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Project information
»The problem
For resource-poor households in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania,
the bean crop is both an important source of essential nutrients
and a critical source income. The development and adoption
of short duration bean varieties -maturing in three months,
for three potential plantings per year would help to shorten
hunger periods and to provide families with quick cash. The
national seed programs, along with SABRN and the International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (known by its Spanish acronym
CIAT), have developed improved varieties with higher yields
but these have often not been adopted because of the disconnect
between the NARS and the farmer seed groups, rural service
providers, and other potential bean seed providers.
Source: proposal narrative
»The approach
 Project
workplan
This project seeks to enhance bean productivity and bean seed
delivery systems by developing a range of partnerships between
non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations,
farmer organizations, government-related organizations, and
private sector actors. The project will identify and verify
farmers’ bean variety preferences in relation to diverse
ecological conditions. To ensure farmers’ access to these
preferred bean genotypes, the project will use a range of
seed delivery channels, testing the efficiency of various
strategies to deliver a range of products to a variety of
user groups. The project will enhance the skills and knowledge
of partners on various aspects of bean seed production and
delivery.
»The goals
General objective:
- To enhance bean (P.vulgaris) productivity through
user-oriented germplasm selection and enhanced bean seed
production/delivery systems in select areas of Malawi, Mozambique
and Tanzania.
Specific objectives:
- To identify and verify farmers' bean variety preferences
in relation to diverse agroecological conditions, such as
drought, pests, diseases, soil fertility; and socio-economic
criteria, such as market preferences, post-harvest qualities,
gender, and wealth.
- To develop impact-oriented bean seed production and delivery
systems geared to delivering a range of products to a variety
of users.
- To enhance skills and knowledge of partners on various
aspects of bean seed production and delivery systems, such
as participatory variety selection, decentralized seed systems,
and gender and equity issues.
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Investigators
»Partner institutions
»Investigators at CIAT/SABRN(*=project
leader)
»Investigators at IIAM
»Investigators a ARI
»Investigators at DARS
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Annual progress reports
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»Original grant
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Year 1 (1/2007-12/2007)
Progress
report
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Year 2 (1/2008-12/2008)
Due 1/31/2009
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Year 3 (1/2009-12/2009)
Due 1/31/2010
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Year 4 (1/2010-12/2010)
Due 1/31/2011
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Publications
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