project achievements…
15. 3. On-farm seed multiplication with farmers
- Farmers identified, clustered, provided with seed and
trained to produce and distribute seed informally or
formally supervised by WBOA
- Achievement
• Seed distributed to 13,296 farmers (7% women) and
producing 15,100 MT seed sufficient to plant
100,668 ha
• Average wheat yield reported was 3.5 MT (range
2.5 to 4.2 MT/ha)
• Estimated average net income from rust resistant
varied from $50-$200 depending on land size
Project achievements…
16. 4. Popularization/scaling-out of technologies
– Variety popularization and demonstration using
FTC, seed production fields
• Demonstrations in 41 districts (field days with
attendance of 3,895 farmers ~ 10% women)
• WBoA and Administration conducted additional
field days
– Support EIAR’s pre-scaling out of wheat
technologies in four major regions
• 3,110 farmers (8.2% women) supplied with seed
and producing 2,626 MT seed/grain sufficient to
plant 17,506 ha
Project achievements…
17. 5. Emergency seed relief
– Immediate response to areas highly affected by
Yr in Gedeb & Ambo districts, Oromia region
– Distributed seed to 3,471 farmers (8.8%
women farmers)
– Produced 1,912 MT seed/grain sufficient to
plant 12,825 ha
Project achievements…
18. Project achievements…
6. Partnering with public and private sector
and farmer seed producers associations
– 276 MT seed provided to 8 seed associations
and 3 commercial seed suppliers producing
5,526 MT sufficient to plant 36,840 ha for
seed multiplication
– In 2013/14, formal sector distributed a
combined 85,943 MT seed of rust resistant
varieties sufficient to plant 572,956 ha of
wheat area at national level
19. Project achievements…
7. Strengthening capacity of NARS and
partners
– Infrastructure for NARS and partners:
vehicles, farm machinery, mobile cleaners
– Human resources
• Two regional courses (9 staff); several
in-country courses (125 technical staff);
and (250 SMS and DAs (10.4% women)
– Workshops
• Two workshops on wheat rusts with
participation of 134 stakeholders
20. Summary
• NARS (federal & regional) produced 6,021 MT seed
and successfully distributed for different purposes
• About 815 MT seed was distributed and planted on
5,660 ha producing 19,637 MT sufficient to plant
127,377 ha
• About 19,877 farmers (7.3% women) reached
benefitting 119,262 hhs through on-farm seed
production, technology scaling-out and emergency
seed relief
• Public and private sector distributed a combined
85,943 MT seed of rust resistant varieties
sufficient to plant 572,956 ha of wheat area at
national level
21. Key lessons learnt
• Effective interventions with long-term impact to
ensure sustainability
– project investment enabled sustainable source (basic)
seed supply by NARS
• Long-term strategy in controlling wheat rusts
– Diversification of cropping systems (durum wheat, mono-
cropping, expansion of irrigated wheat)
– Recent outbreak of stem rust (constant reminder “Rust
never sleeps”)
• Strong and effective partnership among NARS (EIAR +
stakeholders), IARCs (ICARDA, CIMMYT) and donor
support (USAID)
22. Some Issues
• Is variety release lengthy and a hurdle for
normal or emergency situation?
• Is rust resistance alone sufficient for adoption
of new varieties?
• Are farmers less responsive to new varieties?
• How best we can avoid mega-varieties in the
future?
• How we can reconcile advise on fungicide uses
and withdrawal of susceptible varieties?
23. Acknowledgements
• NARS partners at federal and regional levels
• Development partners at federal, regional and
district levels: MoA, BoA and Woreda
Administration
• Wheat projects: Famine
Fund, EAAPA, AGRA, DRRW
• International partners: CIMMYT, ASARECA
• USAID for providing financial support to Famine
Fund and Rapid Deployment projects