ESA IRRI in East and Southern Africa

JF Rickman, Regional Coordinator, IRRI- ESA

IRRI in the region

• Started in Mozambique:- September 2006

• Now work in 7 countries :- Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar

• Offices in 3 countries:-Mozambique, Tanzania, Burundi

• Staff :- 30 ( 9 IRS, 5 NRS, 16 TA’s)

• Regional Research Sites (54)

– Mozambique 17,

– Tanzania 20

– Burundi 9

– Kenya 2, Uganda 3, Malawi 1, Zanzibar 1, Ethiopia1

Rice in Mozambique

Rice Area= 200,000haRice Production = 220,000 tRice consumption =550,000 tImports =330,000t (60%) Consumption 23kg/headEnvironments- Rainfed = 97% (0.8 -1.2t/ha)- Irrigated = 3% (2.5 - 3.0t/ha)

IRRI-Mozambique IRS

– Surapong Sarkarung (Plant breeder)– Alexis Ndayiragije (Plant breeder)– Joe Rickman (Crop production and Engineer)– Carlos Zandamela (Liaison scientist – Agronomist)– Mechanization specialist -2012

National Staff– Ivone Lopez-Office Administartor– Mohammed Jala- Operations TA– Tembi- TA, Umbeluzi– David Muhale- TA, Quelimane

Interns and students– 2 interns University Eduardo Mondlane– 1 MSc student, SUA, Tanzania

IIAM collaborators

• Natalia Tenhole –Maputo• Sostino Mocumbi-Maputo• Marcos Langa -Chokwe• Cheila Manhius -Chokwe• Hidenaldo Duante-Quelimane

IRRI Activities in Mozambique

1. Socio economics program

2. Breeding program

3. Crop production and post harvest (water, weed, nutrient management, equipment testing and demonstration)

4. Capacity building

5. Information management (RKB, Rice and Extension management manuals)

6. Private sector and village based programs

1. Socio Economic Study in Mozambique

Case Survey (CS) 2007- Chokwe irrigation scheme

Extensive Survey (ES) 2008-09- 9 districts in 2 major rice

producing provinces: Zambézia and Sofala province

- Jointly conducted w/ TIA2008 (a nation wide ag. HH survey)

-Second round survey of CS and ES in 2011-12 (on-going)

Results from Mozambique ES & CS

 CS

(Irrigated)ES

(Rainfed)

No. of rice farmers 176 279

Share of the rain-fed (%) 0 100

Paddy yield (t/ha) 2.0 1.0

Paddy yield (t/ha) of top 25 % 3.8 2.6

Cultivated area in the sample parcel (ha) 1.6 0.3

Share of plot with bund (%) 100 46

Share of modern variety (%) 83 0.7

Chemical fertilizer use (kg/ha) 38.0 0

Share of hh using animal/machinery for land prep (%)

83 3.6

2. Evaluation and selection of new breeding lines (2011)

Breeding Lines

Umbeluzi(irrigated)

Quelimane (rainfed)

Tested(2010-11)

Advanced(2011-12)

Tested(2010-11)

Advanced(2011-12)

New plant type

117 12 53 2

Rainfed lowlands

435 60 146 146 (repeat)

Wide crosses 235 11 5011 (grain quality)

Regional yield trials

30 2 39 2

Total 817 85 288 161

Participatory Variety Studies (PVS)

Participatory variety selection and regional variety testing trials

Environment Irrigated Rainfed Total

Activities (2010-11)

RYT/PVS in 7 locations

PVS in 5 locations 12 PVS

Outputs IR 80482 (released as Makassane)

IR 77080-B-34-3(final testing in 2011-12)

Activities(2011-12)

PVS- 8 locationsRYT – 3 locationsMET-3 locations

PVS-7 locationsRYT -2 locationsMET-2 locations

15 PVS5 RYT5 MET

PVS = Participatory variety testingRYT= Regional yield trialsMET = Multi environment testing

New Variety for Mozambique

Comparison against local checkVariety Makassane Limpopo

Yield (3 season, 6 sites) 7427 kg/ha 6744 kg/ha

Disease Resistance BB=R, B=R BB=S, B=MS

Grain type Long Medium-long

Brown rice (%) 70 65

White rice (%) 65 53

Whole grain(%) 55 33

Broken grain (%)

10 20

Amylose (%) 21 21

Gelatinization temp Intermediate Intermediate

BB=Bacterial Leaf BlightB=Blast

Seed Purification and multiplication of varieties with IIAM

1. Purified –Limpopo, IR 64

2. Selected and Multiplied– IR 80482-64-3-3-3,– IR 77080-B-34-3

3. Produced 8 tons breeder and foundation seed

4. Village seed multiplication

-2.5ha Nicodala

3. Crop production technologies

Land preparation and water management

Post Harvest Technologies

Local Peddle Thresher Mechanical Thresher

Super bags for seed

Small equipment for milling and transport

4. Capacity Building (2010-2011)

In-country training and workshops

Rice Production Training Workshop (25)

Writing workshops (13)

Rice Knowledge Bank Workshop (23)

Mozambique Annual Rice Production Workshop (60)

Internship Program for University graduates (2)

Participatory variety selection (PVS) (300)

Total Number Trainees = 123

Capacity Building (2010-2011)

International Trainees

Plant pathology -1

Rice breeding techniques-1

Rice production-1

Rice leadership-1

Season long training-16weeks (Philippines)-5

Post Harvest Training (Philippines)-2

Young Researchers (Philippines)-2

MSc (Sokoine University, Tanzania-1

Total Number = 14

Rice Production Training Workshop -Umbeluzi 2010

5. Information management(Mozambique Rice Knowledge Bank)

6. Public Private Sector Partnerships 52 Rice Growers in 3 villages + Palmero Rice Mill

Collaborators and DonorsCollaborators

Institute Investigation Agriculture in Mozambique (IIAM)

Department of Extension

Provincial Agricultural Departments

Palmero Rice Mill

University Eduardo Mondalane

Donors

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Japan Breeding Fund

Portuguese CGIAR

USAid

THANK YOU