INITIATIVE MAROCO-INDIENNE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES LEGUMINEUSES ALIMENTAIRES

FOCP/INRA/IAVHII/ICARDA/ICRISAT/MSSRF

Project First Year ReportSeptember 1st, 2013 to August 31rd, 2014

Project Title:

INCREASING FOOD LEGUMES PRODUCTION BY SMALL FARMERS TO STRENGTHEN FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY THROUGH ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES AND

GOVERNANCE WITHIN SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

September 2014

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Agricultural Research StationFarmers Field DaysFarmer Participatory Varietal SelectionGood Agricultural PracticesGreen Morocco PlanInstitut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan IIInternational Center for Agricultural Research in Dry AreasIntegrated Crop ManagementInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsIntegrated Disease ManagementIndia-Morocco Food Legumes InitiativeInstitut National de la Recherche AgronomiqueIntegrated Pest Management Swaminathan Research FoundationNon-Governmental Organization Office Chérifien des Phosphates Office National du Conseil Agricole Project Executing AgencySociété Nationale de la Commercialisation des SemencesVillage Based Seed Enterprise

Acronyms

ARSFFD FPVS GAP GMP IAVICARDA ICM ICRISAT IDMIMFLI INRA IPMMSSRFNGO OCP ONCAPEASONACOSVBSE

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Contents

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Acronymes

I. Project summary 5II. Summary of project progress 5III. About the project 6IV. Goal of the initiative 7V. Purpose 7VI. Expected output and activities 7VII. Implementation strategies and approach 10 1. Management of the Project 10 2. Innovation Platforms 10 3. Sites, crops, IP and lead center 11VIII. First year achievements 13IX. Communication 31X. Conclusion 32

Acknowledgement Annexes

Annexe I: IMFLI in the press

1. IMFLI project in the ICARDA website: “A workshop on Innovation Platforms in Morocco 33

2. IMFLI project in the ICARDA website: “Grain Legumes – triple benefits for farmers, nutrition and soil fertility” 34

3. IMFLI Project in the ICRISAT website: “Mapping the progress of the India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative” 36

4. IMFLI project in the press, article in the newspaper « Les ECO »: “L’OCP s’implique dans la révolution verte en Inde” 38

5. IMFLI project in the press, article in the newspaper : ” La Nouvelle Tribune”: « Maroc-Inde : La fondation OCP partenaire des petits agriculteurs » 40

6. IMFLI project in the press, article in the newspaper « Le Matin » :« Création d’une plateforme d’innovation pour les légumineuses à Meknès » 42

7. IMFLI project in the press, note in the OCP Newsletter 43

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Annexe II: Contribution to publications release 46

Abstract 1Collection, characterization and evaluation of Moroccan faba bean landracesFATEMI, Z., Daoui, K., UDUPA, S.M, SOUDI, G., OUABBOU, H., and EL GHADRAOUI, L. 46

Abstract 2 Effect of phosphate-solubilizing rhizobia on the growth and phosphorus uptake by Vicia fabaMaghraoui, T., Bechtaoui, N., Galiana, A., Wahbi, S., Duponnois, R., Hafidi, M., Daoui, K., de Lajudie, R. and Oufdou, K.. 47

Abstract 3 Genetic variation of root and shoot traits at early stage in a lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) recombinant inbred lines (RILs) population under drought: towards Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) mapping Omar Idrissi, Chafika Houasli, Ellen De Keyser, Patrick Van Damme, and Jan De Riek 48

Abstract 4Assessment of genetic variation of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) landraces from MoroccoOmar Idrissi, Chafika Houasli, Ellen De Keyser, Patrick Van Damme, and Jan De Riek 49

Abstract 5Genetic variability and population structure of Ascochyta rabiei in Morocco using microsatellite markersSanae Krimi Bencheqroun, Seid Ahmed, Allae Hamwieh, Muhammed Imtiaz, Rachid Mentag, and Sripada M. Udupa. 50

Annexe III: Graduation thesis

Thesis 1 Said Najah (2014). Évaluation de stratégies de désherbage chimique des légumineuses alimentaires : Cas de la lentille à Zaer et du pois chiche en basse chaouia : Memoire de TroisiemeCycle pour l’obtention Du Diplome d’ingenieur d’état En Agronomie. IAV Hassan II : Maroc 51

Thesis 2 Fatima Zahra Belamlih, Mounia Berradi (2014).Effets de la fertilisation foliaire en éléments majeurs sur le rendement des légumineuses : Projet de Fin d’Etudes présenté pour l’obtention du diplôme d’Ingénieur d’Etat en Agronomie. IAV Hassan II : Maroc 53

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I. PROJECT SUMMARY

1. Title: Morocco – India Food Legumes Initiative: Increasing food legumes production by small farmers to strengthen food and nutrition security through adoption of improved technologies and governance within south-south cooperation

2. Project Executing Agency (PEA): Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Rabat, Morocco

3. Location: Morocco

4. Starting Date: September 2013

5. Completion Date: December 2018

6. Partners: OCP Foundation, INRA, IAV and ICARDA

7. Total Budget: 35 860 571 MAD (54% OCPF and 46% INRA/IAV/ICARDA)

8. Executive agency: INRA

9. Period Covered by this Report: From September 1st, 2013 - August 31rd, 2014

10. Conclusions/Recommendations: The first year project activities have been launched and are progressing well as per the work-plan.

II. SUMMARY OF PROJECT PROGRESS

Morocco-India Food Legumes Initiative is intended to strengthen and improve food and nutritional security of low-income people and the sustainability of poor farmers, and to conserve the natural resource base for sustainable production systems in India and Morocco. As part of the initiative, OCPF, INRA, IAV and ICARDA, have agreed to collaborate in the dissemination and adoption of improved technologies to increase productivity of food legumes through “Increasing food legumes production by small farmers to strengthen food and nutrition security through adoption of improved technologies and governance within south-south cooperation” project.

The ultimate aim of the project is the dissemination and adoption of improved technologies and governance to increase productivity of food legumes through participatory knowledge management systems and South-South collaboration.

The progress achieved during September 2013 - August 2014 period can be summarized as follows :

1. Project Executing Agency (PEA) and partners participated actively and contributed to work plan development. Subsequently PEA conducted work plan meetings in Rabat to delineate responsibilities and fixing targets for each region in consultation with partners.

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2. PEA and partners identified five regions where food legumes innovation platforms will be established: Abda, Chaouia, Tadla-Azilal, Khémisset-Zemmour-Zaer, and Meknès-Taounate.3. PEA and partners identified five major food legume crops that will be targeted: lentils, winter chickpea, spring chickpea, fababean major, andfababean minor.4. Project awareness meetings conducted in the project regions and farmers interested in joining the project and growing target crops were selected. 5. Soil samples collected from the fields of selected farmers and submitted to soil testing laboratories in respec-tive partner institutions. Most of the samples analyses are completed and results of analysis were shared with farmers during soil health training program. 6. Baseline survey questionnaire was used for conducting survey in selected regions and data collection is in progress. 7. Farmer participatory varietal trials were conducted and the results of these on-farm trials will be used for selecting farmers’ preferred improved varieties. 8. Seeds of selected varieties were used. These varieties are adapted to different soil types and conditions. 9. PEA and partners established farm field schools on improved crop production practices to train the trainers (lead farmers) and newly joined field supervisors. 10. Despite low rainfall, fall and winter sowings as planed were completed in November and December 2013 in all selected regions. Spring sowings was accomplished in February 2014.

III. ABOUT THE PROJECT

Food legumes provide an important opportunity contributing to food and nutrition security in a sustainable way, through intensification and diversification of agricultural systems and by providing a major source of nutrition for the poor. Food legumes also play a significant role in the efficient use of soil and water resources and to judicious exploitation of agricultural production systems. Equally, pulses play an important role in food and nutrition security, animal feed, income and employment generation, and poverty alleviation.

The overall production levels of food legumes in Morocco have steadily fallen in the last decades and certain-ly not in accordance with their potential. Yields of food legumes have stagnated and no yield breakthroughs have occurred. Thus, one of the most salient features of the current food legumes market is the consistently lower production against the demand. This has led to increased prices worldwide. It has also made the market volatile.

