International Food Policy Research Institute/ Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (IFPRI/ ESSP)and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Coordinated a conference with Agriculutral Transformation Agency (ATA) and Ministry of Agriculutrue (MoA) on Teff Value Chain at Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa on October 10, 2013.
2. WHAT DO WE WANT TO BREED FOR?
High Grain & StrawYield
Quality Grain and Straw
Climate Friendly/Resilient
Grain and StrawYield
Resistance 2 Biotic Factors
Resistance toAbiotic
Factors
Erect, Non-lodging Plants
Conventional Breeding
Non-conventional Breeding
1. Mutation Breeding
2. Intra-species Breeding
3. Biotechnology
3. WHERE DO WE START?
Very HighVariability inTef
Germplasm
KnowledgeThatTef Is A C-4 Plant
Already Established Cross-breeding
Technique
Already Established GoodVarieties
Signs that Mutation Breeding Can
Contribute
Successful Breeding Results In
Other Cereals
Wheat
Rice
Etc
4. IN THE NATIONAL TEF STRATEGY
BREEDING CHALLENGES
Insufficient priority is given to tef research,
resulting in limited institutional and
resource capacity
Limited basic research on tef exists to serve
as a basis for further exploration
Limited basic research on tef exists to serve
as a basis for further exploration
Genetic resource collection and
management is insufficient
Tef varieties released so far do not
adequately address lodging, biotic/abiotic
stress, shattering, food products, etc.
Limited applied research in many areas
such as socioeconomics, soil, physiology,
food chemistry, crop protection and
mechanization
PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS
Enhance institutional system and capacity in
financial, human and material capital
Strengthen basic research (physiology, genetics,
cytogenetics and genomics) on tef
Strengthen basic research (physiology, genetics,
cytogenetics and genomics) on tef
Develop comprehensive genetic resources
collection and characterization
Strengthen and accelerate varietal development
through breeding /Biotechnology
Enhance applied research in areas such as
socioeconomics, soil, physiology, food
chemistry, crop protection and mechanization
Strengthen research related to other value chain
steps
14. RECOMMENDATIONS
CREATE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FORTEF-DZ?
HAVE MANY SCIENTISTS (DIFFERENT DESCIPLINES)
WORKING 24/7
PROVIDEADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE- LAND,
GREENHOUSES, LABORATORIES, EQUIPMENT, ETC.
ALLOCATE PLENTY MONEY
15. A STRONG BREEDING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE
THE BEST TEF FOR ETHIOPIA & THE WORLD