Special Collaborative Projects - Headquarters
| Project |
Donora |
Country |
Year of current funding |
Combating Hidden Hunger in Latin
America: Biofortified crops with improved vitamin A, essential minerals and quality
protein
(AgroSalud) |
CIDA |
Canada |
2004-2010 |
| Desarrollo de mapas genéticos para el
mejoramiento del contenido de micronutrientes Fe y Zn en frijoles andinos como alternativa
para reducir las deficiencias nutricionales de la población colombiana |
FIDAR |
Colombia |
2005-2006 |
| Increasing bean and maize
agrobiodiversity as an approach for improving production systems, food security and
nutrition in Nariño, Colombia |
ECOFONDO/FIDAR
|
Colombia |
2003-2006 |
| Obtención de nuevas variedaes de
frijol común con atributos de rendimiento y potencial para nuevos mercados, utilizando
selección convencional y asistida por marcadores moleculares |
COLCIENCIAS
Universidad Nacional |
Colombia |
2004-2007 |
| Fighting Drought and Aluminium
Toxicity: Integrating Genomics, Phenotypic Screening and Participatory Research with Women
and Small-Scale Farmers to Development Stress-Resistant Common Bean and Brachiaria for the
Tropics |
BMZ |
Germany |
2006-2009 |
| Bean genomics for improved drought
tolerance in Latin America |
BMZ |
Germany |
2003-2007 |
| Improved beans for Africa and Latin
America |
DFID |
United Kingdom |
2006 |
| Integrated management of whiteflies in
the tropics |
DFID |
United Kingdom |
2005-2008
|
| Mejoramiento de la nutrición humana en
comunidades pobres de América Latina utilizando maiz (QPM) y frijol común
biofortificados con micronutrientes |
FONTAGRO |
USA |
2004-2007 |
| Reducing pesticide use and pesticide
resistance in rice and beans in the Andean zone |
FONTAGRO |
USA |
2006-2009 |
| Biofortified Crops for Improved Human
Nutrition - Harvest Plus Challenge Program |
Gates Foundation
World Bank
DANIDA, Denmark |
USA |
2003-2008
|
| Commissioned Research-GCP Consortium
Members - TILLING mutagenesis and drought gene analysis |
Generation
Challenge Program |
USA |
2006 |
a. For acronyms, see under list of
donors, below.
Special Collaborative Projects - Africa
| Project |
Donora |
Year of current funding |
| East and Central Africa Bean Research Network |
ASARECA/USAID |
2003-2006 |
| East and Central Africa Bean Research
Network - ECABREN Phase III |
USAID/REDSO
One year-No cost extension |
2007 |
| Supporting improved nutrition, food security and
community empowerment for poverty alleviation-PABRA III |
CIDA |
2003-2008 |
| Climbing bean & agroforestry interventions |
FARM-AFRICA MATF |
2004-2006 |
| Supporting improved nutrition, food
security and community empowerment for poverty alleviation - PABRA |
SDC |
2004-2007 |
| Application of marker assisted
selection (MAS) for the improvement of bean common mosaic necrotic virus resistance in
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
USAID/ through ASARECA Competitive
Grant System |
2004-2007 |
| Increasing food security and rural
incomes in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa through genetic improvement of bush and
climbing beans |
RF |
2005-2008 |
| Evaluation of biorationals for bean
bruchid pest management by smallholder farmers in Lake Victoria Basin |
SAREC-SIDA, Seeden |
2005-2007 |
| Assessing the effect of long-term Seed
Aid in Ethiopia |
IDRC |
2005-2007 |
| Bean root rot disease management in
Uganda |
DFID |
2005-2006 |
| Promotion of Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) Strategies of Major Insect Pests and Diseases of Phaseolus Beans in Hillsides
Systems in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa |
DFID
National Resources International Ltd., NRI |
2005-2006 |
| Enhanced utilization of nutrient rich
beans for nutrition and income |
ASARECA/USAID |
2005-2006 |
| Putting Seed Security at the heart of
agricultural relief and recovery response |
USAID/OFDA |
2006-2007 |
| Effects of root rots on beans on
Biodiversity |
Gines Mera Fellowship |
2006-2008 |
| Enhancing competitiveness of snap bean
for domestic and export markets |
ASARECA/EU |
2006-2009 |
| Getting back to basics: creating
impact-oriented bean seed delivery systems for the poor in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania |
McKnight |
2006-2010 |
| Improved Smallholder food Security,
Nutrition and Income through Increased Production and Marketing of Climbing Beans. |
McKnight |
2006-2010 |
| Nutribean |
VLIR/Belgium |
2006-2011 |
| Improving Resilience of production
systems in Great Lakes Region |
DGDC/ Belgium |
2006-2011 |
| Intensification of climbing bean based
agro-ecosystems |
EU/ASARECA |
2007-2010 |
| Export marketing of beans in ECABREN
countries |
USAID/REDSO/EA |
2007 |
| Increasing the productivity, stability,
sustainability and profitability of smallholder agriculture in vulnerable production
systems through more efficient use of water and nutrients |
Sub-Saharan Africa
Challenge Program
(Proposal approved) |
4 years |
