Elirehema, S.

Mateete, B.

Munthali, W.

Mwololo, J.

Ngowi, P.

Okori, P.

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Evidence• The pigeonpea varieties introduced have yield advantages of up to 40% over local check (Fig 2).• Partners and farmers (1327) trained and engaged to produce quality seed (Table 1 and Plate 1).• Fifteen community seed banks formed and operational (Table 1& 2).• Seed production and productivity enhanced (Table 2).• Quality seed available across the two districts (Kongwa andKiteto) (Fig 3).0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500ICEAP 00040ICEAP 00557ICEAP 00554Local CheckGrain yield (kg/ha)Kiteto Iringa KongwaTable 1. Seed beneficiaries engaged on training and seed productionApproaches for taking technologies to scale• Private sector engaged for scaling-out the new varieties (DryLand Agriculture Investment Company.• Strategic partnerships with public sector for seed delivery.• Participatory technology testing and learning.Table 2: Production and beneficiary trackingProposal for the future• Stimulation of domestic demand for pigeon pea.• Integration of  agronomy, crop-livestock and seed system technologies in scaling out strategy.• Strengthening quality control to unlock productivity and seed markets.Fig 3: Pigeonpea seed coverage in Kongwa and KitetoWe thank farmers and local partners in Africa RISING sites for their contributions to this work. We also acknowledge the support of all donors which globally support the work of the CGIAR centers and their partners through their contributions to the CGIAR systemThis poster is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. September 2018 Plate 1: Top left Farmers receiving packs of pigeonpea seed; Top middle-Hands on training on pest control in pigeonpea, Top right PVS on Pigeonpea 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100% 105%MaizeSorghum/MilletSunflowerGroundnutsPigeon peaCow peasSesameBeansSweet potatoesLocal seedImprovedQuality declared seedsLocal and improvedFig 1: Seed status in central TanzaniaChallenges & Study objective• Resilient pigeonpea varieties with commercial value are notaccessible to smallholder farmers of semi-arid ecologies.• Limited investment by private sector on pigeonpea (Fig 1).• Farmers grow obsolete and or local landraces.Study objectives• To introduce and popularize improved pigeon pea varieties in central Tanzania.• To strengthen local seed delivery systems.Scaling-out pigeonpea varieties to enhance resilience opportunities for smallholder farmers of the semi-arid region of central Tanzania1 Wills Munthali, 1 Peter Ngowi, 2 Swai Elirehema, 1 James Mwololo, 3 Bekunda Mateete, and 1 Patrick Okori,1ICRISAT, 2ARI-Hombolo Dodoma, 3IITAIntroduced technologies• Adapted high yielding pigeonpea varieties.• Community seed banks and associated knowledge/skills, as a seed delivery mechanism.Village Seed banks Men Women TotalNjoro 3 202 117 319Moleti 3 57 200 257Mlali 3 130 171 301Chitego 2 114 88 202Manyusi 2 99 26 125Laikala 2 95 28 12315 697 630 1327Fig 2: Performance of improved varieties No Village Crop 2016-2017 productionnew beneficiaries for 2017-2018Productivity (kg/ha)1 Njoro Pigeon pea 778 165 1233.52 Moleti Pigeon pea 2,721 306 953.73 Manyusi Pigeon pea 317 73 1144.24 Chitego Pigeon pea 95 95 13285 Mlali Pigeon pea 4,202 542 1725.96 Laikala Pigeon pea 460 97 835.6Total 8573 1278 avge: 1203.5Partners

Scaling-out pigeonpea varieties to enhance resilience opportunities for smallholder farmers of the semi-arid region of central Tanzania

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Scaling-out pigeonpea varieties to enhance resilience opportunities for smallholder farmers of the semi-arid region of central Tanzania

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