Poster prepared by Endalkachew Welde-Meskel and Tamiru Amanu for the Capacity Development Workshop of the CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics, Nairobi, 29 April–2 May 2014
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Overview of N2Africa-Ethiopia project: Achievements and future plans
1. Overview of N2Africa-Ethiopia Project:
Achievements and Future Plans
Dr. Endalkachew Welde-Meskel (ILRI), Mr. Tamiru Amanu (ILRI)
Project background
N2Africa is a science-based “research-in-
development” project funded by BMGF
The main objective of the project:
Increase biological nitrogen fixation and
productivity of grain legumes,
Contribute to enhanced soil fertility,
Improve household nutrition and increased
cash income.
The project covers four regional national
states in Ethiopia also with due emphasis on:
Value chain development and gender and
nutrition
Major partners :
Federal and regional agricultural research
institutes,
Universities (Hawassa and Bahir Dar)
Federal, regional zonal and district MoA,
ILRI
Private input companies (Menagesha Plc.)
and farmers.
Focus legume crops:
Common bean, faba bean, chickpea and
soybean.
Annual planning workshop
15-16 April 2014 to:
Explain the activity clusters within the
agronomy master plan and interfaces with
other project master plans
Provide a planning forum and share
responsibilities
Ensure timely delivery of outputs
Partners from public and private sectors
Presentations on:
Agronomy master plan:
Some findings of rhizobiology
Typical legume crops value chain synthesis
results
Feed value of legume crops residues
Gender and nutrition
Detailed planning for 2014 on:
Agronomy activity clusters with due
consideration of Value chain development ,
gender and nutrition and animal feed value
of legume residues
Pictures
Ways forward
• Follow up and supervision of planned activities
• Inventory of potential value chain actors for the priority
legume crops and establish market linkages
• Strengthen engagement of private sector involvement
• Establishment of public-private partnerships
• Capacity building (inoculant technology, gender
mainstreaming, business development skills)
• Facilitate community based seed systems development
Phase II launch
Workshop 27-28 February 2014.
Project management, invited professionals
from sister N2Africa project and various
stakeholders attended
Project strategic documents presented
and common understanding created
Results from the bridging phase shared
Further consolidation of project strategic
directions and project implementation
with stakeholders
EndalkachewWelde-Meskel and Tamiru Amanu
E.Woldemeskel@cgiar.org, T.Amanu@cgiar.org ● ILRI, Ethiopia.
Prepared for a capacity development workshop of the
CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics, Nairobi, 29 April – 2 May 2014
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Achievements
The May-December 2013 bridging period provided a launch-pad for
phase II.
Partnerships established with key partners.
Capacity building on inoculant technology (training of researchers,
technicians and DAs)
Assembly of appropriate inputs
Actual implementation of N2Africa activities
Baby and mother trails established across the regions (150 baby
trials and 20 mother plots)
Farmers (both males and females) were trained on input
applications and field management
Field days organized and feedback collected
Results from some regions indicated positive responses for inputs
(fertilizers and inoculants)
Furthermore, baseline survey was undertaken to better understand
the biophysical and socio-economics situations
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HAWASSA UNIVERSITY – RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE in collaboration with N2 Africa project
Farmers’ field day
Boricha፣ yirba
02 November, 2013
April- May 2014