Regional Research Sub-projects under SABRN
| Output |
Activity |
Country |
| 1.1 Develop acceptable bean
varieties rich in protein and micro-nutrients [establish methods for selection with
regional breeders and at least two countries] |
|
1.1.6. Assemble and characterize germplasm
of African landraces |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania
South Africa
Zimbabwe |
|
1.1.7 Participatory evaluation of
promising materials (fast track) in target countries |
D R Congo
Malawi
Zambia
Tanzania |
|
1.4.7. Increase seed of micronutrient rich
bean lines for dissemination |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Malawi |
| 1.2 Exploit genetic diversity
of bean to address marginal environments |
|
1.2.1. Continue to characterize;
generate and evaluate segregating populations for resistance to major constraints |
Malawi
Tanzania
South Africa |
|
1.2.3. Complete characterization of
pathogen diversity of P. griseola and X campestris P |
South Africa |
|
1.2.6. Bean materials for low soil
fertility and moisture stress in BILFA and BIWADA. |
D R Congo
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zimbabwe |
| 1.3 Improve understanding
of opportunities in local, regional and international bean markets |
|
1.3.2. Conduct studies to identify
and characterize potential local, regional and export markets |
D R Congo
Mozambique
Zambia |
| 1.4. Develop new bean
varieties that address food security and market demands |
|
1.4.1. Continue to generate and
evaluate segregating populations and advanced bush and climbing bean lines for priority
trait combinations in food, canning and export beans. |
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Tanzania
South Africa |
|
1.4.2. Apply marker assisted
selection tools to speed up accurate selection for certain resistances (ALS, and CBB) |
|
|
1.4.3. Conduct more rapid
eco-regional evaluations of best advanced lines and nurseries |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Zambia
Swaziland |
|
1.4.4. Apply participatory varietal
evaluation (PVS) of promising materials with end-users especially women, traders,
processors and exporters and thereby identify new varieties for formal national releases. |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania
South Africa
Zimbabwe |
|
1.4.5. Production of breeders and
foundation seed to feed adequate amounts into seed supply chains, with provision of
variety descriptors (9 ECABREN countries and 7 SABRN) |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania
South Africa |
| 2.1. Make available more
options for managing soil productivity and bean pests [e.g. evaluate and document new ISFM
options such as green manures, and IPDM options for managing intractable pests and
diseases especially bean stem maggot and root rots] |
|
2.1.1. Continue testing to identify
IPDM / ISFM options with farmers in 7 in SABRN countries. |
D R Congo
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania |
|
2.1.2 Participatory development and
evaluation with farmers of potential, environmentally friendly, and consumer safe IPDM |
Lesotho
Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe |
|
2.1.3 Facilitate the use of
farmer-to-farmer (also research groups) learning approaches e.g. training, research groups |
Malawi
Zambia
Tanzania |
|
2.1.4. Analyze health and economic
effects of botanical pesticides |
Malawi |
| 2.2. Equip farmers for
selecting among options for knowledge-intensive technologies |
|
2.2.2. Adapt the decision guides and
facilitate their use in decision making in the choice of options, in partnership with
service providers 5 countries in ECABREN and in SABRN |
Zambia
Tanzania |
|
2.2.3. Prepare manuals for use by
farmers |
Tanzania |
| 3.1. Scale up proven
technologies through strategic alliances with specialist NGOs in at least 10 countries
[with innovative approaches; learning by farmer research groups/field schools; provision
of promotional leaflets; guidelines for adaptation and scaling up; etc] |
|
3.1.1. Continue wide national and
regional dissemination of bean-based technologies through a series of
nationally-facilitated strategic alliances with NGOs including PM&E |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zimbabwe |
|
3.1.2. Continue farmer-to-farmer and
group-to-group dissemination of IPM methods and technologies through local extension
partners |
Malawi
Zambia |
|
3.1.7. Analyze uptake pathways
(socio-economic characterization, dissemination and adoption) of bean IPM technologies by
farmers in selected IPM promotion sites |
Malawi |
|
3.1.6. Produce promotional
publications in both networks |
D R Congo
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania |
| 3.2. Reinforce sustainable
approaches to decentralized seed systems [including women as seed entrepreneurs, and
development/use of a decision support tool for designing decentralized seed interventions
across crops] |
|
3.2.1. Support and develop
