Comparative measurement/analysis of field agronomic, yield, quality and measurements of the crop in the traditional and improved management systems
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Dataset metadata
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| Created | Friday 6th of March, 2015 |
| Last updated | Thursday 5th of July, 2018 |
| Dataset type | Non-spatial |
| Abstract | Trade-off analysis of BROAD BEANS/forage production system |
| Principal investigator | Aberra Adie |
| Principal investigator email | a.adie@cgiar.org |
| Partners | Site and assistant coordinators and local partners from research, Universities and extension |
| Other researchers involved | Peter Thorne, Kindu Mekonnen, Alan Duncan, Melkamu Bezabih, Girma Tesfahun |
| Contact person | Aberra Adie |
| Contact email | a.adie@cgiar.org |
| Custodian | Aberra Adie |
| Custodian email | a.adie@cgiar.org, b.haile@cgiar.org |
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| Data collected from | 2014-09-01 |
| Data collected to | 2014-12-01 |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |
| Release of confidential data? | Yes |
| Consent obtained? | No |
| Citation | ILRI Africa RISING Stepwise Intensification Options for Small-scale BROAD BEANS / Forage Production Systems |
| Acknowledgements | Aberra Adie, Peter Thorne, Kindu Mekonnen, Alan Duncan, Melkamu Bezabih, Girma Tesfahun and others |
Project metadata
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| Project title | Stepwise Intensification Options for Small-scale BROAD BEANS / Forage Production Systems |
| Project abstract | The demonstration activities with BROAD BEANS undertaken at the Africa RISING research sites during the Meher season of 2013 highlighted the differences between farmers’ existing practices and those required for the successful adoption of improved bean variety / management packages. Most significantly, we have observed farmers in SNNPR and Amhara regions weeding their bean crops very late leaving volunteer wild oats, other grass weeds and Trifolium sp. to create an ad hoc forage – bean intercrop. As a source of forage, these “weeds” are significant. This protocol proposes a systematic exploration of a set of possible intensification trajectories for the forage – bean intercrop. This needs to include the identification of (1) competition-tolerant bean varieties that can recover after the forage crop is removed under farmers’ existing practice, (2) the possibility of identifying alternative forages to increase productivity whilst retaining the cost benefits of the volunteer-based forage crop and (3) options for stepwise intensification towards specialised bean production for those farmers who begin to appreciate the benefits of market participation. |
| Project website | http://africa-rising.net |
| Grant code | AfricaRISING Policy |
| Donor | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
| Partners | ILRI, ICARDA, Debre Brehan Research Center, Areka Research Center, Worabe Research Center |
| Start date | 2014-06-01 |
| End date | 2015-12-01 |
| Principal investigator | Aberra Adie |
| Other staff involved | Peter Thorne, Kindu Mekonnen, Alan Duncan, Melkamu Bezabih, Girma Tesfahun |
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