Workplan_Beans_Uganda_TL III Annual Meet

1. Tropical Legumes III
Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers:
Enhanced common bean Productivity and
Production in drought prone areas of Uganda
UGANDA WORKPLAN 2015/2016
Kesiime Eunice; Stanley, T.N., Mukabalanga, J., Wabwire, J., Aseete, p., Luyima,
G., Kabayi, P. & Michael Ugen
Objectives: 4, 6

2. Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
4.1.1. Develop and validate a
screening protocol for bean
stem maggot
 BSM field screening
protocol formulated
 Screening protocol
validated.
 BSM field screening
protocol developed
 Screening protocol
validated
4.1.2.Screening for bruchid (
Ancanthoscelides sp )
resistance (MAZ lines, RAZ,
Malawi lines, Kenya lines )
 Number of bruchid
resistant lines obtained
 Amount of seed for each
of lines obtained
 Number of bruchid
nurseries/lines evaluated
 At least 100 lines
obtained
 0.5 kg of seed for each line
obtained
 At least 80 lines evaluated
for bruchid resistance
4.1.3 Phenotype MAGIC for
drought and disease
resistance
 Number of lines with
multiple stress resistance
selected
 Phenotypic data on the
lines tested
 Atleast 150 lines selected
1. NaCRRI breeding program regularly provide well-
adapted and market-preferred improved common bean
cultivars to the farmers as per their requirements

3. ACTIVITIES FOR 4.1 CONT’D
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
4.1.4 Developing population for
bruchid/ Stem maggot for QTL
identification
 Number of populations
developed
 At least one population
for bruchid resistance
obtained.
 At least one population
for stem maggot obtained
4.1.5 Acquire both soft and hard
ware (at least 3 tablets) required for
utilization of IBP tools
Trainings conducted in the use of
hand-held devices and IBP tools
bean program staff and students
 Number of tablets acquired
 Number of software
acquired
 Number of trainings
conducted
 Number of staff trained
 At least 3 tablets acquired
 At least one software
acquired
 At least two trainings
conducted
 At least 10 personnel
trained
4.1.6 Initiate a local database for
NaCRRI Bean breeding program
 Number of data bases
established
 At least one data base
established

4. Activity 4.2 NaCRRI partners using improved common bean
breeding lines for developing better varieties
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
4.2.1 Initiate crosses i) Pythium, anthracnose
and market class, ii) high Fe and Zn, BSM and
drought, iii) bruchid and market class, iv) low
soil fertility and ALS.
 Number of crosses
made
 Number of populations
advanced to F2
 At least 20 different
crosses made
4.2.2 Advance, Drought/market classes, High
Fe/market class , pythium and anthracnose
lines and make selections
 Number of populations
advanced
 Number of lines
selected
 At least four (4)
populations
advanced
 At least 40 best
performing lines
obtained
4.2.3 Evaluate high Fe and Zn lines from
Kawanda (DAD and GGR ) for Fe and Zn
contents in Uganda
 Number of high Fe lines
evaluated
 Number of lines whose
Fe and Zn contents are
quantified
 At least 100 high Fe
lines evaluated
 Atleast 50 lines
evaluated

5. ACTIVITIES FOR 4.1 CONT’D
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
4.2.4 Develop new breeding lines from
disease pyramid from CIAT Kawanda
 Number of breeding
lines developed
 Atleast 30 breeding
lines developed
4.2.5 Advance and select from F1 and F3
drought and BSM lines
 Number of lines
selected from F1 and
F3 drought and stem
maggot seggregating
populations
 Atleast 70 drought
and stem maggot
tolerant lines
selected
4.2.6 Multi-location testing for drought and
low soil fertility materials
 Number of lines with
tolerance to drought
and low soil fertility
selected
 Atleast 30 drought
and low soil fertility
lines selected

6. 4.3 NaCRRI partners regularly releasing superior common
beans
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
4.3.1 Conduct country-wide yield evaluation
(multilocation evaluation) for 20 promising
bean lines for tolerance to drought
 Number of drought
tolerant lines selected
 Atleast 14 promising
bean lines for
tolerance to drought
selected
4.3.2 Establish and conduct farmer PVS trials  Number of farmer PVS
conducted
 at least 25 PVS trails
4.3.3 Conduct, NPT (8 +4 checks) and DUS
on atleast 5 lines and submit candidate
varieties for release
 Number of NPTs
conducted
 Number of DUS
conducted
 Number of candidate
lines submitted for
release
 Atleast 2 NPTs
conducted
 Atleast 1 DUS
conducted
 Atleast 3 lines
submitted for release