In Morocco, while food legumes exports represented 45 to 60% by volume in the 1970’s, the failure of production to keep pace with the national overall demand, Morocco relies now on importing to supplement local production capacity, which affects considerably the balance of payment and per capita consumption. The land cropped annually with food legumes went from 511 000 hectares during 1970-1980 to 380 000 hectares during 1990-2000 decades. During the last decade, it stabilized around 365 000 hectares annually. The global food legumes production is about 2.4 million quintals per year. Average yield went from 6.3 to 6.6 quintals/ha. The annual per capita consumption decreased is around 6 kg. Productivity levels of food legumes have remained low and variable due mainly to low yield potential of existing varieties, poor seed multiplication systems, susceptibility of grown varieties to environmental stresses and depredation by diseases, insect pests and parasites, limited use of inputs, access to market, labor cost and availability and low degree of mechanization, and weak farmer organization.The new Green Morocco Plan (GMP) launched in 2008 is intended to implement an agricultural policy that will bring about: (i) the competitive upgrading of the agricultural sector in the perspective of modernization and integration into the world market, and the creation of wealth for the whole value chains; (ii) the taking

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into account of the whole sector in all its economical, sociological, environmental and territorial components, with priority being given to sustainable human development objectives; (iii) the greater optimization and sustainable management of natural resources; and (iv) the definition of support policies needed for sustainable growth.

Food legumes are parts of the GMP. The production objective within major producing regions as stated in the Agricultural Regional Plans (PAR) is to be increased by 40 to 80% by 2020.

WithinIMFLI, India and Morocco through South to South cooperation decided to join their efforts and exper-tise to boost food legumes production in their respective countries. The goal of such initiative would improve food security and nutrition, soil health, income growth, employment opportunities and farmers’ organizations and empowerment. Though, both countries will mutually cooperate to sustain their food security through trade.

The major outcomes persued by the initiative concern (1) Value chains, add value, marketing and pro-food le-gumes policy interventions; (2) Eco-technology options for sustainable food legumes productivity, profitability and product quality; (3) Farmer/producer aggregation and empowerment (Community Based Organisations) for technology verification to improve technology adoption and market access; (4) Knowledge connectivity system using different ICT tools for rural communities and project communication; (5) Capacity building/farmer and women empowerment and networking of all stakeholders, and South-South collaboration; and (6) M&E system for implementation, management and social cost benefit.

IV. GOAL OF THE INITIATIVE

The intended objective is to strengthen and improve food and nutritional security of low-income people and the sustainability of poor farmers, and to conserve the natural resource base for sustainable production systems in India and Morocco.

V. PURPOSE

Dissemination and adoption of improved technologies and governance to increase productivity of food le-gumes through participatory knowledge management systems and South-South collaboration.

VI. EXPECTED OUTPUT AND ACTIVITIES

Output 1. Value chains of targeted food legumes studied and analyzed

1. Conduct value chain analysis to identify deficiencies and strengths and devise mitigation strategies; 2. Identify value chain investment opportunities that maximize benefits for the small holder farmers; 3. Identify the current and potential legume processed products and develop business plan around se lected products

Output 2. Improved varieties tested and evaluated through on-farm participatory approach

1. Identify suitable varieties for different agro-ecologies 2. Implement multi-location farmer participatory varietal demonstration and selection of farmer pre

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ferred varieties of Lentil, Chickpea, Faba bean, Pigeon pea, Grass pea, Black and Green Gram; 3. Organize field days for all stakeholders to demonstrate the performance of varieties and 4. Document performance of food legumes varieties, their key traits and importance (leaflets, bulletins)

Output 3. Integrated crop management options refined and tested by farmers

1. Evaluate and demonstrate appropriate agronomic practices to enhance legume productivity in different cropping systems; 2. Demonstrate the benefits of food legumes in the crop rotation; 3. Promote IPM options to improve cropping system health and sustainability. 4. Organize field days for all stakeholders to demonstrate the performance of the options; 5. Document performance of ICM options (leaflets, bulletins)

Output 4. Functional village-level based seed delivery systems established

1. Develop a business plan for village based ‘seed enterprise’; 2. Establish pilot VBSEs in target districts and maintained by farmer’s groups; 3. Produce and distribute quality seed of target legumes at village level to meet the needs of a selected community.

Output 5. Value addition through post-harvest processing, storage and labeling of food legumes investigated

1. Analyze and document post-harvest processing, storage and labeling of grain legumes benefitting small holder farmers 2. Identify and promote post-harvest processing and storage technologies suitable for smallholder for reducing post-harvest losses in food legumes 3. Identify small scale processing machinery (seed graders, shellers, mini-mills); 4. Promote local value addition activities (cleaning, grading, processing, labeling etc.)

Output 6. A pilot knowledge connectivity system using different ICT tools to meet the needs of information and knowledge of targeted rural communities established

1. Analyse the existing / possible technologies platform in the project areas 2. Identify the needs of the rural communities and mapping the stakeholders for providing locale – specific demand driven information and capacity building training programmes 3. Train the stakeholders for effective implementation of knowledge connectivity 4. Set up a pilot knowledge connectivity using different ICT tools including web based food legume knowledge management system.

Output 7. Pilot community based organizations (CBO/ farmer aggregation) demonstrated

1. Inventory and document existing CBOs in target areas 2. Conduct awareness meetings on the purpose of CBO 3. Mobilize farmers into business groups 4. Formation of a pilot apex body with membership and share capital 5. Identify major crops portfolios and prepare business plans of the CBO

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6. Formalize legal status of CBO.

Output 8. Back up research to enhance technology generation, including, IPM/ICM, Crop improvement, adapted mechanization carried out

1. Develop new elite lines of food legume crops with improved resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses with better yield and end use quality suitable for mechanized harvesting 2. Investigate alternative IPM and ICM technologies to increase and stabilize the productivity of target legumes 3. Select and adjust machinery for sowing, weeding and harvesting of food legumes.

Output 9. Capacity building and networking of all stakeholders achieved

1. Conduct Farmers Field Days/FFS to enhance co-learning and farmer to farmer innovations; 2. Enhance knowledge sharing through media releases and publications on the technological interventions; 3. Promote networking between India and Morocco and within the region including exchange travelling workshop for understanding and planning the implementation of concept of knowledge connectivity system; 4. Exchange of expertise through mutual visits of scientists, farmers, policy makers, and other stakeholders to promote South-South cooperation; 5. Carry out Degree and non-degree training for young professionals; 6. Linking center of excellence in food legumes research and ICT between countries, CG Centers and advanced research institutions.

Output 10. M&E system for project implementation, management and impact developed and monitored on a regular basis

1. Develop a participatory M&E system for project implementation; 2. Conduct a baseline study to establish current status of households and production systems; 3. Capacity building of M&E system for all the stakeholders; 4. Regular reporting: progress report, annual report and final report; 5. Monitor adoption by farmers of tested technology options; 6. Organize regular project meetings; 7. Conduct mid-term and final evaluations; 8. Assess the impact of the selected technological options and their economic, environment, and social benefits.

Output 11. Pro-food legumes enabling policy explored and documented

1. Identify and analyse key policy bottlenecks and opportunities within grain legumes value chains that can benefit resource poor farmers and provide information to policymakers on ways and means to empower small holder farmers along the grain legumes value chain 2. Document the adoption and success stories for out-scaling.

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VII. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND APPROACH

1. Management of the Project

The project is implemented through an international consortium of partners composed of OCP Foundation, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, 2 Moroccan research institutes: INRA & IAV Hassan II, and 2 inter-national CGIAR Centers: ICARDA and ICRISAT. Responsibilities were assigned to each institution through yearly work plans.

The Partners, INRA, IAV and ICARDA, are responsible for the implementation of the Project as detailed in the validated workplan. In order to effectively coordinate and oversee the implementation of the Project, OCPF and the Partners sat up a coordination committee. The coordination committee did met 4 times during this first year of the Project. The Partners, in accordance with the cooperation agreement carried out the implemen-tation and management of the Project with their assistance and financial contributions.

2. Innovation Platforms

To effectively address the dissemination and adoption of improved technologies and governance to increase productivity of food legumes through participatory approach, innovation platform approach was developed.