decentralized seed systems, including through training in business skills for seed
production for farmers in ERI pilot sites and of NGO staff more widely through the
Networks |
Malawi
Zambia
Swaziland
Zimbabwe |
|
3.2.5. Publish manual on pest and
disease management and more local-language versions of existing seed manuals |
Swaziland |
| 3.3. Implement strategies that
enable women to benefit from increased household incomes [including market studies that
examine role of women traders] |
|
3.3.1. Identify and document new and
existing post-harvest and processing bean technologies that could increase women’s
income in at least four countries |
Swaziland |
| 5.2. Enable men and women
farmers to evaluate a diverse range of crop and soil fertility management technologies to
address issues linked to market production [with feedback of farmers’ criteria to
research |
|
5.2.1. Increase levels of support in
soils and NRM options from NARS and partners to Farmer Experimentation Groups or
Committees |
Malawi
Zimbabwe |
5.3. Evaluate agricultural technologies for utility and
acceptability in HIV/AIDS affected situations and make available relevant information to
pilot communities |
|
5.3.1. Identify actors who are
already developing or assessing agricultural technologies suited for application to
HIV/AIDS situations |
Malawi
Zambia |
| 6.1. Train regional and
national breeders in new techniques of marker-assisted selection, selection for
micro-nutrients, and participatory breeding |
|
6.1.7 Support an MSc student in
social science in DR Congo |
D R Congo |
| 6.2. Improve NARS capacities
to convert research results into extension materials and articles aimed at policy makers |
|
6.2.1 Support NARS to produce
articles for policy makers in both networks |
Mozambique |
| 6.3. Build partnerships and
capacity in research and extension organizations that support community interventions in
pilot areas in at least three countries |
|
6.3.1. Enhance partnerships between
NARIS and other stakeholders that support community interventions to institute farmer
participatory research; and exchange visits |
Mozambique
Tanzania
Zimbabwe |
| 6.4. Make available to
development stakeholders information on: research results; the BAPPA [ERI] approach to
community empowerment; gender; and other “lessons |
|
6.4.1. Continue to support NARS
partners to conduct seminars and develop publications targeting development partners in 4
countries in each network (including participation in field days. |
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zimbabwe |
| 8.0 Project management &
performance measurement |
|
8.1 Support performance monitoring against
RBM by national coordinators |
D R Congo
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Swaziland
Tanzania
South Africa
Zimbabwe |
Regional Research for development projects in ECABREN
The
Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN) main research interests focus
on four bean products or themes identified and prioritized by stakeholders during the
priority setting process. These include bean for food and health, snap bean, canning
bean/navy beans, white large and sugar beans for domestic and export markets.
Two research projects: a. Enhancing
utilization of nutrient rich beans for improved household income and nutrition; and b.
Enhancing competitiveness of snap bean for domestic and export markets are supported
through ASARECA competitive grant system- funding stream B and A respectively. Minimum
support has been received from Pan-African alliance for support breeding activities on
navy and white large and sugar beans in participating countries. Some highlights on the
research projects in ECABREN.
Enhancing competitiveness of snap bean
for domestic and export markets
Due
to heavy procurement procedure with funding under European
Development Funds (EDF), the implementation of snap
bean projected by NARS institutions in Kenya, Rwanda,
Tanzania and Uganda started in March 2006 instead of
the 2005 after the inception meeting organized in late
February, 2006. The project monitoring review by ASARECA
technical support group (TSG) made constructive comments
and recommendations that could lead the project to achieve
its objectives. The team members have been assisted
to address the issues raised among which inclusion of
the lacking expertise from production to consumption
continuum for delivery of expected results; involvement
of stakeholders in review and planning meetings in the
partner countries and development of detailed communication
plans; establishment of stakeholder platforms between
farmer groups and the private sector as case studies
to investigate the factors that contribute to sustainable
partnership arrangements that ensure competitiveness;
and the need of a home economist or nutritionist to
assist in development of recipes for popularizing snap
bean consumption in the region. The latter issue is
being addressed with advice from CIAT-ECABREN.
