Increasing the Tolerance of Maize to Drought and Low - Repository

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Increasing the Tolerance of Maize to
Drought and Low Soil Fertility in
Southern Africa
Regional Workshop held at Harare, Zimbabwe
Sept. 13 - 17, 1999
Country presentations & group discussions
Workshop participants
Dr. Fernando Sito Mr. Emmanuel Cortes
Ministerio da Agricultura, I.I.A. Ministerio da Agricultura, I.I.A.
C.P. 2104 C.P. 2104
Luanda Luanda
ANGOLA ANGOLA
Mr. L. Lekgari Ms. Lieketso Moremoholo
Department of Agricultural Research Agricultural Research Division
Private Bag 0033 P.O.Box 829
Gaborone Maseru 100
BOTSWANA LESOTHO
Mr. Jamal Mohammed Mr. Gerald Makhale
Agricultural Research Division Agricultural Research Division
P.0.Box 829 P.O.Box 829
Maseru 100 Maseru 100
LESOTHO LESOTHO
Dr. Gresham Nhlane Dr. Vernon Kabambe
Chitedze Research Station Chitedze Research Station
P.O. Box 158 P.O. Box 158
Lilongwe Lilongwe
MALAWI MALAWI
Mr. David Mariote Dr. Andre du Tait
Sussundenga Research Station ARC- Grain Crops Institute
P.O. Box 42 Private Bag Xl25 l
Chimoio Potchefstroom 2520
MOZAWiBIQUE REPUBLI OF SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Jean du Plessis Mr. George Ndlangamandla
ARC- Grain Crops Institute Ministry of Agric. & Cooperatives
Private Bag Xl251 P.O. Box 501
Potchefstroom 2520 Manzini
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND
Ms. Suzette Smalberger Mr. Herman Akonaay
ARC- Grain Crops Institute Selian Agric. Research Institute
Private Bag X1251 P.O. Box 6024
Potchefstroom 2520 Arusha
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TANZANIA
Dr. Zubeda 0. Mduruma Mr. Zawadiel Mrinji
Selian Agric. Research Institute Selian Agric. Research Institute
P.O. Box 6024 P.O. Box 6024
Arusha Arusha
TANZANIA TANZANIA
Mr. Peter Ngowi Dr. Catherine Mungoma
Agriculture Research & Training Institute Golden Valley Research Centre
P.O. Ilonga Private Bag 7
Kilosa Chilanga
TANZANIA ZAMBIA
Mr. Herbert Masole Mr. Tenford Manda
Golden Valley Research Centre Mount Makulu Research Station
c/o Mount Makulu Research Station Private Bag 7
Private Bag 7 Chilanga
Chilanga ZAMBIA
ZAMBIA
Mr. Nicholas Mangombe Mrs. Chinaniso Chibudu
DR&SS DR&SS
P.O. Box CY550 P.O. Box CY550
Causeway Causeway
Harare Harare
ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE
Mr. David Dhliwayo
Soil Productivity Research Laboratory
P. Bag 3757
Marondera
ZIMBABWE
"Increasing the Tolerance of J.faize in Southern Africa to Drought and Low Soil Fertility"
Collaborators Workshop: September 13 -18, 1999
(Suggested Agenda)
11 & 12-Sept-99 Arrival of Workshop Participants
Participants are picked up at the airport by a CIMMYT Driver and hosted at Cresta Oasis Hotel
13 Sept-99 Geographic Information System software training at the University of Zimbabwe
07:30 CIMMYT Bus leaves from Cresta Oasis to the University of Zimbabwe
08:00 Welcome and agenda
08: 15 lntroduction to GIS Dave Hodson
09:00 The Africa Maize Atlas - Step-by-Step Dave Hodson
10:30 Coffee and Tea Break
11 :00 The Africa Maize Atlas - Exercise
12:30 Lunch
13:30 The Africa Maize Atlas - Step-by-Step Dave Hodson
15:00 Coffee and Tea Break
15:30 The Africa Maize Atlas - Exercise
l 7:00 Adjourn
14-Sept-98 Geographic Information System software training at the University of Zimbabwe
07:30 CIMMYT Bus leaves from Cresta Oasis to the University of Zimbabwe
08:00 The Africa Maize Atlas - Assignment of small GIS projects Dave Hodson
08:30 Work on projects All
10:30 Coffee and Tea Break
11:00 Work on projects All
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Presentation and discussion of projects All
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Discussion on future use of GIS - Commitments? Project Coordinator
17:00 Adjourn
15-Sept-99 Country presentations
07:30 CIMMYT Bus leaves from Cresta Oasis to St. Lucia Park
08 :00 Country presentations: 20 miri presentation, 10 min discussion
• Brief introduction to the country's maize breeding/variety testing program - What
are the products?