Innovation platforms are tools that help stakeholders to achieve a joint objective and interact in a concerted manner. In the literature, the concept of innovation platform refers to a set of stakeholders bound together by their individual interests in a shared issue, challenge or opportunity, intending to improve livelihoods, enterprises and/or other interests. It is made up of various actors who co-operate, communicate and share tasks to carry out activities needed for innovation to take place. Innovation platforms are therefore tailor-made to respond to the challenges and opportunities encountered.

At the local level, innovation platforms tend to focus on improving practices through joint experimentation and linking of farmers to markets and other stakeholders. At the national or international level, innovation platforms tend to have a policy development orientation, often on the basis of findings from activities taking place at the local level.

A workshop about innovation platforms was held at the INRA conference room in Rabat, Morocco, from October 21st to October 25th, 2013. Thirty participants from Regional Research Centers of INRA, from OCPF, IAV Hassan II, and ICARDA in charge of implementation of the project attended the workshop.

The objective of the workshop was to understand how to create innovation platforms focused on food legumes rehabilitation in Morocco. In fact, the innovation platform approach along the value chain is an opportunity to bring all the players (farmers, stakeholders, researchers, extension specialists, local authorities, vendors, processors, sellers, buyers, etc…) to meet and share their experiences in improving agricultural production and productivity.

The workshop created an opportunity for all participants to share their experiences and strengthen their capacity building to achieve their mission.

The innovation platforms will focus on five agricultural regions of Morocco and help move from classical demonstration platforms involving mainly farmers and researchers to innovation platforms involving all

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actors. Ten innovation platforms involving 50 farmers, along with ten field days and ten farmer field schools will be operational in 2013-14. The program will reach, by the end of this first growing season, 1000 farmers. The objective is to reach 10,000 farmers by the end of the project.

The workshop has been documented and edited. The main outcome is the development of a common road map for creating and facilitating the initiation of the innovation platforms in the five regions. A whole chronogram of activities was agreed upon and implemented.

The objectives of innovation platforms during the first year are:

1) Involve different regional actors in on-farm demonstration trials : research, extension, agriculture chamber, seed and machinery companies, service providers, food legume producers, NGO, etc… 2) Use the optimal cultural practices for food legume production in on-farm trials 3) Compare on-farm trial performance with farmers’ practices

3. Sites, crops, IP and lead center

During 2013-14 growing season, 10 innovation platforms were planned in the 5 high food legume producing régions of Morocco: Abda, Chaouia-Ourdigha, Tadla-Azilal, Zemmour-Zaer, and Meknès-Taounate. Two ru-ral communes were chosen within each region and 4 to 6 farmers were selected in each commune. At each site, one hectare demonstration platform was planted with best-bet food legume technologies options and 3000 m² for varieties testing.

CRRA Meknes

CRRA Rabat

CRRA Settat

CRRA Settat

CRRA Tadla

Fababean

Chickpea

Chickpea

Lentil

Fababean

Chickpea

Chickpea and lentil

Lentil and peas

Fababean

Lentil

Kansara

Sidi Ayad

Merchouch

Ain Sbit

Sidi El Aydi

El Gara

Jemaat Shaim

Sbiaat/ El Youssoufia

Tagzirte

Ait Atab

Meknes-Taounate

Zemmour-Zaers

Chaouia-Ouardigha

Abda-Doukkala

TadlaAzilal

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Selected Project Areas Rural Communes Target Crops IP Lead Center

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Data collection in collaboration with the ‘Direction des Stratégies et des Statistiques’ (DSS/MAPM) was completed in July : area, production, yields, producer prices, consumer prices, foreign trade in order to «develop econometric models”;

Interviews were conducted with key stakeholders and a workshop was held on June 26, 2014 in Rabat. A draft of the report about the workshop was prepared and is avai-lable. Activities include:

• inventory of public policy for the food legumes sector;• initiation of a process of reflection with all stakeholders on the mecha-nisms to be implemented for the rehabilitation of food legumes in Morocco;• data collection in collaboration with the DSS (area, production, yields, producer prices, consumer prices, foreign trade; • complements, when needed will be collected in September

• In the five project areas, a sample of 500 farms was developed in col-laboration with the Centre for Agri-cultural Council;

• Preparation of the questionnaire, . Constitution of the Team, Selection of the investigators;

• INRA teambeing strengthened by research professors from the Faculty of Legal Sciences, Economic and So-cial Sciences (University Hassan I in Settat) ;

• Two PhD students will strengthen the team in the next year ;

• a data processing device has been set up to facilitate and standardize the analysis;

• Two teams were formed and it was necessary to aknowledge the sup-port of officials and CCA in support of CRRA INRA ;

Collect literature review on food policies with focus on food legumes and cereal sectors; Collect time series data on selected agricultural produc-tions (food legumes, cereals, olive, etc.), land allocation to each activity, productions and productivities (yields), producer prices, demand (consumptions, consumption prices, elasticity, etc.) and trade (import) from official publications.Develop and test econometric models that link policy changes and their impacts on food legumes sector Conduct interviews of key informants on food policies and food legumes sector; Organize a national workshop with stakeholders involved in the food legumes sector.

Review and utilize all valuable previous studies that were conducted on the project issues

Establish a sample of 100 farms by site

Questionnaire development and field test

Data collection

Data processing and treatment

Enterprise budget for the tree food legume establishment

Data analysis and reporting

2013-2014 focus on the analysis of the retailer’s stage and proces-sor’s stage.

Review and utilize all valuable previous studies that were conducted on the project issues

Questionnaire development and field test

Data collection

Data processing and treatment

Data analysis and reporting

1. Policy components

Analysis of correlations between food policy changes and their impacts on trends of food legumes production; Identification of the main policy determinants of food legumes production.Characterization of demand, consumption, and trade of food legume.Identification of efficient policy and institutional actions that will help actors to rehabilitate food legumes sector.

2. Farming system description and characterization: Cropping system analysis and production cost establishmentIdentify the main components of the farming system

Study the socioeconomic and technical status of the selected food legumes

Identify the main socioecono-mic, technical and financial de-terminants of production and consumption

Establish enterprise budgets of the selected food legumes

3. Sociological issues and Institutional aspects

Identifying forms of individual and collective arrangements for management of production sys-tems.

Analysis of roles and tasks by gender in the production system

Identification of stakeholder involved in the production and commercialization of food le-gumes and relationships they develop

Output 1:

Value chains of targeted food legumes studied and analyzed

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Fadlaoui Aziz et al.

Laamari Abdelali et al.

Ab d e r r a h i m Bentaibi et al.

Workshop in April-June 2014

Preliminary result in July 2014

The final report in December 2014

Rapid Assessment

Data collection: March-May 2014Data processing: June-July 2014Data analysis: Sep-tember – December 2014First draft report: J a n u a r y - M a r c h 2015

First report in August, 2014 Final report in January 2015.

First report in August, 2014 Final report in January 2015.

Outputs Activities Target Leader Chronogram Status/comments

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• fieldwork was launched May 14, 2014 ;

300 surveys realized

• Literature review and secondary data analysis;

•Four participatory workshops conducted in selected sites :

•Regions Meknes Taounate Sidi Ayad, rural town of Walili organized April 18, 2014 ;

• Regions Abda - Doukkala : Hmar, rural town of El Youssoufia orga-nized June 14, 2014 ;

• Region Chaouia-Ouardigha : rural town of El Gara, organized June 19, 2014 ;

• Region Tadla Azilal rural town of Tagzirt organized June 27, 2014 ;

• Rabat-Zemmour-Zaer, scheduled for September 2014.

•Conducting individual interviews with local players (Agents CCA Members of cooperatives and asso-ciations, farmers).

•Analysis of space management and resources in relation to food legumes;

• Analysis of forms of associations and ways to help each other;

•Analysis of roles and tasks by gen-der in each farm;

•Identification of actors involved in the production and marketing of food legumes, behavior and rela-tionships they develop.

Document review and analysis of secondary data (from 2013);

• Development of the work metho-dology and interview guides (No-vember 2013);

• Conduct interviews with retailers and manufacturers ;

• Analysis of previously collected data;

• Activities 3 and 4 were initiated but can not be completed before the stu-dy conducted at the consumer level ;

• Writing the first draft of the report available

Bibliographic analysis and se-condary data Participatory dia-gnosis with farming communi-ties on the developments of the culture of food legumes in the-farming systemand future pros-pects (SWOT analysis)

Interviews with stakeholders (farmers, development officer

4. Downstream value chain analysis:

Identify strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and devise mitigation strategies;

Identify value chain investment opportunities that maximize benefits for the small holder far-mers;

Identify the current and poten-tial food legume processed pro-ducts and develop business plans around selected products.

