International Agricultural Research List of bmz-funded projects
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University of Kassel, Germany; Region: West Africa Country: Kenya
Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
Farming system diversification, heat-tolerant disease resistant potato, cropping systems Budget: 80,000 €
The project will pilot two integral activities in an innovative approach to explore the potential of integrating potato into maize based systems of warmer, mid-altitude climates.
Piloting an approach to explore the potential of integrating potatoes in maize based systems of warmer, mid-altitude climates for diversifying smallholders farming systems and food base. Outputs (as per proposal): Candidate varieties selected for targeted environment. Management guideline for potatoes in warmer regions available at the end of the project. Knowledge gain on genome by environment by management for better targeted breeding and management of potato in warmer climates. Major Results Achieved: State of project implementation as of: 05/12/2016: Data on agronomic and economic feasibility for the introduction of potatoes into smallholders farming systems in warmer agro-ecologies and on farming systems' performance of parameters such as soil health status, and farm yield, food supply, and income development with inclusion of potato in maize-based systems have been obtained. 14 heat tolerant potato breeding lines have been evaluated and were entered into national performance trials (NPT) and distinctiveness, uniqueness, and stability tests (DUS). Research confirmed that bacterial wilt (BW) is a major obstacle to introducing potato into humid-tropic agro-ecologies. High levels of virus infection and BW observed may preclude any seed production or re-use of seed from plants grown at mid-altitude elevations. Initial observations suggest that seed should always be sourced from traditional high-elevation potato-growing areas. 22 potato clones/varieties were screened for yield loss due to BW. 6 clones showed great potential compared with the BW-tolerant variety 'Cruza'. Publications: - none so far - CIP Contract No.: 81180345 01/2015 - 12/2017 Project Title: Accelerating the Development of Early-Maturing-Agile Potato for Food Security through a Trait Observation and Discovery Network Project Coordinator: Dr. Merideth Bonierbale (Genetics and Crop Improvement Program Leader), CIP Project Coordinator email: mbonierbale@cgiar.org Partner Institutes: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP), Germany; China: Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Gansu Agricultural University; Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR); Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI) Region: East Africa, East Asia Country: Ethiopia, PR China Consortium Research Program: Roots, tubers and bananas for Food Security and Income Major Research Domain: Drought phenotyping, disease phenotyping, genotyping, biodiversity, capacity building, crop diversification; sustainable intensification, productivity, food security Budget: 1,200,000 € Goal (as per proposal): To increase food security and income through sustainable intensification of cropping systems and strengthened value chains by increasing availability and access to agile potato varieties. Purpose (as per proposal): To increase the capacity of National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in and beyond the project's target regions to identify new trait sources and methods to select and release early maturing agile potato varieties to end-users in a reduced time frame. Outputs (as per proposal): 1. Panel of diverse, elite potato lines genotyped and phenotyped for key traits; 2. New tools and capacities to evaluate traits and link genotypes with phenotypes available and used by NARS in China and Ethiopia; 3. Next generation selection systems for directing and scaling out genetic gain defined with network of NARS and end-users. The main beneficiaries (end-users) of this proposed project's outputs and outcomes will be potato farmers in poor rural regions who will benefit by having access resilient potato varieties, and adopting them rapidly. As intermediaries, direct beneficiaries (next users) of the outputs will be potato breeders in the key potato producing regions of China and Ethiopia and surrounding countries, and local potato research institutions. Major Results Achieved: State of project implementation as of: 03/01/2016: In the phenotyping and genotyping work package (WP 1), phenotypic data generating is ongoing. Phenotyping protocols have been improved and new phenotyping tools and parameters for drought tolerance are currently being optimized. In the capacity-building work package (WP 2), the project co-organized a workshop on 'Phenomics and Genomics for Crop Improvement,' which brought together 11 NARS participants and CIP national staff from China and Ethiopia. The workshop took place at MPI in Potsdam-Golm in November 2015, to discuss the latest methods in marker-based selection and high-throughput phenotyping and how to use these in potato research. To better