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N2 Africa Research planning 2014 ARARI Team Target legumes: Faba Bean Diagnosis Project sites (Woredas):- Y/Densa, Farta, Meket and Debark Project location (5 Kebeles): Trial Locations (famers plots) = 25 (5/Kebele) Action Quantity 1. Selection of Kebeles (project locations) 5 2. Selection of farmers (Trial locations, 5/Kebele) 3. Procurement of Input (calculate now!) - Seeds - Fertilizer (NPS?) - Inoculant 4. Prepare budgets sending out to ILRI 5. Prepare research agreement (MoU) and sending out to partners for comment 6. Trial establishment - Land preparation - Planting - Management (weeding…. - Harvesting - Farmers field days 7. Data collection - Associated observations (soil, weather) - Plant growth, Nodulation and N fixation - Soil and plant analysis 8. Reporting 25 300 Kg 100 Kg 1.0 Kg - When 16 April 2014 16 April 2014 May 2014 April 2014 By 15/5/2014 Who is responsible Team Team of Research and OoA Kindu/Yhenew Country coordinator + N2Africa Team May, 2014 June 2014 June-Oct 2014 November 2014 Sept and Oct 2014 Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA? Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA June-Nov 2014 July-August 2014 November 2014 January, 2015 Team of Team of Team of Team of Researchers Researchers Researchers Researchers Target legumes: Chickpea Diagnosis Project sites (Woredas) : Enemay, Y/Densa, Kobo and Maksegnet Project location (5 Kebeles): 1. Agta, 2. Abika, 3.D/Mewi, 4. Kudad, 5. Geregera Trial Locations (famers plots) = 25 (5/Kebele) Action Quantity When 1. Selection of Kebeles (project locations) 5 16 April 2014 2. Selection of farmers (Trial locations, 5/Kebele) 3. Procurement of Input (calculate now!) - Seeds - Fertilizer (NPS?) - Inoculant 4. Prepare budgets sending out to ILRI 5. Prepare research agreement (MoU) and sending out to partners for comment 6. Trial establishment - Land preparation - Planting - Management (weeding…. - Harvesting - Farmers field days 7. Data collection - Associated observations (soil, weather) - Plant growth, Nodulation and N fixation - Soil and plant analysis 8. Reporting 25 July, 2014 May, 2014 300 Kg 100 Kg 1.0 Kg - April 2014 By 15/5/2014 Who is responsible Team Team of Research and OoA Kindu/Yhenew Country coordinator + N2Africa Team August, 2014 September, 2014 Sept-January, 2015 February, 2015 Nov and Dec, 2014 Team of Team of Team of Team of Team of Research and OoA Research and OoA? Research and OoA Research and OoA Research and OoA July, 2014-feb 2015 July, 2014-feb 2015 February, 2015 March, 2015 Team of Team of Team of Team of Researchers Researchers Researchers Researchers Target legumes: Faba Bean Demonistration Project sites (Woredas):- Y/Densa, Farta, Meket and Debark Project location (5 Kebeles): Trial Locations (famers plots) = 25 (5/Kebele) Action Quantity 1. Selection of Kebeles (project locations) 5 2. Selection of farmers (Trial locations, 5/Kebele) 3. Procurement of Input (calculate now!) - Seeds - Fertilizer (NPS?) - Inoculant 4. Prepare budgets sending out to ILRI 5. Prepare research agreement (MoU) and sending out to partners for comment 6. Trial establishment - Land preparation - Planting - Management (weeding…. - Harvesting - Farmers field days 7. Data collection - Associated observations (soil, weather) - Plant growth, Nodulation and N fixation - Soil and plant analysis 8. Reporting 25 300 Kg 100 Kg 1.0 Kg - When 16 April 2014 16 April 2014 May 2014 April 2014 By 15/5/2014 Who is responsible Team Team of Research and OoA Abriham/Awol Country coordinator + N2Africa Team May, 2014 June 2014 June-Oct 2014 November 2014 Sept and Oct 2014 Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA? Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA June-Nov 2014 July-August 2014 November 2014 January, 2015 Team of Team of Team of Team of Researchers Researchers Researchers Researchers Target legumes: Chickpea Demonistration Project sites (Woredas) : Enemay, Y/Densa, Kobo and Maksegnet Project location: (5 Kebeles) Trial Locations (famers plots) = 25 (5/Kebele) Action Quantity When 1. Selection of Kebeles (project locations) 5 16 April 2014 2. Selection of farmers (Trial locations, 5/Kebele) 3. Procurement of Input (calculate now!) - Seeds - Fertilizer (NPS?) - Inoculant 4. Prepare budgets sending out to ILRI 5. Prepare research agreement (MoU) and sending out to partners for comment 6. Trial establishment - Land preparation - Planting - Management (weeding…. - Harvesting - Farmers field days 7. Data collection - Associated observations (soil, weather) - Plant growth, Nodulation and N fixation - Soil and plant analysis 8. Reporting 25 July, 2014 May, 2014 300 Kg 100 Kg 1.0 Kg - April 2014 By 15/5/2014 Who is responsible Team Team of Research and OoA Abriham/Awol Country coordinator + N2Africa Team August, 2014 September, 2014 Sept-January, 2015 February, 2015 Nov and Dec, 2014 Team of Team of Team of Team of Team of Research and OoA Research and OoA? Research and OoA Research and OoA Research and OoA July, 2014-feb 2015 July, 2014-feb 2015 February, 2015 March, 2015 Team of Team of Team of Team of Researchers Researchers Researchers Researchers Faba bean Demonistration Field plan Y/Densa Faba bean with inputs (F + I) Faba bean without inputs Faba bean maize intercropping (Farmer practice) Faba bean with input intercropped with maize Target legumes: Faba Bean Adaptation Project sites (Woredas):- Y/Densa, Farta, Debark and Meket Project location (Kebele): Trial Locations (famers plots) = 100 (5/Kebele) Action Quantity 1. Selection of Kebeles (project locations) 5 2. Selection of farmers (Trial locations, 5/Kebele) 3. Procurement of Input (calculate now!) - Seeds - Fertilizer (NPS?) - Inoculant 4. Prepare budgets sending out to ILRI 5. Prepare research agreement (MoU) and sending out to partners for comment 6. Trial establishment - Land preparation - Planting - Management (weeding…. - Harvesting - Farmers field days 7. Data collection - Associated observations (soil, weather) - Plant growth, Nodulation and N fixation - Soil and plant analysis 8. Reporting 100 1000 Kg 500 Kg 5.0 Kg - When 16 April 2014 16 April 2014 May 2014 April 2014 By 15/5/2014 Who is responsible Team Team of Research and OoA Kindu/Yhenew Country coordinator + N2Africa Team May, 2014 June 2014 June-Oct 2014 November 2014 Sept and Oct 2014 Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA? Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA Team of Research and OoA June-Nov 2014 July-August 2014 November 2014 January, 2015 Team of Team of Team of Team of Researchers Researchers Researchers Researchers Target legumes: Chickpea Adaptation Project sites (Woredas) : Enemay, Y/Densa, Meket, Maksegnt Project location (5 Kebeles): Trial Locations (famers plots) = 100 (5/Kebele) Action Quantity When 1. Selection of Kebeles (project locations) 5 16 April 2014 2. Selection of farmers (Trial locations, 20/Kebele) 3. Procurement of Input (calculate now!) - Seeds - Fertilizer (NPS?) - Inoculant 4. Prepare budgets sending out to ILRI 5. Prepare research agreement (MoU) and sending out to partners for comment 6. Trial establishment - Land preparation - Planting - Management (weeding…. - Harvesting - Farmers field days 7. Data collection - Associated observations (soil, weather) - Plant growth, Nodulation and N fixation - Soil and plant analysis 8. Reporting 100 July, 2014 May, 2014 1000 Kg 500 Kg 5.0 