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First report in August, 2014

Final report in January 2015.

2 species selected per region9 registered varieties identified (3 per species)Procurement of large quantities of seeds

. Organizing two days of training and for partners

Advising 5 students in collabora-tion with the Faculty of Science and Technology of Settat

Field book elaborated

Regular field visits

Evaluation sheet Elaborated

Field days organized

Farmers’preference and evaluation reported (IP Reports)

Region Abda-Youssoufia: Jemaat Shaim (Chikpea & Lentil) and Sbiaat (Pea & Lentil)Region Chaouia:Sidi El Aydi (Faba bean) and El Gara (Cheakpea)Region Meknes-Taounate:Kansara (Faba bean) and Sidi Ayad (Cheakpea)Region Tadla-Azilal:Tagzirte (Faba bean) and Ait Atab (Lentil)Region Zaers:Merchouch (Cheakpea) and Ain Sbit (Lentil)

Soil samples from selected farmers were collected and sent for analysis.

A total of 50 demonstration plat-forms installed (1 hectare each)

IP Chaouia-Ouardigha (El Gara)Demonstration of strategies of weed control in winter chickpea :Thesis work for a studentDemonstration of 4 pre-emergent weed killersDemonstration installed the 24/12/2013

• Selection of crop/region • Selection of Varieties/crop/re-gion

At least 15 multi-location farmer participatory varietal demons-tration trials per year installed in targeted regions (5 chickpea; 5 lentils; 5 fababean)

2 field days/year for all stakehol-ders organized to identify far-mer’s preferred varieties

2 Rural Communes (RC) per re-gion selected

5 Innovation platforms per RC selected

5 demonstration platforms per RC

Conduct meetings with identi-fied farmer’s groups in the IPs

Procurement of seeds and other inputs

Collection of soil samples from the demonstration platforms

Demonstrate ICM practices in the IPs (5 demonstration plat-forms/crop)

Conduct awareness meetings in the platforms on soil health ma-nagement through crop rotation

Demonstrate pre-emergence chemical weed control strategies in chickpea

1.Identify suitable varieties for different agro-ecologies

2.Implement multi-location farmer participatory varietal demonstration and selection of farmer preferred varieties of Lentil, Chickpea, and Fababean;

3.Organize field days for all stakeholders to demonstrate the performance of varieties;

4.Document performance of food legumes varieties, their key traits and importance (leaflets, bulletins)

1.Evaluate and demonstrate ap-propriate agronomic practices to enhance legume productivity in different cropping systems

2.Demonstrate the benefits of food legumes in the crop rota-tion;

Output 2:

Improved varieties tested and evaluated through on-farm participato-ry approach

Output 3:

Integrated crop manage-ment options refined and tested by farmers

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I n n o v a t i o n platform coordinators

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November 2013-July 2014

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Octobrer 2013-September 2014

October-November 2013

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Bands 22 m x 13 m for each treatmentSurvey about chickpea production in El Gara

Zaer platform (Merchouch)Demonstration of strategies of weed control in lentilsThesis work for a studentDemonstration of 4 pre-emergent weed killers with hand weeding as a check

On-farm demonstration trial Bands 22 m x 13 m for each treat-mentSurvey techniques for producing lentils

Zaer platform (Merchouch)Foliar fertilization of food legumes :Thesis project for two studentsSpecies studied : faba bean, chick-pea, and lentilThe effect of foliar fertilization is tested under two conditions: wit-hout or with additional supply of adequate soil fertilization

Workshop on weed management in food legumes

Workshop on harvest and storage of food legumes

3 days per innovation platform were organized

1.Purchase of seeds for integrated innovation platforms and multipli-cation: a total of 75 quintals pur-chased

2. Seed multiplication in experimen-tal stations of Deroua and Afourer (a total of 260 quintals of seeds avai-lable)

3. Training of technicians on seeds (first workshop«The variety maintenance from April 21st, 2014 to May 2nd, 2014

Procurement of 2 Integrated and Mobile Seed Processing Machinery

Training of farmers and technicians on the use ofconditioning machines and seed treatment: June 23rd, 2014 to June 26th, 2014.Training of farmers on seeds

Demonstrate pre-emergence chemical weed control strategies in lentils

Demonstrate of foliar fertilization of food legumes

Organize on-site learning and awareness meetings on :•Diseases, insect and pest identi-fication and control•Nutrient needs and manage-ment •Harvesting and storage

Organize on-site learning and awareness meetings on :•Diseases, insect and pest identification and control•Nutrient needs and management •Harvesting and storage

A business plan model for village (community) based seed enter-prise developed

Identification farmers groups to implement VBSE

Support seed, input and machinery procurement, operations and training for 2014 VBSE activities

Training farmers in seed production techniques and quality control

3.Promote IPM options to improve cropping system health and sustainability;

4.Organize field days for all stakeholders to demonstrate the performance of the options;

1.Develop a business plan for vil-lage based ‘seed enterprise’;

2.Establish pilot VBSEs in target districts and maintained by far-mer’s groups;

Output 4:

Functional village-level based seed delivery systems established

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33ha planted under irrigation

Basic seeds availability determined

Basic seeds of 16 varieties planted in six experimental stations to secure starting material for multiplication (3 chickpea; 6 fababean, 7 lentils): seeds available

Prospection activitiesrelated to documentation, surveys, analysis of samples, Characterization of storage structures are being performed: Samples from different regions collected, anlysis being realized: 130 samples

Survey about legume storage: docu-ment in final steps of elaboration

Survey about the use o local eco-types of fababean in food in Taou-nate region conducted: 3 methods described.

129 samples of different legumes were taken from three areas : Chaouïa 35, El Kansara 22, Beni Mellal 72 (value added: Bissara pre-pared from local ecotypes of bean in Taounate)

In progress

Under development. A cooperative is being established and a workshop for results presentation and indus-trialization process for canned Bis-sara is planed

1 INRA Scientist for non-degree training carried out for 8 weeks in India.

A full report available

Contribution to the establishment of the ARDNA platform for food legumes to support the Ministry of

One functional VBSE will be es-tablished in Meknes

Ensure quality seed production to meet the needs in theinnovation platforms

Strengthening the variety main-tenance and foundation seed production system of INRA to secure starting material for fur-ther multiplication and marke-ting of the newly released varie-ties of food legumes

Conduct a survey with produ-cers, collectors and storage of food legumes on post-harvest treatments and storage condi-tions ;

Collect samples during survey and identify the principal pests (including species of weevils), fungal and viral diseases, nema-todes and seeds of weeds and pa-rasitic plants such as broomrape, dodder ...) and their relative im-portance (incidence, severity, ...)

Development of a technological process for the preparation of canned Bissara by the use of lo-cal ecotypes of beans in Taounate region•Conduct a survey on the diffe-rent methods of preparation of Bissara from faba bean (The main communities concerned are: Beni Walid, Mirnissa, Ain Aicha, Bouhouda and Khlafa).

•Determination of chemical and technological characteristics (Twenty samples will be analy-zed protein, mineral, fiber, dry matter content and for the yield in shelling and cooking test).

Development of methodology for the industrialization of the process of preparing the canning Bissara from local ecotypes with good nutritional and hygienic quality

Document India experience establishing pilot knowledge connectivity system using diffe-rent ICT tools

3.Produce and distribute quality seed of target legumes at village level to meet the needs of a selec-ted community.

1.Analyze and document post-harvest and storage condi-tions of grain legumes

2.Promote local value addition activities (cleaning, grading, pro-cessing, labeling, etc.)

1.Analyse the existing / possible technologies platform in the pro-ject areas

Output 5:

Value addition through post-harvest processing, storage and labeling of food legumes investigated

Output 6:

A pilot knowledge connectivity system using different ICT tools to meet the

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Agriculture and Marine FisheriesA full description of this platform is available.

Bibliographic analysis and secondary data have been done.

Participatory workshops using SWOT analysis have been conducted in the selected sites.Sidi Ayad : 18 april 2014;Hmar : 14 June, 2014;El Gara: June 19, 2014.

