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CRP-GLDCAnnual Report 2019Grain Legumes andDryland CerealsAlliance
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland CerealsThe CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC) is an international consortiumled by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and CGIAR implementingpartners, including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Center for AgriculturalResearch in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), World Agroforestry (ICRAF), International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC). In addition to the CGIAR, the CRP-GLDCis implemented by L’ Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and Centre de CoopérationInternationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) from France and CommonwealthScientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from Australia, and various Non-GovernmentalOrganizations (NGOs), national agricultural research system (NARS) and private sector partners. This consortiumstrives to support beneficiaries in 13 priority countries in South Asia (SA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) witha mission of improving rural livelihoods and nutrition by prioritizing demand-driven innovation to increaseproduction and market opportunities along value chains.http://gldc.cgiar.orgLead Center: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Flagship Program 1: Priority Setting & Impact AccelerationCGIAR Center: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Flagship Program 2: Transforming Agri-food Systems*Flagship Program 3: Integrated Farm and Household ManagementCGIAR Center: World Agroforestry (ICRAF)Flagship Program 4: Variety and Hybrid DevelopmentCGIAR Center: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Flagship Program 5: Pre-breeding and Trait DiscoveryCGIAR Center: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Flagship Program 6: Common Bean for Markets and NutritionCGIAR Center: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)Other participating institutions: CSIRO, IRD, CIRAD, ICARDA, Bioversity International and ILRI.*FP2 remained unfunded although some of its deliverables are captured in the cross-cutting theme: Marketsand Partnerships in Agri-business (MPAB).Contact us:Kiran K SharmaDirector, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland CerealsTel (O) 91 40 3071 3221Mobile 91 98495 48540E-mail k.sharma@cgiar.orgSkype: kksarmaiFor more information: http://gldc.cgiar.orgCRP-GLDC Annual Report 2019 i
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ContentsCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals. iAbbreviations and Acronyms. vExecutive Summary .viiiPart A. Narrative section . . 11. Key Results . . 11.1 Progress Towards SDGs and SLOs . 11.2 CRP Progress towards Outputs and Outcomes (spheres of control and influence) . 11.2.1 Overall CRP progress . 11.2.2 Progress by flagships (optional) . 31.2.3 Variance from Planned Program for this year . 31.2.4 Altmetric and Publication highlights . 41.3 Cross-cutting dimensions (at CRP level) . . 41.3.1 Gender . 41.3.2 Youth and other aspects of Social inclusion / “Leaving No-one Behind” . 51.3.3 Capacity Development . . 61.3.4 Climate Change . 71.3.5 Markets and Partnerships in Agri-Business . . 72. Effectiveness and Efficiency . 72.1 Management and governance . 72.2 Partnerships . 82.2.1 Highlights of External Partnerships . 82.2.2 Cross-CGIAR Partnerships . 82. 3 Intellectual Assets . 92.4 Monitoring, Evaluation, Impact Assessment and Learning (MELIA) . 92.5 Efficiency . 92.6 Management of Risks to CRP . 92.7 Use of W1-2 Funding . . 103. Financial Summary. 10Part B. Tables. 13Table 1: Evidence on Progress towards SRF targets (Sphere of interest). 11Table 2: Condensed list of policy contributions in this reporting year (Sphere of Influence). 15Table 3: List of Outcome/ Impact Case Reports from this reporting year (Sphere of Influence). 16Table 4: Condensed list of innovations by stage for this reporting year. 17Table 5: Summary of status of Planned Outcomes and Milestones (Sphere of Influence-Control). 20Table 6: Numbers of peer-reviewed publications from current reporting period (Sphere of control). 60Table 7: Participants in CapDev activities. 60Table 8: Key external partnerships. 61Table 10: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact Assessment (MELIA). 68Table 11: Update on Actions Taken in Response to Relevant Evaluations. 72Table 12: Examples of W1/2 use in this reporting period (2019). 73Table 13: CRP Financial Report. 74CRP-GLDC Annual Report 2019 iii
