Tropical Legume III Annual Meeting

Country Workplan (Common Beans) Tanzania

3-4 March, 2016

Livingstone, Zambia

Papias H. Binagwa

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014

Area harvested (ha) 737,661.00 1,265,404.00 1,151,376.00 1,114,640.00

Production (t) 675,948.00 1,199,267.00 1,113,541.00 1,025,930.00

Yield (kg/ha) 916.30 947.70 967.10 920.40

Contribution of TL project to common beans in Tanzania

Food balance item Tanzania (2011)

Production (t) 675,948

Consumption (t) 494,100

Surplus (t) 181,848

Obj.4: Productivity gains of 20% over unimproved and 10% over best improved varieties achieved in

beans growing areas • Activity 4.2 Breeding pipelines

4.2.1.1 Generating populations for drought tolerance, high mineral content (Fe and Zn) and low P and N tolerance lines

Promising drought tolerance, high mineral content (Fe and Zn) and low P and N tolerance lines will be crossed with adapted popular varieties in a crossing block by December 2016

4.2.1. 2 Evaluation of existing populations for drought tolerance, high mineral content (Fe and Zn) and low P and N

655 lines (drought), 149 (high mineral Fe and Zn) and 88 (low P and N) received from CIAT Uganda will be evaluated in the lake zone by June 2016

4.2.2 At least 60 bush and climbing bean breeding lines with heat and drought tolerance developed annually

Selected lines for heat and drought tolerance will be crossed with adapted varieties to generate populations by July 2016

4.2.2.1 Evaluation of heat and drought tolerance breeding lines.

Total of 20 breeding lines will be evaluated for heat and drought tolerance at Lake zone and southern highlands by December 2016

4. 2.3 At least 60 bush and climbing bean breeding lines developed annually for insect pest and disease resistance

Selected insect pests lines will be used to initiate crossing for insect pests (bean bruchids and bean stem maggot) resistance to the known adapted bean varieties by August 2016

4.2.3.1. Evaluation of population lines for insect pests (BSM and Bruchids) and multiple diseases resistance

62 breeding lines will be evaluated for bruchids and BSM resistance at mid and high altitudes across northern zone and southern highlands by December 2016

4.2.3.2. Generating populations for rust and root rot resistance

About 15 population lines for Pythium root rot resistance will be generated in a crossing block at northern zone and southern highlands by December 2016

4.2.3.3. Evaluation of population lines for disease resistance (ALS, Anthracnose, Rust, CBB, Halo blight, BCMV, Root rot)

150 breeding lines will be evaluated for multiple disease resistance for both high and mid altitudes across northern zone and southern highlands by July 2016

• Activity 4.3 Testing for release

4.3.1.1. Conducting mult-location Preliminary Yield Trial

Total of 186 breeding lines 62 for nutrition, 62 for multiple diseases and 62 for small white canning beans will be evaluated for 4 sites with mid and high altitudes in northern zone and southern highlands by July 2016

4.3.1.2. Conducting mult-location Advanced Yield Trial

21 breeding lines (KABALABALA, KG 4-20, CZ 108-27, KG 97-11, KG 30-29, KG15-6, KG 114-182, KG 71-5, CZ 114-8, KG 114-179, KG 114-178, KG 114-185, KG 24-43, CZ 114-50, CZ 114-51, KG 71-4, CZ 102-29, CAL 113, CZ 102-24, KG 114-177 and KG 4-3) will be evaluated for AYT in 3 sites characterized by mid and high altitudes by June 2016

4.3.1.3. Conducting mult-location Uniform Cultivar Trial

12 breeding lines (NGWAKUNGWANKU, SMC 17, CANNING PLT 17, CODML B033, SMC 18, KAB06F2-8-12, RWR 2154, KAB06F2 8-36, KAB06F2 8-35, MAFUTARA, CODMLB 001 and RWR 2142) will be evaluated for UCT in at least 4 sites characterized by mid and high altitudes by September 2016

4.3.2.1 Conducting Participatory Variety Selection trials

10 PVS will be conducted by considering 40% women participation across Lake zone, Southern highlands and northern zones by August 2016

4.3.3 At least one farmer-preferred variety identified annually

After PVS, 2 farmer preferred bean candidates will be identified by farmers and traders by October 2016

4.3.4.1 Using a standard protocols for collecting samples for analysis at the designated laboratories (Link with harvest plus labs).