Interviews with stakeholders (CBO actors, farmers, development offi-cer) realized.

Evaluation of 160 advanced faba bean lines for drought and nitrogen fixation capacity under rainfed conditions in Merchouch-Morocco

Testing 50 faba bean Germplasm for orobanche tolerance in Douyet region.

Testing 50 faba bean breeding lines for tolerance to Chocolate spot in Allal Tazi

Evaluation 20 promising lines in three locations : Khemis Zemamra, Merchouch, and Douyet

One publication 2014:Fatemi, Z., Daoui, K.1, Udupa, S.M., Soudi, G., Ouabbou, H., and El Ghadraoui, L. Collection, characte-rization and evaluation of Moroccan faba bean landraces. Page 190, IV IFLRC – VII ICLGC,. Saskatoon, Canada, 6- 11 July 2014.

135 faba bean accessions from ICARDA faba bean breeding pro-gram and 12 other accessions from the ICARDA virology lab were eva-luated for resistance to stem borer (Lixus). The evaluation was made at Douyet station. Out of the 135 ac-cessions tested, 8 showed no infesta-tion to Lixus. One accession out the 12 accessions tested also showed no infestation to this pest.

Identify CBOs present in the project area

A description of each type of or-ganization and its functioning;

An analysis of the dysfunction of the OCB in relation to expecta-tions of the project;A prescription form of the most appropriate organization to meet the needs and objectives of the project;

A formulation of an action plan to promote CBO for the deve-lopment of the sector of food legumes.

Breeding faba bean cultivar for tolerance to orobanche, choco-late spot and drought with high nitrogen fixation under dry land conditions in Morocco

Breeding faba bean for resistance to insects

1.Inventory and document existing CBOs in target areas

2.Conduct awareness meetings on the purpose of CBO

1.Develop new elite lines of food legume crops with impro-ved resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses with better yield and end use quality suitable for mechanized harvesting

needs of informa-tion and knowledge of targeted rural communi-ties established

Output 7:

Pilot commu-nity based organiza-tions (CBO/ farmer aggregation) demons-trated

Output 8:

Back up research to enhance technology generation, including, IPM/ICM, Crop impro-vement, adapted mechaniza-tion carried out

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First report in August, 2014

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December 2013-July 2014

Evaluation of 337 lines compared mostly with Moroccan varieties (Moubarak, Zohor, Farihane, Douyet, and Arifi) and ICARDA check (ILC3279) at Sidi Allal Tazi.Results showed significant differences among lines.

The Moroccan varieties Moubarak, Douyet, Farihane, Zohor and Arifi got average scores of 4, 4, 4.6, 5 and 5.5 repectively, whereas the ICARDA standard check had score of 3.5. 254 lines showed a scoring scale of 5 or less. 12 lines were selected and seed will be provided to National breeders to conduct further yield trials in other locations The highest disease resistant lines will be introduced as parent into breeding program.

Evaluation of 408 chickpea resistant lines to leaf miner against local strains of Ascochyta blight at Sidi Allal Tazi,

Evaluation of 400 chickpea lines for resistance to Ascochyta blight and leaf miner in Allal Tazi

Seed multiplication of advanced lines of the most resistant lines in Merchouch and in off-season in Annoceur

200 chickpea accessions from the ICARDA gene bank, selected using the Focus Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS), were evaluated for resistance to Leaf miner at Marchouch station. 86 accessions showed good level of resistance, score of 3 in the scale of 1-9 visual damage rating.

408 chickpea lines potentially resistant to leaf miner were evaluated to AB in Sidi Allal Tazi in winter sowing (December 2013). The evaluated lines were highlysusceptibile to AB (scores between 7 and 9). A crossing program will be conducted to introduce resistance genes of AB to leaf miner resistant lines

375 Kabuli chickpea accessions, selected from the ICARDA genebank, using FIGS are being evaluated in the field at Annoceur (off season) for resistance to Pod borer.

24 promising chickpea lines were in-troduced from Lebanon to Morocco for testing in Sidi Allal Tazi were sown late December 2013.Among the 24 genotypes evaluated, 4 were

Identification of Resistant Chick-pea to Ascochyta blight

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retained based mainly on seed size, adaptability, and suitability for mechanical harvesting and pod set-ting . The lines are increased under drip irrigation in Annoceur in sum-mer 2014 to produce more and pure seeds.

One publication 2014:Krimi Bencheqroun S., Ahmed S., Hamwieh A., Imtiaz M., Mentag R., and Udupa S.M., 2014. Genetic va-riability and population structure of Ascochyta rabiei in Morocco using microsatellite markers. MPUISM Congress, Istanbul, August 25-29, 2014.Abstract Annexe.

13 advanced ICARDA lentil culti-vars with the local varieties Bakria and Hamria were planted at karim Moul Lblad farm, Ain Sbit under rainfed conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the advanced lines of lentil cultivars through PVS, identify and promote the farmers preferred lentil culti-vars for release. The results of PVS, identified high yielding cultivars namely 010596131-2, 010596134-2, 2009596503-7 and 2009596575-2. Among them, 010596131-2, 010596134-2 were yellow cotyledo-nary types whereas, 2009596503-7 and 2009596575-2 were red cotyle-donary types with erect growth ha-bit and suitable for machine harvest It is also identified that farmers pre-ferred to grow more yellow cotyle-donary lentil cultivars than the red ones, as they have more value in Moroccan markets. These identified red cotyledonary created interest among farmers for export purposes. Publications 2014:Omar Idrissi, Chafika Houasli, Ellen De Keyser, Patrick Van Damme and Jan De Riek (2014). Genetic variation of root and shoot traits at early stage in a lentil (Lens culina-ris Medik) recombinant inbred lines (RILs) population under drought: towards Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) mapping. IFLRC VI & ICL-GG VII,

Omar Idrissi, Chafika Houasli, Ellen De Keyser, Patrick Van Damme and Jan De Riek (2014). Assessment of genetic variation of lentil (Lens cu-linaris Medik) landraces from Mo-rocco. IFLRC VI & ICLGG VII.Annexes

300 lentil genotypes including culti-vated lentil germplasm (250), wild lentil germplasm (25) and advanced lines (25) of ICARDA were screened

Evaluation of ICARDA’s impro-ved lines of lentil for adaptation to Moroccan environments

Identification of source of resistance to broomrape (Orobanche crenata) in the ICARDA lentil germplasm

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for crenate broomrape tolerance under field conditions at Duoyet, during the 2013-2014 cropping sea-son.. Broom rape infection was de-termined by counting the number of emerged broomrape shoots per host plant in the row and the num-ber of underground, non-emerged broomrape tubercles. Moderate to high level of resistance were obser-ved among the lines evaluated The accessions including ILL 6991, ILL 312, ILL 468, ILL 8128, ILL 9551, ILL 10657, ILL 8089, ILL 8114, ILL 7990, ILL 6015, IG 960090, ILL 8107, ILL 8095, ILL 8111 and ILL 7982 have demonstrated no emerged broomrape head in 2013-2014 cropping season. These promi-sing accessions require further expe-rimentation in the coming seasons.

Identify suitable source of resistance to Orobanche and introduce in the crossing programme.

3 fababean varieties and 4 rates of P tested under field conditions .

4 rates of P under wheat – fababean rotation experiment installed in Douyet

One publication:Maghraoui, T., Bechtaoui, N., Galiana, A., Wahbi, S., Duponnois, R., Hafidi, M., Daoui, K., de Lajudie, R. and Oufdou, K.. Effect of phosphate-solubilizing rhizobia on the growth and phosphorus uptake by Vicia faba. Page 189, IV IFLRC – VII ICLGC,. Saskatoon, Canada, 6- 11 July 2014.

Effect of date of sowing and che-mical control of Sitona weevil in Douyet

3 dates of sowing and 4 fungicides+-tolerant variety in Allal Tazi

3 dates of sowing and 4 fungicides in Merchouch

3 dates of sowing, 4 fungicides and 2 varieties in Allal Tazi

The seed dressing insecticide “Top Celeste” was tested for the control of the pea aphid on lentil at Marchouch and the stem borer of faba bean at Douyet. Three doses (1.5 cc, 2 cc, 2.5 cc) were tested, in addition to untreated check. The results showed that the high doses

Efficient use of P and water in fababean under no-till and conventional system

Efficient management of P in wheat-fababean rotation

Effect of date of sowing and chemical control of Lixus and Si-tona weevil in fababean

Effect of seed coating treatment on insect control in lentil

2.Investigate alternative IPM and ICM technologies to increase and stabilize the productivity of target legumes

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did reduce significantly Pea aphid infestation on lentil and Lixus infes-tation on faba bean.