understand the factors defining and limiting performance and acceptance of potato varieties, a set of tools and database were developed and made available in the next generation selection strategy work package (WP 3). A cropping calendar database was generated combining baseline information of the target environments, risk and preference factors, and end-user needs. A program called Climate and Soil Similarity Tool was developed to help with the identification of locations with ideal environmental conditions for a given potato variety to reach its optimum yield potential. Consumer preference studies using participatory varietal selection in Ethiopia are underway. Publications: - Workshop report: Workshop on Phenomics and Genomics for Crop Improvement. November 15–19, 2015, Golm, Germany, 10 pages - Project website: http://asia-spud.org/?page_id=63. ICARDA Contract No.: 81182268 01/2015 - 12/2016 Project Title: Introduction of Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) to simultaneously enhance climate change resilience of agro-ecosystems and farmers income (NEW CONTRACT-NO: 81190203) Project Coordinator: Dr. Stefanie Christmann, ICARDA-SEPRP Project Coordinator email: s.christmann@cgiar Partner Institutes: Dr. Axel Ssymank, Bundesamt für Naturschutz and Research Associate of Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Germany Region: North Africa Country: Morocco
Integrated agricultural production systems for dry areas
Sustainable agriculture, entomology, socio-economics (TEEB), climate change, agro-ecosystems Budget: 80,000 €
Results of a promising project in Uzbekistan - implementing the new, socio-economic agro-ecologic Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP)-approach (Christmann and Aw-Hassan 2012) - shall be adapted in Morocco for the benefit of countries in West-Asia and Northern Africa (WANA). The project will promote uptake by farmers in the WANA-region and stimulate national research activities on FAP in Morocco. Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) is an interdisciplinary low-cost measure to enhance climate change resilience of agro-ecosystems and income of farmers simultaneously. FAP follows the TEEB-approach (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity).
To develop the research setting in a participatory manner; this includes preliminary field sketches (varieties, replications, area for habitat enhancement), the data files, which shall be filled later based on experiments, the scheme of data collection and field books. Outputs (as per proposal): To produce a manual for smallholder farmers (beneficial for everybody having 5-10 years of formal education) in Arabic including a field sketch for farmers, three season forage buffet, options for nesting support and average net additional income by FAP-measures. The manual will be published on websites and promoted by all ICARDA-offices in Arab speaking countries around the Mediterranean to promote collaboration with NARS on FAP and uptake by farmers. Major Results Achieved: State of project implementation as of: 02/18/2016: Pollinator species are still under identification as diversity and abundance was high. The habitat enhancement zone attracted more predators than control-sites producing only cucumber. The habitat enhancement zone resulted in increased incomes for FAP-farmers and proved the replicability of this new approach. A training measure conducted by the project triggered high interest in this new approach simultaneously increasing incomes, protecting pollinators and enhancing climate change resilience. The fact that FAP allows intensification of production with low or no investment, just based on know-how, was recognized by the participants. Publications: - non so far - ICARDA Contract No.: 81194992 04/2016 - 03/2019 Project Title: Mind the Gap: Improving Dissemination Strategies to Increase Technology Adoption by Smallholders Project Coordinator: Dr. Jutta Werner- ICARDA Jordan Project Coordinator email: j.werner@cgiar.org Partner Institutes: Georg-August-Universität - Germany; NARES Tunisia: IRESA; INRAT Region: North Africa Country: Tunisia
Integrated agricultural production systems for dry areas
Technology transfer, smallholder farmers, adoption, agricultural systems, innovations, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), barley-livestock production system, improving productivity Budget: 1,200,000 € Goal (as per proposal): 1) Agricultural services (governmental, private services and NGOs) are impact-oriented and apply research results on how to increase the adoption of agricultural technologies and improve their livelihood impacts in a cost-effective way 2) The results described in the manual on how to design technology transfer projects in other countries of the WANA region are scaled up and tested in the WANA region 3) Access to relevant agricultural services is improved, especially for female farmers 4) Agricultural productivity is sustainably increased through reduced forage costs, reduced transaction costs and increased production; this leads to more stable and higher per capita income for vulnerable households Purpose (as per proposal): 1) Adoption is increased of new agricultural technologies by smallholder farmers 2) Transaction costs for farmers are reduced through improved access to input and output markets and market information 3) The results of the study have induced a process of organizational learning and continuous discussion about technology transfer models within development cooperation. Outputs (as per proposal): 1) New and existing models of technology transfer are developed, tested and rigorously evaluated 2) A strategy is developed on how to increase and facilitate adoption of innovative technologies for the Tunisian government and stakeholders of development cooperation 3) A policy manual (in Arabic, French and English) and a brochure on how to appropriately design technology transfer projects under semi-arid Tunisian conditions is developed and distributed 4) Interactive similarity maps for typical types of socio-cultural and environmental contexts over the WANA region are created and published on the web identifying similar areas where the RCT experiment can be scaled up 5) The research results are published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at international conferences, in workshop meetings as well as in policy briefs Major Results Achieved: not yet available Publications: none so far - new project IWMI Contract No.: 81195006 04/2016 - 03/2018 Project Title: Marketing strategy and value chain for 'Fortifer', an innovative organic fertilizer Project Coordinator: Dr. Solomie Gebrezgabher - IWMI Ghana Project Coordinator email: s.gebrezgabher@cgiar.org Partner Institutes: MOAP Main Office, GIZ Ghana; University of Ghana, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Department of Soil Science; Region: West Africa Country: Ghana
Durable Solutions for Water Scarcity and Land Degradation
Resource recovery, water quality, health, ecosystem services, environmental sustainability, soil, land degradation, organic fertilizer, business models, socio-economic methods, enhancing marketing strategies Budget: 100,000 € Goal (as per proposal): To promote a wider use of Fortifer pellets in the agricultural sector of Ghana. The project aims to design marketing strategies to support and enable small and medium scale private enterprises engaged in the production of organic fertilizer pellets to effectively market and introduce Fortifer for agricultural use in Ghana. Purpose (as per proposal): 1) Private sector engaged in Fortifer production implements the proposed marketing strategy 2) Farmers use Fortifer guidelines and apply Fortifer to enhance farm productivity and sustainable soil management Outputs (as per proposal): 1) 'Fortifer' marketing strategy developed and tested by private sector 2) Value chain for Fortifer developed including innovative marketing approaches 3) Fortifer application guideline developed and ready for use (output of IWMI matching funds) 4) Field test of Fortifer use on selected farms completed and feedback from farmers and other users obtained Major Results Achieved: not yet available Publications: none so far - new project World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Contract No.: 81182272 01/2015 - 12/2016 Project Title: Innovations for sustainable cocoa production and biodiversity conservation in the Hana River region in Cote d'Ivoire Project Coordinator: Dr. Christophe Kouamé (ICRAF), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Project Coordinator email: C.Kouame@cgiar.org Partner Institutes: Universität Hamburg (UHH), Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Germany; GIZ - Promotion of agricultural value chains and Biodiversity (PROFIAB), Bureau GIZ Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Region: West Africa Country: Côte d'Ivoire Consortium Research Program: Forests and Trees: livelihoods, landscapes and governance Major Research Domain: Agroforestry, biodiversity, landscape. Budget: 80,000 €
The need to reconcile improved cocoa yields with biodiversity conservation:
The project will integrate the different communities of the implementation area which will include the local communities as well as the Ivorian and non-Ivorian migrant Outputs (as per proposal): Delivery mechanism: The project will make use of a PES system where farmers will be asked to establish natural regrowth zones and cocoa agroforestry systems along the Hana in return for agro-inputs. A monitoring and evaluation system which involves active participation of the communities will be put in place during the investment period and beyond. After the 2 years pilot study, optimal fertilizer application methods and potential revenues will be identified. Micro-credit services and improved accessibility to agro-inputs will then continue to motivate and support farmers to apply learned agricultural practices and environmental services. Technology Transfer: Results and best practices will be shared to the Conseil Café-Cacao in order to be mainstreamed and therefore guarantee an extension in the value chain. Best practices recommended by the project will also be shared with collaborating partners at the end of the project.
