Presented by Endalkachew Wolde-meskel (ILRI) at the N2Africa Ethiopia Launch Workshop, Addis Ababa, 27-28 February 2014

1. በሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሰቲ የም
ጋር በመተ
HAWASSA UN
DIRECTOR
ILRI progress report on N2Africa bridging
year in Ethiopia (2013)
Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa
Endalkachew Wolde-meskel, ILRI
N2Africa Ethiopia Launch Workshop, ILRI
27-28 February 2014

2. Bridging phase (June 2013– Feb 2014.)
• Establish Partnership, Formalize (MoU) and
implement N2Africa activities
• Assembling inputs
• Training on Inoculant technology ( Researchers, Technicians and
Development agents)
• Research agreement (MoU)
• Establish baby and mother trials (Demo plots, variety and
input trials)
• Conduct farmers field days
• Carry out baseline survey –Test
• Capacity building
• Legume residue vs feed value
Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa

3. Implementing Regions and Partners
Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
MoA
ATA
Menagesha Plc
NSTC

4. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Research agreement (MoU)

5. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Assembling Inputs- Seed/inoculant
Chickpea, Common bean, Faba bean, Soybean

6. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Training on Inoculant Technology
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7. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
- Trainingwokshops - for project involved
researchers, technicians& DAs from partner
institutions(200 participants MoA)
oIn 3 different clusters
Demonstrationof seed inoculationfor
techniciansand field workers – (but aspects
of rhizobiology and legume agronomy)
Training……

8. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Inoculated on farm common bean, Boricha, SNNPRS,Ethiopia

9. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
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Target Woredas
Amhara Bichena
Jama
YilmanaDensa
Oromia Bako-Tibe
Gubu-Seyo
Sianana/Goba
Shalla
Adea/Chefe
SNNRS Boricha
Damot Gale
B-Gumuz Mandura

10. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Layout-Dissemination/demo, V & I trials
Established 150 such plots in target woredas all over the regions
FTC, Baby trial plot, at Dambi Dima, Bako tibe woreda
R+ P+, Nasir
R- P- Anger
R+ P+, Anger
R- P- Nasir

11. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Layout- Variety & Input trials- replicated
+P+I +P-I
-P+I -P-I
Rep. I
Input
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FTC, varietytrial plot,at Dambi Dimakebele,Bako tibe woreda,Note Dinkineshfrontsecondleftrow
FTC, Input trial plot, at Dambi Dima kebele, Bako tibe woreda
+ P+I+P-I
- P+I
- P-I

12. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Farmer’ s Field Days
በሀዋ ሳ ዩኒቨርሰቲ የ ም ርም ርና ልማ ት ዳይሬክቶሬት ከN 2 Africa ፕሮጀክት
ጋር በመተባበር ያ ዘጋጀ የ አርሶ አደ ሮች የ መስክ በዓል
23 ጥቅምት 2006 ዓ.ም.
HAWASSA UNIVERSITY – RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE in collaboration with N2 Africa project
Farmers’ field day
Boricha፣ yirba
02 November, 2013
Farmers field day
-SNNPRS
-Oromia
-Pawe
-Amhara

13. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Capacity building
Capacity Building (investmentfor phase II) and training of researchers
Includes MoA staff via ATA

14. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Knowledge sharing
and partnership with
private inoculant
company & GOs
(supplying elite
stains for inoculant
production,
Podcaster 21)
Knowledge sharing /partnership/ supplying elite strians

15. Putting nitrogenfixationto workfor smallholder farmers in Africa
Impact of inputs on legume residues feedvalue for livestock-a
PhD student from Queensland University in Australia access to all
N2 Africa plots for samples
Feed value of legumes residue for livestock