Experiments carried out in Mer-chouch and Jemaat Shaim

A trial was implemented in Sidi Allal Tazi to determine effective fungicide that could be recommended for controlling Ascochyta Blight on chickpea in the field. Four fungicides were applied at different doses.It was observed that the four fungicides were able to reduce significantly the pod infection to 4-7% compared to the control with higher pod infection (21%).

In another winter chikpea trial, the effect of sowing date was significant. The highest yield (25 to 30 qx /ha) was recorded in early sowing than late planting (10 to 15 qx/ha).

1 INRA scientist for non-degree training for 8 weeks in India

Conference-Debate : « La Petite Agriculture dans les Régions Arides:Intensification et Durabilité »IMFLIOCPF-INRA-ICARDANawfal Roudies/ Mahmoud Solh/Rachid DahanSalon International de l’Agriculture au Maroc « SIAM 2014 »Participants: 200 (policy makers, professionals, farmers,…Meknes, April 25th, 2014

3 experts from INRA, IAV and ICARDA

3 experts from INRA, IAV and ICARDA

4 students graduated; (Annexe III)

2-3 scholarships will be launched on special topics 2014.

First workshop on innovation plat-forms instructor : Constant Dangbegnon Rabat, 21-25 October 2013

Effect of seed coating treatment on insect control in chickpea

Integrated control of Ascochyta blight on chickpea

Exchange visits with India: mainly on IT, extension/TT

Provide information to policy-makers on ways and means to empower small holder farmers along the grain legumes value chain

IMFLI in the press

Review and planning workshop of all IMFLI partners at ICRI-SAT, Hyderabadtravelling workshopTravelling workshop to: ICRI-SAT project locations in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka;ICARDA sites in West Bengal;ICARDA sites in Tripura.

Students: at least 4 Masters registred in 2014

Course on Statistics and expe-riment design and analysis and mainly on –farm (ICARDA can organize this in collaboration with INRA Morocco)

Innovation Platforms:•Training 1: To strengthen the capacity of participants on IP ap-proach by providing them with

3.Select and adjust machinery for sowing, weeding and harves-ting of food legumes

1.Promote networking between India and Morocco and within the region including exchange travelling workshop for understanding and planning the implementation of concept of knowledge connectivity system;

2.Exchange of expertise through mutual visits of scientists, far-mers, policy makers, and other stakeholders to promote Sou-th-South cooperation;

3.Carry out Degree and non-degree training for young profes-sionals;

Output 9:

Capacity building and networ-king of all stakeholders achieved

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30 participants: 21 from INRA, 1 from ICARDA, 1 from IAV, 5 from OCP-F, 1 from Algeria, 1 from Tuni-sia, 1 from Mauritania.

Second workshop on innovation platforms instructor: Constant Dangbegnon Meknès, 17-21 March 201430 participants: 16 from INRA, 1 from ICARDA, 1 from IAV, 1 from ENA, 3 from OCP-F, 7 from ONCA, 1 from SONACOS

Workshop on monitoring and eva-luation instructor: Mustapha Malki (Consultant)Rabat, 03-07 February, 20146 participants: 4 from INRA, 2 from OCP-F, ( co-organization with CANA ACIAR Project

Workshop on variety maintenance and community based seed produc-tion instructor: Abdoul Aziz Niane and Chilot Yigra TizaleRabat: 21 April-2 May 2014 201422 participants: 7 from INRA, 2 from OCP-F, 13 farmers

Training on post harvest seed ope-ration in seed businessDate: 17 June to 2 July 2014Instructor: Eymen Gitmez, Sim-sik Hassan, Allal Souhika, Saffour Kaddor and Abdoul Aziz Niane8 participants: 2 techniciens from INRA and 6 Farmers

Instructor: Mustapha Malki (Consultant)

Rabat, 03-07 February, 2014

6 participants: 4 from INRA, 2 from OCP-F, ( co-organization with CANA ACIAR Project

Review and utilize all valuable pre-vious studies on project monitoring and assessment

the basic tools needed to unders-tand and be able to create and facilitate IPs about food legumes.

•Training 2: To facilitate a bet-ter understanding of the impor-tance of IP for the program on food legumes; to facilitate the creation of a PI on the chickpea in the region of Meknes; and to develop a governance mecha-nism, a business plan for the IP on chickpea.

Monitoring and evaluation workshop:Demonstrate the importance of M&E in the Project life cycle;Improve knowledge and skills in the area of M&E, RBM concepts and tools;Linking M&E function and Project design from the beginning.

Variety maintenance and com-munity based seed production training:To provide participants with practical experiences on (a) ac-celerated source seed multiplica-tion of newly released and pro-mising varieties of food legumes and cereals for further multipli-cation and distribution to far-mers, and (b) community-based seed enterprise development and management for large scale seed production and marketing

Post harvest seed operation in seed business:To have a better understanding of the importance of post harvest seed operations in seed busines

M&E: Establish a M&E Matrix, Theory of change (consultant);ii) join the training of CANA Aus-tralia in Februrary in Morocco

Organize a Workshop :Importance of M&E in the Project life cycleImprove knowledge and skills in the area of M&E, RBM concepts and toolsLinking M&E function and Pro-ject design from the beginning

Participatory identification of the indicators that can be used in the monitoring and impact assessment

1.Develop a participatory M&E system for project implementa-tion

2.Capacity building of M&E sys-tem for all the stakeholders

Output 10:

M&E system for project implemen-tation, ma-nagement and impact developed and moni-tored on a regular basis

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5 workshops for the development of qualitative and quantitative indica-tors on site

A sample of 100 farmers for each site established

Baseline questionnaire development and field test developped

Data collection achieved for 300 samples

Data processing and treatment

Development of a subsample to be used for the monitoring and impact assessment

Data analysis and monitoring ma-trix development

Development of baseline data and the baseline for themonitoring and evaluation of project impact

•Litterature review and exploitation of previous studies begin during done,•Once the data entry completed, workshops will be organized to complement indicators for monito-ring and evaluation in light of the test results and data collected.

Conduct a baseline survey in the specific areas

Identify key indicators to be as-sessed during technology trans-fer process and by the end of the project

3. Development of a baseline data set for monitoring and im-pact assessment of the FLIP pro-ject.

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Data collection: March-May 2014

Data processing: June-July 2014Data analysis: September – December 2014Subsample development: March 2015Key indicatorassessment survey June 2015First draft report: October 2015

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IX. Communication

During the first year of the project, besides communication activities run at the innovation platforms and with all the stakeholders around the them, big efforts in terms of communicating about the project in the mass media, through TV, radio, newspapers or conference in the SIAM 2014, were realized. Annexe 1 summarizes some of the articles published in the newspapers.

Equally, the project contributed in the publication of 5 articles during two international conferences on food legumes. Four at “International Food Legume Research Conference 6 & International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics 7” held in Saskatoon, Canada, ,Juillet 2014; and one at MPU-ISM Congress, Istanbul, Turkey August 25-29, 2014.Annexe II gives the 5 abstracts of the contribution of INRA and ICARDA scientists with other teams.

X.Budget summary

The details of expenses report are summarized in the following table.

Morocco-India Food Legumes InitiativeFinancial Report 2013-2014

Output 1: Value chains of targeted food legumes stutied and analyzedOutput 2-3: Improved Varieties tested and evaluated through on-farm participatory approach/ Integrated Crop Management-ICMOutput 4: Functional village-level based seed delivery systems establishedOutput 5: Value addition through post-harvest processing, storage and labeling of food legumes investigatedOutput 7: Community based organizations (CBO/ farmer aggregation)Output 8: Back up research to enhance technology generation, including, IPM/ICM, Crop improvement, adapted mechanization carried outOutput 9: Capacity BuildingOutput 11: Pro-food legumes enabling policy explored and documentedTotal ExpensesCommitmentSocio-economics, Output 1Seeds Cleaner, Output 4Grand Total

423 540,25 1 279 032,80

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31 000,00 63 956,00

748 213,46 100 000,00

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XI. Conclusion

The project activities during the first year have been timely launched as planed and all the partners partici-pated actively and contributed to the development of the work plan. Operational action plan for creation and facilitating the PIs has been elaborated and the teams around each one constituted with a clear harmonized work plan. The progress within each output is progressing well. The documents produced so far constitute a first step towards the dissemination and adoption of improved technologies to increase productivity of food legumes through “Increasing food legumes production by small farmers to strengthen food and nutrition se-curity through adoption of improved technologies and governance within south-south cooperation”.