Kg - April 2014 By 15/5/2014 Who is responsible Team Team of Research and OoA Kindu/Yhenew Country coordinator + N2Africa Team August, 2014 September, 2014 Sept-January, 2015 February, 2015 Nov and Dec, 2014 Team of Team of Team of Team of Team of Research and OoA Research and OoA? Research and OoA Research and OoA Research and OoA July, 2014-feb 2015 July, 2014-feb 2015 February, 2015 March, 2015 Team of Team of Team of Team of Researchers Researchers Researchers Researchers N2 Africa Food Legume Research Managed Experiments Evaluation of P rates & rhizobial inoculant strains on faba bean (Vicia fabae L.) in western Amhara Objectives • to select the best performing Rhizobial strain for faba bean production in western Amhara, • to determine optimum rate of P fertilizer for faba bean production in western Amhara. Materials and Methods –Treatments: 13 treatments (4 P rate combined with 3 Rhizobium strains with control treatment without inoculant and P) • 4 P rates ( 0,23, 46 & 69 kgha-1 P2O5) as TSP (0-46-0) side-banded with the seed, • 3 strains R. leguminosarum bv.viciae: – Inoculant 1 – Inoculant 2 – Inoculant 3 •18 kgha-1 N will be used as a starter for all plots, •Recommended lime rates for each district will be applied, •Source of inoculants: – National soil lab., – Holeta ARC, – Menagesha Biotech PLC M & M cont. • Design: – RCBD (factorial arrangement), – 3 replications – 2 sets of experiments (with & without lime) • Spacing: – – – – 2m between rep. & 1m between plots, 2.4m wide * 3m long plot size, Inter-row 40cm * inter-plant 10cm, 6 rows gross & 4 rows harvestable, • Seed rate (200kg/ha) & other practices as recommended M & M cont. • Data to be collected – Stand count/plot: at ~3-4 weeks after seeding, – Plant height at harvest (cm), – Number of tillers/plant, – Days to 50% flowering, – Days to podding, – Nodulation scores at 50% flowering / mid podding, • number of nodules, • size of nodules, • position & color of nodules. M & M cont. – Days to maturity, – Number of pods/plant, – Number of grains/pod, – 100 grains weight (g), – Max. biomass sample at mid podding (kg/plot), – Biological yield (kg/plot), – Economic yield (haulm & grain yields (kg/plot)) M & M cont. • Soil parameters: – Composite soil sample before planting & from each plot after harvest from depths of 0-15, 15-30 & 30-60 cm, – Soil analyses for N & P i.e., NO3-N on all 3 depths & for P on the 0-15 cm, – Texture (0-20cm), – pH, – Ec (ds/m), – CEC (meq/100g), – OM M & M cont. • Meteorological data during the season: – air temperature (oc), – soil temp. at planting (oc), – RH (%), – Rainfall (mm), • Data for economic analysis – Labor cost, – Fertilizer cost,… – Budjet:- 54416.25/location Work Plan Activities Months (2014/5) J F M A M J J A S O N D Input preparation Site selection Land preparation Planting Cultivation Data collection Harvesting Threshing Data analysis & reporting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • Locations: Farta, Debre-Elias, BasoLiben, Debark, Meket & Yilmana-Densa • Duration: 2 years (2006-2007 EC) • Responsible: Kindu G. & soil fertility case team of ARARI • Expected output: 2. Evaluation of P rates & Rhizobial inoculant strains on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Western Amhara Objectives • to evaluate the response of chickpea to inoculants & to select the best performing Rhizobial strain for chickpea production, • to determine optimum rate of P fertilizer for chickpea production Materials & Methods – Treatments: (10 treatments including control) • 3 P rates (0, 23, 46 kgha-1 P2O5) as TSP (0-46-0) side-banded with the seed, • 3 strains of Mesorhizobium ciceri: –Inoculant 1 (CP 41) –Inoculant 2 (CP EAL 004) –Inoculant 3 – Source