CASFESA CLOSURE: SIMLESA progress and achievements in Amhara -- Y. Merene
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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.
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CASFESA CLOSURE: SIMLESA progress and achievements in Amhara -- Y. Merene
- 1. Progress and achievements of SIMLESA project in Amhara Region Presentation on CASFESA Project Closing Workshop February 23, 2015 ARARI, Bahirdar
- 2. What is SIMLESA? • Sustainable intensification of maize-legume cropping systems for food security in eastern and southern Africa (SIMLESA) • A research program developed by African (ESA) and Australian stakeholders • Funded by the ACIAR through CIMMYT • Implemented by NARS Target districts
- 3. Project site (S. Achefer and Jabihtenan )districts Overall goal of the Project • Increasing farm level food security and income through maize legume/forage integration • Ensure productivity sustainability and profitability in the farming community TARGET AREAS SIMLESA project in Amhara (2012-2014)
- 4. SIMLESA supports crop livestock Integration through Testing and promotion of maize legumes intercropping under CA Improve access to adaptable and productive varieties of maize, legume and forage (PVS) Facilitate adoption and scaling up of CA technologies (IP) Strengthening the capacity of the research system Maize Legum
- 5. Preliminary Results of on-farm demonstration of CA No Treatment Description and combination Treatment Cropping system Variety used 1 Conventional practice (CP) Sole maize BH540 2 Conservation Agriculture (CA) Sole maize BH540 3 Conservation Agriculture (CA) Maize with Haricot bean BH540and chorie 4 Conservation Agriculture(CA) Maize with Caw pea BH540 and AccNo12688 5 Conservation Agriculture(CA) Maize-Haricot bean Rotation BH540or chorie
- 6. Mean grain yield of maize in different tillage practice based cropping system at South Achefer 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Sole maize- conventional tillage Sole maize- conservation tillage Maize @Haricot bean- Conservation tillage Maize@ cowpea under conservation tillage Maize= Haricot bean Rotation- conservation tillage Mean 2.3 2.4 3.2 2.5 1.9 2.5 4.3 5.3 5.6 6.1 0 5.3 7.9 7.5 7.1 7.7 10.9 8.2 GrainYield(t/ha) Tillage practice based cropping system 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015
- 7. Mean grain yield of maize in different tillage practice based cropping system at Jabehtenan 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sole maize- conventional tillage Sole maize- conservation tillage Maize @Haricot bean- Conservation tillage Maize@ cowpea under conservation tillage Maize= Haricot bean Rotation- conservation tillage Mean 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 3.6 4.6 5.2 5.4 0 4.7 7.9 7.4 7.8 7.9 8.4 7.9 GrainYield(t/ha) Tillage practice based cropping system 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015
- 8. Feedbacks from CA demonstration Cowpea intercropping in maize reduce weed problem Minimum tillage save family labor, reduce dependence on oxen for land preparation (especially for women and poor farmer) Minimum tillage solve problem of logging on maize Minimum tillage and legume intercropping save soil moisture and reduce effect of terminal moisture stress on maize (the case in 2012 and 2013) Bacterial blight was main challenge on cowpea and HB
- 10. Maize PVS • Set I. Includes 8 hybrid maize varieties and conducted during 2012 and 2013 • Set II. (5 hybrid varieties in 2013 and 2014) • Set III. Six OPV in 2013 and 2014
- 11. •BHQPY-545, AMH-851 and BH-661 were the first, second and third preferences of farmers respectively, for their better performance for disease tolerance, drought tolerance and high yielding. •BHQPY-545, AMH-851 PHB-3253 (Jabi) and BH-661 were recommended for the area in 2013 Hybrids Yield (t/ ha-1) Days to maturity BH-542 5.67 154.0 BH-545 7.14 156.0 BH660 6.69 174.0 BH661 7.43 178.7 BH-673 7.07 174.7 PHB-3253 7.42 149.3 AMH-850 7.35 169.1 AMH-851 7.80 171.6