Acknowledgement

The project team sincerely acknowledges the OCPF support in strengthening legume improvement in Moroc-co. Sincere appreciation to all the collaborators including farmers, who are involved in this project.

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Annexes

Annexe I

IMFLI in the press

1-IMFLI project in the ICARDA website

A workshop about innovation platforms was held at the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) conference room in Rabat, Morocco, from October 21 to October 25, 2013. Thirty participants from Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, and Tunisia attended this event. Dr Constant Dangbegnon, from Benin, was the instructor.

The objective of the workshop was to understand how to create innovation platforms focused on food legumes re-habilitation in Morocco. In fact, the innovation platform approach along the value chain is an opportunity to bring all the players (farmers, stakeholders, researchers, extension specialists, local authorities, vendors, processors, sellers, buyers, etc…) to meet and share their experiences in improving agricultural production and productivity.The workshop created an opportunity for all participants to share their experiences and strengthen their capacity building to achieve their mission.

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Funded by The OCP/INRA/ICARDA/India Food Legume Initiative, the innovation platforms will focus on five agricultural regions of Morocco and help move from classical demonstration platforms involving mainly farmers and researchers to innovation platforms involving all actors. Ten innovation platforms involving 50 farmers, along with ten field days and ten farmer field schools will be operational in 2013-14. The program will reach, by the end of this first growing season, 1000 farmers. The objective is to reach 10,000 farmers by the end of the project.

Were present at the opening ceremony Pr. Mohamed Badraoui, General Director of The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Dr. Mohamed El Mourid, ICARDA regional coordinator, and Dr. Abderrahmane Lyamani, Head of The Foundation of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates.

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2- IMFLI project in the ICARDA website: “Grain Legumes – triple benefits for farmers, nutrition and soil fertility”

ICARDA, July 25, 2014

Grain Legumes – triple benefits for farmers, nutrition and soil fertility

Created on July 24, 2014

Dr. Aakash Goyal, ICARDA chickpea breeder, with Moroccan farmers during farmers’ participatory selection in Karim Moullablad farm.

Food legumes bring multiple benefits to smallholder communities – better nutrition, the prospect of new income streams, and increased soil fertility when rotated with wheat or barley. Through its research program, ICARDA is a catalyst for promoting improved varieties of legumes and their wider use in many countries over the past two decades. This report highlights recent results in ICARDA legumes research in Morocco. A key element of this work is the center’s expertise and science provided to the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes.

Farmers test and recommend improved food legume varieties

Despite being an integral part of rainfed agriculture in Morocco, food legume productivity has been hard hit in recent years by a series of challenges and debilitating constraints: an acute shortage of labor for tasks such as weeding and harvesting and rampant infestation by orobanche weeds. ICARDA supports Morocco’s natio-nal agricultural research program in its efforts to reverse this situation through breeding to develop improved chickpea, faba bean, and lentil varieties that are suitable for machine harvesting. A set of 25 improved chickpea lines is being tested in on-farm trials and demonstrated to 45 farmers. Participating farmers are providing practical input to the research process, rating varieties for their potential for most effective machine harvesting and other important criterial for market value such as seed size, color, and visual appearance. All the varieties tested scored well. The best-performing ones will be proposed to national breeding programs.

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India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative team transfers food security know-how from South Asiato North Africa.

South-South research and learning: India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative

In another initiative on legumes, ICARDA contributed to the annual review and planning meeting of the India-Morocco Food Legume Initiative, held in New Delhi, to review progress and plan activities for the coming year.

An innovative partnership between India, Morocco, and ICARDA is sparking new south-south learning,and the transfer of technologies and practices. The end result will be fast-track development and dissemination of proven food legume technologies that will improve nutrition and food security in the North Africa and South Asia. At the Food Legumes Initiative’s second annual review and planning meeting, research teams tracked progress and shared recent achievements. Participants reviewed work completed and developed the 2014-15 workplan for the project: “Increasing food legumes production by small farmers to strengthen food and nutrition security through adoption of improved technologies and governance within South-South cooperation.” The initiative has an innovative south-south research and knowledge sharing component, bringing together senior officials from Morocco’s Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) Foundation, ICARDA, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and the Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals. Participants exchanged experience on progress of their trials in India and Morocco, aimed at raising the productivity of pulses and the income generation potential of new varieties of chickpea and lentils.

Source:http://www.icarda.cgiar.org/blog-content/%5Bnode%3ABlog%20type%5Dgrain-legumes-%E2%80%93-triple-benefits-farmers-nutrition-and-soil-fertility#sthash.RzYDNdM6.dpuf

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3 -IMFLI Project in the ICRISAT website: “Mapping the progress of the India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative

IMFLI team inspecting a pigeonpea research farm at Tandur, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: ICRISAT

Factors influencing legume productivity and production and more effective exchanges of information across farming communities and researchers under south-south collaboration were the subjects of deliberation during the Office Chérifien des Phosphates Foundation (OCPF) India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative (IMFLI) Project Progress Review and Planning Meeting.

Project collaborators from ICRISAT, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), and other Moroccan partners took part in the meeting held at the ICRISAT headquarters on 27-28 January. Highlighted during the meeting was the need for partners to reach areas beyond project locations to serve more farmers in the region.

The India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative covers nine legumes in India (chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, lentil, greengram, blackgram, fababean, drypea and grasspea) across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnata-ka, West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh. ICRISAT is working on chickpea and pigeonpea crop in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, and the institute’s progress in taking new varieties of these crops to farmers’ fields in a big way was recognized at the meeting.

The OCPF was represented at the meeting by Dr Abderrahmane Lyamani, Director, Agricultural Development Program; Mrs Hassina Moukhariq and Mr Imadeddine Rouini, Project Managers, Agricultural Development

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Program; and Dr SA Patil, Advisor of OCPF in India.

ICRISAT representatives included: Dr HC Sharma who chaired the inaugural session; Dr GV Ranga Rao who gave an overview of ICRISAT’s progress on the project; and Dr Ch Ravinder Reddy, who presented the progress made in establishing integrated seed system models for chickpea and pigeonpea and project coordination and monitoring methods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Representatives of partner organizations were: Dr D Vishnuvardhan Reddy , Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) in Palem; and Dr KP Viswanatha, University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS), Raichur.

The meeting was followed by a traveling workshop to project locations in Andhra Pradesh (Kodangal, in cooperation with RARS, Palem), Karnataka (with UAS Raichur), West Bengal (with Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya), and Tripura (with the State Department of Agriculture).

The activity was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes.

Source: http://www.icrisat.org/newsroom/latest-news/happenings/happenings1613.htm#7

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IMILA project in the press4-Article in the newspaper « LES ECO »

Mohamed RAMDANI

L’OCP s’implique dans la révolution verte en Inde

La Fondation OCP renforce sa coopération en Inde. Son action se concentre notamment dans un projet de développement rural dans l’État du Karnataka. Le projet est un programme de vulgarisation agricole initié en collaboration avec l’Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) au Maroc et l’Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) en Inde. Plus de 6.400 agriculteurs indiens des districts de Gulbarga, de Bidar et de Raichur ont ainsi bénéficié du projet. Ce dernier vise à augmenter la production du pois d’An-gole, une légumineuse à fort apport nutritionnel pour les populations végétariennes indiennes. Ainsi, les agriculteurs indiens bénéficiaires ont appris à s’organiser, à se structurer en coopératives, puis en entreprises. L’initiative vise également à améliorer la fertilité des sols de l’État du Karnataka, en instaurant de meilleures pratiques agricoles. Les retombées sont bénéfiques car la rentabilité des parcelles a doublé, ce qui a amélioré les revenus des ménages. Aujourd’hui, la Fondation OCP traite avec 6 entreprises agricoles dans cette région indienne regroupant chacune près de 1.000 agriculteurs.