not yet available - new project World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Contract No.: 81195002 03/2016 - 08/2017 Project Title: Support to the Development of Agroforestry Concessions in Peru (SUCCESS) Project Coordinator: Dr Valentina Robiglio - ICRAF Peru Project Coordinator email: v.robiglio@cgiar.org. Partner Institutes: Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg - Germany; GIZ: Programa ProAmbiente, Peru Region: South America Country: Peru
Forests and Trees: livelihoods, landscapes and governance
Smallholder livelihoods, agroforestry systems, tenure, forest regulation Budget: 100,000 € Goal (as per proposal): To contribute to sustainable rural development in Peru by developing effective approaches to operationalizing new legal mechanisms that seek to formalize smallholder land access rights through the establishment of agroforestry systems at the deforestation frontiers. Purpose (as per proposal): To enable regional forest and agricultural authorities to successfully implement the 'formalization through agroforestry' processes proposed in the new Forest Law. They will use the outputs of the project in order to promote context-specific agroforestry practices that meet the requirements of forest zoning established by the law, and enhance both local livelihoods and ecosystems. Particularly, the project for ensuring compliance with the new Forest Law and contribute to the formalization of land access rights will contribute to: (a) the adaptation and mitigation components of the Peruvian National Strategy for Forests and Climate Change (ENBCC); (b) the development of agricultural NAMAs; (c) the restoration targets declared under the 20x20 Initiative/ Bonn Challenge; and (d) the legal basis for smallholder participation in PES-like schemes. Outputs (as per proposal): 1) Zones for implementation of ACs are categorized 2) Principles, Criteria and related indicators for AFS practices for ACs are identified 3) Enhanced knowledge about context specific AFS Options for ACs validated in two contrasting learningsites 4) Specific recommendations (principles and criteria) regarding the subsidiary law (reglamento), supplemented by technical guidelines Major Results Achieved: not yet available Publications: none so far - new project WorldFish Center (ICLARM) Contract No.: 81194996 01/2016 - 12/2018 Project Title: Tilapia value chains for the poor: testing sustainable practices to meet 'bottom of the pyramid' demand Project Coordinator: Froukje Kruijssen Project Coordinator email: f.kruijssen@cgiar.org Partner Institutes: University of Hohenheim - Germany; Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum; Agriculture Research Center (ARC): Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research - Bangladesh Region: North Africa, Southeast Asia and Pacific Country: Bangladesh, Egypt Consortium Research Program: Sustainable staple food productivity increase for global food security: Livestock and Fish Major Research Domain: Food security, nutrition, value chain, aquaculture technologies, poor, consumers, fish, environmental sustainability Budget: 1,200,000 € Goal (as per proposal): To increase supplies of more affordable and more nutritious fish for poor consumers. This will be achieved by exploring innovative production strategies aimed at producing smaller sized tilapia (that are less expensive per weight unit than those produced to a larger size) and testing alternative approaches to feeding fish to improve the nutritional quality of fish for human consumption. We aim to develop economically viable approaches to increase access to fish by the poor, while maintaining profitability and reducing the ecological footprint of aquaculture by reducing dependence on feeds. Purpose (as per proposal): To establish enabling conditions for the expansion of pro-poor tilapia value chains by testing the economic and technical feasibility of producing more nutrient-rich and smaller-sized, more affordable fish and its acceptability by poor consumers. Outputs (as per proposal): 1) Research-station and lab-based assessment of technical feasibility of improving the nutrient content in fish through adaptations in feed composition 2) Research-station-based assessment of economic feasibility of producing smaller-sized and nutritionally enriched fish 3) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing the environmental impacts of smaller and conventional sized fish and fish improved in nutrient content and regular fish 4) Participatory market assessment with retailers and consumers of acceptability and use of smaller sized and fish improved in nutrient content among the poor consumer segment 5) Participatory assessment with farmers of the economic and technical feasibility of production of smaller fish and fish with improved nutrient content. Major Results Achieved: not yet available Publications: none so far - new project Download 276.56 Kb. Share with your friends:
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