- 12. Farmers selection criteria and selected hybrid maize Variety Selection criteria with their weight Total Rank Cob length (3) Cob No. (1) Husk cover (4) Yield (2) AMH 760Q 3 2 4 4 13 2 Shone 3 2 4 2 11 1 BH 540 9 3 12 6 30 3 BH 140 12 4 12 8 34 4 BH800 6 5 16 10 37 5
- 13. Recommended maize varieties in 2014 • Shone was the best hybrid maize variety selected by both farmers and researchers and recommended for the areas in 2014 • Gibe-1 had better preference by farmers in both districts • Gibe -1 was the highest yielding in south Achefer (4.8t/ha) and recommended as an option Gibe -1 Shone
- 14. Legume PVS • Set I. Fababean 8 varieties • Set II. Haricot bean 8 varieties • Set III. Soya bean 8 varieties
- 15. Preliminary results of 2013 under maize Fababean Yield (kg/ha) HB Yield (kg/ha) HB Yield (kg/h a) Holeta-2 695 Dimitu Poor Gizo 1128 Degaga 567 Tinkine Poor Wogayen 912.5 Gebelcho 453 Naser Poor Belesa-95 1378 Moti 769 Dinknesh Poor Awas-95 1009 Wolkie 900.5 Gabisa Poor Gishama 1070 Dosha 970.5 Anger Poor Afgat 833.5 Tumsa 616.5 Awash Melka Poor Jalale 951.5 Obse 312.5 Loko Poor Ethio- yigozlavia 981.5
- 16. Recommendation from lupin PVS under maize • Inter cropping of sweet lupine cultivars in to maize did not cause any yield penalty on maize • Sanabor (5.44 q/ha) followed by Bora (5.43q/ha) under maize • Where as these cultivars gave 32 and 28 quintal/ha planted as sole • Sanabor and Bora recommended for intercropping under maize • Out of four candidate sweet lupin variety two Sanabor and Vitabor were registered by NVRC
- 17. Combined analysis for two years in Jabitehnan showed that kenkety, 9334, TVU and bekur gave better dry matter yield without affecting maize grain yield in maize cowpea intercropping. However, 9334, TVU and bekur were given medium to low rank by farmers due to poor ground cover and resistance to disease Based on biological data and farmers preference ranking kenkety recommended as compatible cowpea variety for intercropping with maize for Jabitehnan and others with similar agro ecology. Recommendation from cowpea PVS under maize
- 18. Yield of cowpea in different intercropping date with maize Treatments South Achefer DMY t/ha Jabitehnan DMY t/ha Cowpea simultaneously with maize (T1) 1.06a 1.78a Cowpea 10 days after maize sowing (T2) 0.84b 0.77b Cowpea 20 days after maize sowing (T3) 0.66c 0.45bc Cowpea 30 days after maize sowing (T4) 0.43d 0.31c Mean 0.75 0.83 SL *** ** Means with different superscript in columns are significantly different (P<0.001)
- 19. Innovation platforms and scaling up Joint planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and support Roles and responsibilities shared Trainings organized to farmers and partners on IP and SIMLESA technologies Newly recommended varieties supplied to seed producers for production Awareness creation, technology deliveries/scaling out efforts were led by Two IP established IP members Zone & district office of agricultures Farmer Cooperatives Public Seed Enterprises Farmers Local Administrators Local input suppliers Research centers
- 20. Scaling up of identified maize and forage under minimum tillage • Participant farmers 40 • Each on quarter of ha • Maize (BHQPY 545) with cowpea intercropping in Jabihetenan • Maize (Jabi) with sweet lupin in South Achefer
- 21. Field day participants in 2012, 2013and 2014 cropping season
- 22. SIMLESA findings communicated to public using different media • EBC • AMMA • ARARI news letter • ARARI Proceedings • Journal article on progress • Leaflets • Poster
- 23. Capacity building • One PhD student partially supported • One Master student thesis research supported • Various short term training in country and abroad • Exchange visit for farmers • Exchange visit and experience sharing on CA abroad • One double gabin Toyota car • Various office and field equipments purchased
- 24. Thank you 24