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Abbreviations and XMGSGWASHaHIHOPEHPRCIAVAOAlliance of Bioversity International and CIATAgricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement ProjectArbuscular mycorrhizal bio fertilizerAdolescent Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture ProjectThe Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research InstitutionsApplication Programming InterfacesAgricultural Research e-SeekerAdvance Research InstitutesAgricultural Transformation Agenda Support ProgramAccelerated Value Chain DevelopmentAccelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes and Cereals in AfricaAdvance Yield TrialBotrytis grey moldBill & Melinda Gates FoundationBreeding Management SystemBreeding Program Assessment ToolBreeding Product ProfileChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesClimate Change, Agriculture and Food SecurityChaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural UniversityCentre d’étude régional pour l’amélioration de l’adaptation à la sécheresseCrops to End HungerInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement CenterCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementCooking timeCGIAR Level Agricultural Results Interoperable System ArchitectureCrop Network GroupsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats - CRISPR-associated proteinCGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and AgroforestryCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland CerealsCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and MarketsCGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and BananasCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and EcosystemsCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCrop wild relativesDoubled haploidDemand Led BreedingExcellence in Breeding PlatformEx-post Impact AssessmentIronFeed the FutureGenotype x environment x managementGenomic selectionGenome-wide association studyHectareHaploid inducing pollinatorHarnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement of Sorghum and MilletsHybrid Parents Research ConsortiumInnovation et amelioration variétale en Afrique de l’OuestCRP-GLDC Annual Report 2019 v
sRGTIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasWorld AgroforestryInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid TropicsInstitut d’Economie RuraleInternational Food Policy Research InstituteInternational Institute of Tropical AgricultureIntrogression linesInternational Livestock Research InstituteInternational Model for the Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and TradeInstitut de l’Environnement et des Recherches AgricolesInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerInstitut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementInstitut Sénégalais de Recherches AgricolesIntermediary Variety TrialInternational Water Management InstituteKnowledge, attitude, practiceKorea-Latin America Food & Agriculture Cooperation InitiativeLearning Management SystemsMarker-assisted backcrossingManaging Agricultural Research for Learning and OutcomesMonitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Science Uptake in Research and ExtensionMonitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL Platform)Monitoring, Evaluation, Impact Assessment and LearningMillet head minerManagement Information SystemMalawi Improved Seed Systems and TechnologiesMahalanobis National Crop Forecast CentreModular cloningMarkets and Partnerships in Agri-businessMichigan State Universitymetric tonsMarker trait associationsMulukanoor Women Dairy CooperativeNational Agricultural Research and Extension SystemNational agricultural research systemNon-Governmental OrganizationsNational Institute of Animal BiotechnologyNear Infrared Reflectance SpectroscopyNational Performance TrialOne Corporate SystemPan-Africa Bean Research AlliancePlant growth promotersPerformance Management StandardProgram Management UnitPlant Participatory BreedingPreliminary Yield TrialQuality assuranceQuality controlQuantitative Trait LociRapid generation turnovervi CRP-GLDC Annual Report 2019
RuForumSASDCSISLUSMOSNPSSATAATTL IIITPEsWUEWURXRFZAASZnRegional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in AgricultureSouth AsiaSwiss Agency for Development and CooperationSustainable intensificationSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesCGIAR System Management OfficeSingle nucleotide polymorphismSub-Saharan AfricaTechnologies for African Agricultural TransformationTropical Legumes IIITarget Population of EnvironmentsWater use efficiencyWageningen University of ScienceX-Ray FluorescenceZhejiang Academy of Agricultural SciencesZincCRP-GLDC Annual Report 2019 vii
Executive SummaryThe CRP-GLDC envisions to increase productivity, profitability, resilience and marketability of critical andnutritious crops grown in the semi-arid and sub-humid dryland agroecologies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) andSouth Asia (SA) where poverty, malnutrition, climate change and soil degradation are most acute. Improvedinnovation capacities within agri-food systems of these crops are expected to enable coherent and integratedresearch and development, production, and market and policy reforms to contribute towards resilience,inclusion, poverty reduction, nutritional security, environmental sustainability and economic growth.Ex-ante economic, poverty and nutritional impact assessments identified the most promising research andtechnology options for GLDC crops. A gender-sensitive prioritization of varietal attributes and product profilesdefined the most important end-user preferred traits. An impact evidencing strategy showed that over 40% ofthe cowpea growers in Nigeria adopted improved varieties on over 1 million ha leading to significant increasesin yield and income. Demonstration