7. 4.4 Farmers using improved common bean cultivars and ICM
practices and realizing higher
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
4.4.1 Establish and conduct demonstrations
for five nutri bean newly released varieties
with recommended ICM packages
(fertilizer, Apronstar, bean clean )
 Number demonstrations
conducted
 Number of ICM packages
recommended
 Atleast conducted
 Atleast 2 ICM
packages
recommended
4.4.2 Produce breeder and foundation seed
(SCR 26, SCN 11 and SCN 1 and iron rich
varieties, RWR 2154, RWR 2245, MORE
88002, MAC 44, and Nyiramuhondo) and
NABE 19, 23, 21, 15, 16, 17
 Amount of breeder seed
produced
 Amount of foundation
seed produced
 Atleast 3 tons of
breeder seed
produced
 Atleast 15 tons of
foundation seed
produced
4.4.3 Ship most valuable lines to CIAT for
DNA finger printing
 Number of lines shipped  Atleast 30 lines
shipped

8. Developing sustainable and impact
oriented legume seed systems for
smallholders in Uganda

9. Establish multi-stakeholder platforms
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
a) Identify, map and engage the relevant
stakeholders required for the platform (for
beans and groundnuts).
Number of stakeholders
identified, mapped and
engaged.
2 national platforms
Sub platforms in East,
North, central, west Nile,
west.
b) Training identified stakeholders in seed
production and business management.
Number of stakeholders
trained disaggregated by
gender, category and type of
training.
100 farmer groups and at
least 2 other stakeholders
trained per category.
c) Conduct planning and review meetings Number of review meetings
held.
Hold at least two
meetings per platform
per year.

10. Sustainable production and delivery of various seed classes
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
a) Produce Basic/foundation seed Volume of basic/foundation
bean/Groundnut seed
produced
All production sites geo
referenced every season and
maps produced.
At least 134.6 tons of
basic/foundation bean
seed produced per
season
b) Supply basic/foundation bean seed to
partners for production of certified and
quality declared bean seed
-Quantities of basic seed
made available to partners
disaggregated by variety.
-Number of
farmers/stakeholders reached
disaggregated by gender.
-All production sites geo
referenced every season and
maps produced.
At least 100 tons of
basic/ foundation seed
made available to
partners.
All production sites and
partners geo referenced

11. Sustainable production and delivery of various seed
classes
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
c) Production of Certified seed Volume of certified seed
produced.
At least 1720 tons of certified
seeds per year.
All production sites and
partners geo referenced
d) Production of quality
declared seed (
Basic/certified seed made
available to farmer groups)
Volumes of quality declared
bean seed produced.
At least 300 tons of QD seed
produced per year.
All production sites and
partners geo referenced

12. Innovative and targeted seed marketing
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
a) Identify and train partners in
innovative marketing (E.g Using small
seed packs), post-harvest handling and
value addition.
Number of partners trained
and are using small seed
packs
At least 1 seed company
and 3 farmers groups
trained and using small
seed packs among a
number of innovative
seed marketing
approaches.
3 packaging lots (1 kg, 2
kgs, 3 kgs) used.
b) Support and facilitate partners to
market seed in using different
innovative approaches. (Point of sell
pack cards, flyers,) - Incubation
centers
Percent of stakeholders
selling seed using small packs.
At least 5% seed packed
and marketed using small
pack system.

13. Popularize new varieties
Task (sub-activity) Indicators Expected Output/result
a) Production and dissemination of
Information materials (on seed
production, post-harvest handling, seed
business management)
Number of information
materials developed and
disseminated
1000 copies of information
materials produced and
disseminated
b) Establish demonstrations in each platform
to show case GAP
Number of demonstrations
established.
At least 50 demonstrations
established and geo
referenced.
c) Hold field days to popularize new bean
varieties
Number of field days held (with
50% female participation)
Three field days held per
year.
d1). Organize radio and TV programs.
d2). Regular updates on online platforms.
Number of radio and TV
programs held
Number of articles published
e.g. on Website, twitter and
blogging.
1 radio and 1 TV program
held
d) Organize Agricultural shows/seed
Fairs/exhibitions
Number of Agricultural
shows/seed Fairs/exhibitions
held (50% female participation)
3 seed events organized.

14. PARTNERS
• GoU & MAAIF (NSC)
• PARIs and ZARDIs
• NAADs (Wealth Creation)
• USTA: Seed Companies ( CEDO, Pearl, FICA,
Victoria)
• LSBs (ISSD)
• Farmer Groups
• Humanitarian Org. (FAO,
• CIAT