of inoculants: –Hawasa university, –Holeta ARC, –National soil lab. – 18 kgha-1 N as a starter for all plots, M & M cont. • Design: – RCBD (factorial arrangement), – 3 replications • Spacing: – Plot size: 3.2m wide * 3m long, – Inter-row 40cm * inter-plant 10cm, – 8 rows gross & 6 rows harvestable, – 1.5m between rep. & 1m between plots, • Seed rate (110-120 kgha-1) & other practices: as recommended M & M cont. Data to be collected – Stand count/plot: at ~3-4 weeks after seeding, – Plant height at harvest (cm), – Number of tillers/plant, – Days to 50% flowering, – Days to podding, – Nodulation scores at 50% flowering / mid podding, • number of nodules, • size of nodules, • position & color of nodules. M & M cont. – Days to maturity, – Number of pods/plant, – Number of grains/pod, – 100 grains weight (g), – Max. biomass sample at mid podding (kg/plot), – Biological yield (kg/plot), – Economic yield (haulm & grain yields (kg/plot)) M & M cont. • Soil parameters: – Composite soil sample before planting & from each plot after harvesting (depths of 0-15 & 15-30 cm), – Soil analyses for N & P i.e., NO3-N on all 2 depths & for P on the 0-15 cm, – Texture (0-20cm), – pH, – Ec (ds/m), – CEC (meq/100g), – OM M & M cont. • Meteorological data during the season: – Air temperature (oc), – Soil temp. at planting (oc), – RH (%), – RF (mm, if any), • Data for economic analysis – Labor cost, – Fertilizer cost,… – Budjet:- 52841.25 Work plan Activities Months (2014/5) J F M A M J J A S O N D Input preparation Site selection Land preparation Planting Cultivation Data collection Harvesting Threshing Data analysis & reporting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • Locations: Yilmana-Densa, Maksegnt, Kobo & Enemay (on station and FTC) • Duration: 2 years (2006-2007 EC) • Responsible: Kindu G. & soil fertility case team of ARARI • Expected output: Gender mainstreaming Activity: 1. Identification, planning and implementation of gender responsive technologies • Value addition for food legumes through gender mainstream interventions – Training on recipe preparation – Training on farm management – Training on post harvest tech. – Participation on gender responsive technology dissemination (field day, site selection) Summary Summary of N2 Africa Food Legume Diagnosis Planning 2014 Target Legume Sites (Woreda) Location No farmers (Kebeles) /Kebele Total locations/ Woreda Faba bean Y/Densa 5 5 25 Faba bean Farta 5 5 25 Faba bean Debark 5 5 25 Faba bean Meket 5 5 25 Chick pea Enemay 5 5 25 Chick pea Y/Densa 5 5 25 Chick pea Maksegnet 5 5 25 Chick pea Kobo 5 5 25 Summary of N2 Africa Food Legume Demonstration Planning 2014 Target Legume Sites (Woreda) Location (Kebeles) Faba bean Y/Densa 5 No farmers Total /Kebele locations/W oreda 5 25 Faba bean Farta 5 5 25 Faba bean Debark 5 5 25 Faba bean Meket 5 5 25 Chick pea Enemay 5 5 25 Chick pea Y/Densa 5 5 25 Chick pea Maksegnet 5 5 25 Chick pea Kobo 5 5 25 Summary of N2 Africa Food Legume Adaptation Planning 2014 Target Legume Sites Location No (Woreda) (Kebeles) farmers /Kebele Total locations/ Woreda Faba bean Y/Densa 5 20 100 Faba bean Meket 5 20 100 Chick pea Enemay 5 20 100 Chick pea Y/Densa 5 20 100 Chick pea Maksegnt 5 20 100 Chick pea Kobo 5 20 100 Summary of N2 Africa Food Legume Researcher Managed Trial 2014 Target Legume Sites (Woreda) Location (Kebeles) No farmers Total /Kebele locations/W oreda Faba bean Adet 4 8 4 Faba bean GARC 2 1 2 Faba bean SARC 2 1 2 Chick pea Adet 2 4 2 Chick pea GARC 2 1 2 Chick pea SARC 2 1 2 Gender Mainstreaming Action 1. Training on farm management (planting to harvesting) 2. Training on post harvest technology (storage..) 3. Training on recipe preparation Thank you! Questions? Comments,…