plots served to train over 2,500 farmers and extension agents (46%women), with 110,000 people benefitting from the doubled-up legume systems. Modelling based on decisionsupport tools and nutrient flows generated a ‘map’ to guide effective nutrient cycles. While a suite of modellingtools/framework comprising 5 domains and 115 indicators was developed for researchers to co-design resilientfarming systems, a holistic nutrition education package laid the foundation for studying nutritional knowledgeand attitudes. Multi-stakeholder Crop Network Groups in Africa would help product design, development,testing, advancement and delivery of GLDC crops. Improvements in production and market traits resulted incombining high oleic with foliar fungal disease resistance in groundnut and heat tolerance with bold seedsin chickpea varieties. Through inter-specific crosses, accessions of Tepary bean that withstand 28 0C nighttemperatures were incorporated into common bean that resulted in the release of 28 heat-tolerant varieties inAfrica and Latin America.Partnerships with the private sector, food and seed industries and service providers are expected to enhancethe use of genotyping tools and drone-based imaging technologies. Early generation selection using highthroughput SNP platform and seed-chip in groundnut and chickpea could help reduce cost and enhanceoperational breeding efficiency for enhanced genetic gains. Products of molecular breeding in groundnut andchickpea, deployment of markers in groundnut and sorghum breeding, development of quality control (QC)panels in groundnut and pearl millet, and the development of next generation tools and technologies arebeing established in partnership with the public and private sectors. Our efforts through the gender internshipprogram for young scientists, engaging youth in dryland agriculture and their gainful entry points in the GLDCvalue chains, and gender-responsive product profiling can enhance gender equality and opportunities. Scopingstudies on ways of leveraging market opportunities for smallholders and impact pathways of current and futuretraits using systems dynamics scenarios would provide better targeting and market linkages for GLDC crops,thereby improving rural livelihoods and nutrition through increased production and market opportunitiesalong value chains of these crops. Bean-based flour with high iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) bean is being promoted innational nutritional strategies.viii CRP-GLDC Annual Report 2019
Part A. Narrative section1. Key Results1.1 Progress Towards SDGs and SLOs1. Improved cowpea varieties contribute to poverty reduction in NigeriaCowpea is an important food and fodder legume and essential component of cropping systems in the drysavannas of West Africa. However, cowpea yields are low in much of West Africa. In Nigeria, multi-partnerefforts led by IITA resulted in the release over 20 improved varieties. Efforts have also been made to improvecowpea seed systems. An impact study showed over 40% adoption of improved varieties on over 1 millionha which led to a 26% increase in yields and 61% increase in net returns per hectare (Manda et al., 2019a).Adoption also led to a 17 percentage point increase in household income and a 5 percentage point reduction inthe incidence of poverty, which is equivalent to 929,450 people being lifted out of poverty following adoption ofimproved varieties (Manda et al. 2019b).2. Improved Myanmar Chickpea Production through Early Maturing CultivarsFollowing the release of ten cultivars of chickpea in Myanmar from 1976 to 2018, a study was carried out toquantify benefits in the Central Dryland Zone that grows 96% of chickpea. With an adoption lag from initialrelease to the peak level at 15 years, the cropped area under improved chickpea increased from 67% in 200102 to 97.7% by 2017-18. The coverage was much higher in Sagaing ( 98%) followed by Mandalay ( 96%) andMagway ( 94%) regions, where productivity gains were about 51%, with corresponding unit cost reduction atUS 129 per ton resulting in estimated benefits of US 152.8 million.3. Climbing bean technologies helped 0.8 M farming households increase productivity and food security, resultingto about 5,000 households climbing out of poverty in land-constrained RwandaIn Rwanda, many farmers have less than a hectare to grow all their crops and thus require technologies thatincrease land productivity. Impact studies showed that targeted breeding based on agro-ecological adaptationenabled expansion of higher yielding climbing beans from its traditional high altitude to middle and low altitudeareas. This provided benefits to over 0.8 million families that were a priori disadvantaged due to decliningland sizes and quality. Each additional kilogram of climbing bean seed planted raised per capita consumptionexpenditure by 0.9% and bean consumption by 2.8%. This translates into additional 117,480 tons of beanconsumed by 4.4 million people annually, thereby increasing household food security by 0.6% while decreasingthe likelihood of being poor by 0.6%, equivalent to 4,714 households lifted out of poverty annually.1.2 CRP Progress towards Outputs an
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