• Highlights from the past year
•
Problems
•
Planed activities for 200011999
08:00 Country presentations: JV/r. Peter Ngowi is chairing
08:00 South Africa
08:30 Zimbabwe
09:00 Zambia
09:30 CIMMYT
10:00 Coffee and Tea Break
10:30 Country presentations: Mr. Herbert Masole is chairing
10:30 Angola
11 :00 Malawi
11 :30 Mozambique
12:00 Tanzania
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Country presentations: Mr. David Mariote is chairing
14:00 Botswana
14:30 Lesotho
15:00 Swaziland
15:30 Tea and Coffee Break
16:00 Discussion
17:00 Adjourn
16-Sept-99 Regional Trials and Link to Verification and Dissemination
07:30 CIMMYT Bus leaves from Cresta Oasis to St. Lucia Park
08:00 Chair: Dr. Zubeda 0. Mduruma
08:00 Reaching the smallholder farming sector in SADC with improved maize cultivars: the
role of regional trials, national maize variety trials and on-farm verification - Project
Coordinator
Results of the 1998 and 1999 Regional Maize Trials for SADC: discussion
Commitments for the 1999/2000 Regional Trials: entries and sites
Link of Regional Trials with National Maize Variety Trials in individual SADC
countries - plans of National Programs for 1999/2000 NMVT' s and on-farm
verification
Link to seed production and dissemination - Discussion
l 0:30 Coffee break
11 :00 Verfication under on-fann conditions: the Mother/Baby trial design
a Variety testing using the mother-baby design-a practical example
a On-farm verification-General Discussion
a Future directions
12:30 Lunch and Adjourn
13:30 CIMMYT bus leaves for town and/or Westgate Shopping Center
Afternoon at disposition of participants
17-Sept-99 SADLF Phase II: Workshop participants are joined by the Steering Committee
07:30 CIMMYT Bus leaves from Cresta Oasis to St. Lucia Park
08:00 Chair: Dr. Catherine 1l1ungoma
Current plans for SADLF Phase II Project Coordinator
Questions and answers All
09:00 Discussion of SADLF Phase II - in groups All
1. Revision of activities and budget items as currently listed in the pre-proposal
2. Definition ofrole and contributions of partners: CIMMYT, public NARS, i.e.
national programs and universities, NGOs, private companies, Project
Coordinator, Seconded NARS staff, Steering Committee, Specialized Review
Sub-Committee (SRSC), Collaborators Meeting, NARS collaborator
3. Definition of outputs
4. Development of a logical framework for goal and outputs: objective verifiable
indicators, means of verification, assumptions
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Discussion of SADLF Phase II - in plenum All
15:30 Coffee and Tea Break
16:00 Summary decisions of SADLF Phase II - in plenum Steering Committee
17:00 Adjourn
19:00 Dinner in Honor of Workshop Participants and Steering Committee members
18-Sept-99 The Steering Committee works on workplan and budget for 1999/2000
Participants are picked up at Cresta Oasis by a CIMMYT Driver and transferred to the airport.
Country presentation - Angola
Angola Country Profile
Area: 1247700km2
Population: 10.5 (estimates for 1995)
Maize statistics
Production area: 700 - 900 000 millions ha (estimation)
Yield:
Small scale farmers -> 0.35 - a.at
D
o Commercial farmers-> 1.5 - 4.0 t/ha
Percentage of SCF: >90°/o
Percentage of CF: <10°/o
Varieties: OPV's
Recently few hybrids => increasing demand
Sources of seed: External (import) -> 70°/o
•!• GVT (parastatal)
•!• NGOs
•!• Private comp.
•!• Individuals
Local->30°/o
•!• Farmers
•!• Research institutions
•!• National seed services
Role of AMBP in seed business
./ Supply basic (foundation) seed to seed
multipliers
./ Advice stakeholders on what are the best
varieties and from where it can be acquired
./ Assist Gvt in decision making on varieties
throughout the region
Angola Maize Breeding Program (AMBP)
OBJECTIVES
1.
• Develop high yielding stress-tolerant maize varieties
(O PV s) suitable to grow in different ecologies.
• Evaluate and disseminate varieties capable to increase
and stabilize yields at small scale farmers1 level.
• Train staff at all levels.
• Establish close cooperation with regional and
international institutions dealing with agricultural
research.
METHOOOLOGIES
2.
• HSS
• FSS
• RRS
• St
RESEARCH TOPICS
3.
• high yield
• drought
• low soil fertility
• agronomy
Fernando Sito
Last year's highlights
~ Finished establishment of both drought and low N
Test sites
~ Conducted 2nd season of germplasm screening for
drought & Low N tolerance
• National
• Regional
Increased Gvt's support to AMBP specially stress
~
tolerant project
Transport problems solved
~
Staff trained on data analysis software
~
+ Alpha
+ MSTAT-C