The
surveys undertaken across target countries revealed
the existence of a large unexploited domestic market
of snap beans demonstrating therefore the need to promote
local consumption and utilization of snap beans in the
region. The snap bean sub-sector is considered as big
source of employment and income generation among rural
youth and women, showed the surveys. Developing acceptable
local snap bean varieties could benefit small scale
farmers or local growers for domestic market by paying
seed at lower price as compared to imported seeds sold
at unaffordable price by most of farmers.
Enhancing
utilization of nutrient rich beans
This
project known as biofortification project is at its
ending year. The funding from USAID/REDSO/ESA through
ASARECA will probably end in September 2007, but activities
will continue until March 2008. The project has already
created Country Task Forces in each target country which
are already dealing with dissemination, promotion and
nutrition activities of micronutrient rich beans especially
Maharagi Soja, AND 620, Ngwinurare, MLB-49-89A, MLB
40-89A and/or others materials already accepted and
grown by farmers in some of countries such as Rwanda,
Kenya and DRC. The network coordination unit strategy
is to strengthen the task forces by reaching more village
and urban communities with these micronutrient rich
beans.
Intensification
of the climbing bean based agro-systems
This
project which is aiming at improving sustainably the
productivity of climbing bean-based agro-systems and
nutritional value of households in the Great Lakes region
is primarily intended to benefit Burundi,
eastern DR Congo and Rwanda.
This project was approved since February 2006, but went
through several revisions due probably to the incomprehension
between CGS management and team member as it is a French
written proposal, the common language in the GLR. Also,
the unavailability of principal investigator for finalizing
project budget with ASARECA CGS manager delayed the
signature of the Memorandums of Understanding for funding
of the project in the same year. These agreements and
procurement of funds have been signed and the project
implementation is due to start. Though ECABREN is the
primary major backstopping network, other regional networks
on cassava, banana and also Foodnet joined efforts to
assist the project team members in refining the project.
A French speaking consultant was also hired by ASARECA
Secretariat together with NPP coordinators to assist
technically the team members.
The
climbing bean and agroforestry interventions project
The
funding of this bilateral project supported by Maendeleo
Agricultural Trust Funds (MATF) ended in May 2006. But
the project sought one year of no cost extension to
set strategy for involving interested NGOs such as World
Vision International, Sweden Agroforestry Project and
agricultural extension officers in northern Tanzania
for scaling up and out of farmers selected three climbing
bean varieties (G1106, CAB 19 and Flor de Mayo) and
staking options across districts. Some of main project
achievements include:
- High
appreciation of yield potential of climbers by farmers in northern Tanzania. Yield
potential for the climbers ranged from 4-8t/ha under irrigation during off season as
compared to 2-3t/ha for bush types.
- The
most popular climbing bean lines selected by farmers were G1106 (released in 2006) CAB19
& Flor de Mayo for its marketability.
- Fifty
seed packets of these varieties were disseminated to 25,662 farmers. The technology is
already spreading to other districts outside the project area.
- Various
staking options among which multipurpose fodder species like Calliandra, ropes woven from
Eragrostis species and banana leaves/ pseudo-stems, elephant grass, etc adopted by
farmers.
- Community
seed production initiated. Small scale farmers registered with TOSCI produced about 300 Kg
of Quality Declared Seed (QDS) marking a landmark for sustainable seed supply.
Project challenges
- Demand for improved climbing bean seed is quite high in the whole region. Given
the geographical isolation of targeted beneficiaries, there is a need for promoting
community seed production to support conventional seed system.
- Drought has been one of the limiting factors, especially on tree nursery
establishment.
- Marketability of seedlings of the fodder species is still low; much lower than
tree seedlings raised for timber/poles. There is need for more publicity.
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Bean Networks
From the earliest days of CIAT, bean researchers debated the best way to
transfer the results of their research to the poor small farm family. In 1978 the center
pioneered the development of a regional bean research network for Central America and the
Caribbean, known as PROFRIJOL. This network operated until 2003. A similar network,
PROFRIZA, was established for the Andean zone in 1988 and from 2002 on, this
regional network has been renewed as a bilateral project with CIAT participation. In
the new phase of the bean project for the region, the national programs of Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru continue to be important partners for the CIAT bean project
and continue their strong historical ties and close interaction with CIAT. Two
projects to work on Andean climbing beans have been approved by the Fondo Regional de
Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO),
a research fund sponsored by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB). One for 2002 to 2004,
entitled "Frijol Voluble Alto Andino" and other for 2004 to 2007 entitled
""Mejoramiento de la nutrición humana en comunidades pobres de América Latina
utilizando maíz (QPM) y frijol común biofortificado con micronutrientes".
