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Traveling Workshop in Ethiopia
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Around 30 EIAR scientists, district extension workers and staff of the agriculture bureau participated. Drs Mathew Abang, Mohamed Imtiaz, Khaled Makkouk, and Safaa Kumari from ICARDA, and Dr Kate Longley of ICRISAT were the facilitators at the workshop. The participants visited chickpea and lentil farmers' fields in Debre Zeit, Modjo, Minjar Shenkora, Chefe Donsa, Sendafa, Debre Burhan, Enewary and Butajira. Discussions were held with local farmers during the visits. An increasing number of farmers are adopting the Ascochyta blight resistant chickpea variety "Arerta" and the rust resistant lentil variety "Alemaya". Both varieties were developed through CARDA-EIAR collaboration. The increased adoption of new varieties and associated management practices is a result of collaboration among all stakeholders, including farmers and community organizations involved in informal seed multiplication. The traveling workshop concluded with a general discussion on major problems observed during the field visits, in order to identify issues that require further research. |
About
ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org) is one of the 15
international research centers supported by the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICARDA serves the entire
developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean;
and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water,
improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and
goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In the Central
and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for
the improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage
legumes and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of
the natural resource base of water, land, and biodiversity.
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
(www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of countries, international and
regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international
research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable
development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition
and health, and protecting the environment.