18 released varieties and best bet candidates will be tested for nutrition profiling by December 2016 in consultation with harvest plus labs

• Activity 4.4 Best bet varieties

4.4.1 At least 40-50 demonstrations conducted annually linked to N2Africa with at least 40% female participation

50 demos will be conducted for Calima-Uyole, Rosenda, Fibea, Njano-Uyole, F9 kidney, F8 drought, KG 98, KATB9,KATB1, MAC 44,MAC 9, MAC49, MH212, RWV 1129 and RWV 1272 and PASI across Lake zone, Northern zone and southern highlands by December 2016

4.4.2 At least 4-10 tons seed produced annually from released best bet varieties

5 tons of breeder seeds (2 tons Njano-Uyole, 2 tons Calima-Uyole, 0.5 tons PASI, 0.3 tons Rosenda and 0.2 tons Fibea) will be produced across Lake zone, Northern zone and southern highlands by December 2016

4.4.3 DNA fingerprint database developed by NARS for improved cultivars promoted under the TL-II.

25 improved bean cultivars developed since TL-II in ARI’s will be collected and sent to the designed lab for DNA finger printing by December 2016

Obj. 6: Developing Sustainable and Impact-Oriented Bean Seed Systems for Smallholders in

Tanzania Activity 6.1 Establishing Multi-Stakeholders Platforms

6.1.1 Multi stakeholders platforms established in participating countries

Identify stakeholders, organizing platform meeting, define roles and responsibilities, develop joint work plan July 2016

6.1.2 Platform members trained in seed production and business management in each participating country (trainees disaggregated by gender, category and type of training) per year and target crop) An expert from social economic department will be consulted 100 farmer groups on seed production and business management in

whole project area will be trained (trainees disaggregated by gender, category and type of training) by August, 2016

Activity 6.2 Sustainable Production and Delivery of Various Seed Classes (a) Basic seed produced (747t)

8 tons of breeder seeds (4 tons Njano-Uyole and 4 tons Calima-Uyole) will be produced by ARI’s by December 2016

87 tons of basic seeds (Njano-Uyole and Calima-Uyole) will be produced by Southern highlands (24t), Northern zone (19t), Lake zone (17t) and ASA (27) by December 2016

(b) Certified and quality declared/truthfully-labeled seed produced (11200t)

600 tons of certified seeds (ASA 240t, Meru Agro 200t and Beula 100t) and 30 tons of quality declared seed will be produced across bean growing areas by December 2016

Activity 6.3 Innovative and Targeted Seed Marketing (a) CB (FG: 30%)

Promoting by 30% the use of small seed packs (0.5kg-2kg) of common beans for seed marketing through farmer group approach by August 2016

(b) Seed companies CB: 2 public seed enterprises

Encourage public and private sectors (ASA, Meru AGRO, Itente and Beula seed companies), farmer groups, individuals and agro dealers through training them and demonstrate economic viability of small seed packs and promoting the use of small seed packs for innovative seed marketing by July 2016

Activity 6.4 Popularize New Varieties (a) Copies of seed production, postharvest, seed business management

guides produced and shared with partners annually CB: 1000

Designing, incorporating new information and printing copies of leaflets for seed production (400), post-harvest (400), seed business management (400) of common beans varieties in the project areas by July, 2016

(b) Demonstrations established each year :50. Demonstrations to include basic N2Africa-recommended package of inoculum and agronomy practices

Engaging partners (Extension officers and companies), establishing joint on farm demonstrations with reference to particular Integrated Crop Management technologies recommended by N2Africa by August 2016

(c ) Field days (50% female participants) held annually CB :10

10 Field days will be conducted in selected demonstration sites by considering 50% female participation by December 2016

(d) Electronic (TV, radio) programs per crop CB : 2 disseminated annually Message on “Bean yield and economic benefits” through mass media

(TV and Radio and Magazine) will be designed, produced and broadcasted by October 2016

(e) Agri/seed fairs/exhibition /shows (50% female participation) organized per year and per country CB: 5 Conducting 2 exhibitions in collaboration with East African Grain

Council (EAGC) northern zone by June 2016

Activity 6.5 Strengthen Multi-Legume Impact-Oriented Seed Systems (coordination) (a) Skills and knowledge of 60 trainers (NARS, seed producers and development partners) enhanced in areas of cross crop innovative and gender-considerate marketing seed production in collaboration with ISSD in respective target countries.

Organizing National Legume Planning and review meeting forum where progress, lessons and challenges will be shared

Facilitate cross crops gender considerate, seed production and marketing skills by involving NARS, seed producers and other development partners by November 2016

(b) Useful seed systems lessons documented and shared with wider audience (policy makers and development partners, e.g., governments, AGRA, Feed the Future, and seed sector actors/associations).

Success stories regarding seed systems, ICM and QDS will be prepared and documented by July 2016

(c) Business model for accessing appropriate legume smallholders farm machinery for alleviating drudgery designed and deployed in at least three countries

• Farmer’s mechanization need assessment and priority ranking on beans will be conducted in participating platform or using checklist by May 2016

• Drudgery operations, partners to be involved for machine designing in consultation with farmers and machines testing with farmer’s prior use will be identified by May 2016

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