Both Latin American networks were supported by the
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Based on this model, the Center helped
establish other networks in sub-Saharan Africa’s eastern,
central, and southern regions in the mid-1980s. Currently,
two networks—the Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research
Network (ECABREN)
and the Southern Africa Bean Research Network (SABRN)—operate
within the framework of the Pan-African Bean Research Alliance
(PABRA). Network activities in Africa are supported by the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
SDC, US Agency for International Development (USAID),
and the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom.
The bean networks are voluntary associations of national research
institutions as well as universities and nongovernmental organizations. Their purpose is
to strengthen local problem-solving capacity and speed the development and transfer of
improved technology through regional cooperation. CIAT contributes improved germplasm,
training, and technical assistance. Through democratic governance, the networks set
regional priorities, make resources available for research, manage adaptive research
projects, and share results.
Partners
While feeding into the regional networks, bean research at CIAT also draws heavily on
partnerships with universities in the region and in industrialized countries, such as
Cornell University and the Universities of California and Wisconsin in the USA, and the
University of Ghent in Belgium. These ties are especially valuable in our efforts to
integrate biotechnology techniques into problem-solving research.
Our partners and collaborators in bean research are:
- Regional networks in Africa and Central America: AfNet, ASARECA, CORAF/ WECARD,
ECABREN, SABRN, SACCAR, SADC/FANR, and SICTA.
- NARS: Central America (6), the Caribbean (3), the Andean zone (5), Brazil, East
Africa (9) and southern Africa (10).
- CGIAR centers: ICRAF, CIMMYT, IITA, CIP, IRRI, ICARDA,
- Systemwide programs: IPM program and African Highland Initiative (AHI).
- Other international institutions: EAP-Zamorano, ICIPE, Bean/Cowpea
Collaborative Support Project (CRSP), USA.
- Diffusing technology: More than 30 NGOs, churches, relief and governmental
agencies, and entrepreneurs.
- ARI’s: more than 20 universities and 10 other ARI’s in Australia,
Europe and North America.
- HarvestPlus CP: NARS in Brazil and East Africa; ARI’s in 3 countries.
- Generation CP: NARS in 5 countries; ARI’s in 2 countries.
Donors
| Belgium: |
Belgian Administration for Development Cooperation (BADC) |
|
European Commission (EC) |
|
K.U. Leuven |
| Canada: |
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) |
|
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
| Chile: |
Universidad de
Chile |
| Colombia: |
CORPOICA/Instituto Colombiano para el desarrollo de la Ciencia
y la Tecnología "Francisco José de Caldas" (COLCIENCIAS) |
|
CORPOICA/Ministerio
de Agricultura (MAG) |
|
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA |
|
ECOFONDO
Fundación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDAR) |
| Denmark: |
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) |
| Germany: |
Bundes Ministerium Für Wirtschaftliche
Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
|
| Israel: |
The
Volcani Center |
| Peru: |
Government of Peru (Ministry of Agriculture) |
|
Instituto Peruano de Leguminosas de Grano, IPL |
| Switzerland: |
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum (ETHZ)/
Zentrum für Internationale Landwirtshaft (ZIL) |
|
Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) |
| United Kingdom: |
Department for International Development (DFID) |
| United States: |
Instituto Interamericano de Coop. para la Agricultura (IICA)
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
Fondo Regional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO) |
|
Gates
Foundation |
|
Generation Challenge Program (GCP) |
|
Rockefeller
Foundation |
|
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
|
World Bank |
Contracts
- BID/IICA Project approved by FONTAGRO, USA
- CORPOICA, C.I. La Selva, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia
- COSUDE-PROMPEX CIAT Bean Project, Peru
- COSUDE-PRONALAG Technical Assistance, Bolivia
- FIDAR, Fundación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Agrícola, Colombia
- INIAP-CORPOINIAP, Ecuador
- Ministerio de Agricultura-Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria, INIA, Peru
- UDENAR, Universidad de Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Pasto, Colombia
- UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
- UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA
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