Améliorer la rentabilité des parcelles et les revenus des ménages

«Par leur adhésion au programme de la Fondation OCP et leur adoption des bonnes pratiques agricoles, les agriculteurs indiens améliorent leur quotidien, mais contribuent également à la préservation des sols, au recours à une fertilisation raisonnée, assoyant ainsi les fondamentaux d’une sécurité alimentaire durable», souligne Hassina Moukhariq, chargée de mission pour le programme de développement agricole, à la Fondation OCP. L’initiative repose essentiellement sur l’engagement des petits agriculteurs indiens qui ont réellement adhéré au programme. Pour les besoins du projet, la Fondation OCP a ainsi mis en place un centre d’appels au profit des agriculteurs, pour répondre à leurs interrogations portant sur les sols, les cultures, la fertilisation... Les techniciens opérant dans ce centre d’appels possèdent des fiches techniques détaillant les caractéristiques de chaque parcelle, afin de mieux répondre à leurs besoins dans leur propre langue (l’Inde compte 22 langues nationales, en plus des deux langues officielles que sont l’hindi et l’anglais).

Aujourd’hui, le projet de vulgarisation agricole de Karnataka entre dans sa deuxième phase (2014-2016). Afin de consolider les acquis, la Fondation OCP s’implique également dans la création des Knowledge Village Centers, des centres de développement humain, permettant d’assurer une formation adaptée au profit des agriculteurs et de leurs familles, tout en fournissant des prestations d’ordre médical et social. Par ailleurs, un nouveau projet similaire sera initié en 2014 dans l’État de Rajasthan, pour répliquer l’expérience du Karnataka au profit de 12.000 autres petits agriculteurs indiens.

Les Eco, edition électronique du 23-12-2013

L’inspiration au quotidien

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Légumineuses alimentaires

L’initiative maroco-indienne pour le développement des légumineuses alimentaires, portée par la Fondation OCP, et à laquelle prennent part la Fondation Swaminathan, l’Icarda, l’Icrisat, l’INRA, l’IAV Hassan II, profitera directement à 10.000 agriculteurs au Maroc et à 15.000 autres en Inde. Elle cible 5 régions marocaines, Zemmour-Zaër, Tadla-Azilal, Chaouïa-Ouardigha, Saïss-Taounat et Doukkala-Abda, ainsi que 7 états indiens. En termes d’objectifs, cette initiative vise, à l’horizon 2017, l’augmentation de 15% à 20% de la production de légumineuses alimentaires, la création de 100 entreprises de production de semences dans les zones concernées, un accroissement de 10% de la consommation des légumineuses par habitant, l’augmentation de 15% des revenus des ménages ainsi que la création de 2.500 emplois au Maroc.

Source : http://www.leseco.ma/eco-focus/16833-l-ocp-s-implique-dans-la-revolution-verte-en-inde

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5- IMFLI project in the press, article in the newspaper :” La Nouvelle Tribune”: « Ma-roc-Inde : La fondation OCP partenaire des petits agriculteurs »

Maroc-Inde : La fondation OCP partenaire des petits agriculteurs.

| Publié par: LNT

La coopération entre le Maroc et l’Inde pour l’amélioration de la productivité agricole, notamment de la filière légumineuse, peut servir de modèle de partenariat sud-sud en vue d’une sécurité alimentaire durable, a indiqué le Secrétaire général du ministère indien de l’agriculture, Asish Bahuguna.

Grâce à un projet pilote mené, depuis quelques années, à l’initiative de la Fondation de l’Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP), près de 6000 petits agriculteurs de l’Etat du Karnataka, au sud du sous-continent, en mesurent aujourd’hui l’impact positif en termes d’amélioration de la productivité et sur leurs conditions de vie et de leurs communautés, assure-t-on auprès de ses initiateurs réunis mardi à New Delhi.

Initié en partenariat notamment avec le groupement des professionnels agricoles en Inde (ISAP) et l’Institut national de recherche agricole (INRA), ce projet portait sur l’introduction des techniques modernes de production et de commercialisation et sur la promotion de la bonne gouvernance.

L’accent a été mis sur la préservation et l’amélioration de la santé des sols et de la production, l’utilisation de semences adaptées et des nouvelles techniques d’information et de communication pour favoriser les conditions de conditionnement, de stockage et de vente, indiquent les experts marocains et indiens présents.

Signe du succès de cette première initiative, un programme de coopération plus ambitieux est déjà en marche depuis 2012 conjointement en Inde et au Maroc. Il porte sur le renforcement de la sécurité nutritionnelle, l’amélioration des revenus et des opportunités d’emploi et le soutien aux organisations agricoles à devenir autonomes.

La Nouvelle tribune, édition électronique du 20/11/2013

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A l’horizon 2016, le projet bénéficiera à quelque 15.000 agriculteurs dans sept Etats indiens avec comme ambition d’améliorer de15 à 20 pc la production des légumineuses, en améliorer la consommation, et les revenus des ménages, ainsi que promouvoir l’emploi par la création notamment d’entreprises de semences dans les zones ciblées.Ces programmes, indique la directrice des partenariats à la fondation OCP, s’inscrivent dans le cadre de la responsabilité sociale du groupe OCP et de sa fondation dans le soutien aux questions de sécurité alimentaire au niveau mondial, ainsi que de développement humain dans les pays du sud.Il faut dire qu’en Inde, comme au Maroc, la production des légumineuses a sensiblement régressé au fil des ans.

Selon le Secrétaire général du ministère indien de l’Agriculture, si la production du riz et du blé a progressé ces dernières années, le faible rendement des légumineuses, source principale des protéines pour une grande partie de la population indienne, est devenue “une source de préoccupations” aussi bien pour les décideurs politiques que les experts agronomes.

Aussi, a-t-il tenu, à saluer l’action de la Fondation OCP et de l’ISAP pour l’approche intégrée adoptée afin soutenir les petits producteurs à améliorer leurs productions et accéder au marché.

Même son de cloche de la part de M. S.A Patil du gouvernement local de Karnataka, pour lequel ce projet “réussi peut désormais servir de modèle non seulement pour le reste de l’Inde mais aussi ailleurs”.

Sur 138 millions agricultures du pays, 117 millions sont des petits et moyens exploitants, d’où l’importance, indique-t-on, de ce genre de projets intégré en cas de leur généralisation.Au delà de l’expertise et de la technologie, Rabat et New Delhi offrent, avec ce genre d’initiative conjointes, un bel exemple d’engagement pour l’amélioration des conditions de vie des agriculteurs et au-delà de la sécurité alimentaire dans les deux pays, a tenu à souligner l’ambassadeur du Maroc en Inde, Larbi Reffouh.

LNT/MAP

Source : http://www.lnt.ma/economie/maroc-inde-la-fondation-ocp-partenaire-des-petis-agriculteurs-90740.html

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6- IMFLI project in the press, article in the newspaper « Le Matin »:« Création d’une plateforme d’innovation pour les légumineuses à Meknès

Sur 5 ans, l’initiative devrait profiter à 10 000 agriculteurs au Maroc.

Le Centre régional de la recherche agronomique (CRRA) de l’INRA de Meknès accueille du 17 au 21 mars un atelier de création d’une plateforme d’innovation pour le développement de la filière des légumineuses alimentaires, à la coopérative Sidi Ayad (Moulay Driss Zerhoun). Un groupe d’experts (chercheurs, cadres du développement, conseillers…) issus de l’INRA (Rabat, Settat, Béni Mellal et Meknès), de la Fondation OCP, de la direction régionale de l’agriculture (DRA) de Meknès-Tafilalet, de l’Office national du conseil agricole (ONCA) et de la Sonacos prennent part à cette rencontre pour discuter des différents aspects de cette plateforme d’innovation et des objectifs qui lui sont assignés.«S’inscrivant dans le cadre de l’Initiative maroco-indienne pour le développement des légumineuses alimen-taires, ce projet de plateforme d’innovation est destiné aux agriculteurs ainsi qu’aux différents collaborateurs et acteurs sociaux et économiques qui interviennent dans la chaine de production des légumineuses alimentaires. Il porte sur la mise en place d’un cadre approprié pour l’accompagnement et le transfert des technologies, l’échange des meilleurs outils de gouvernance et de recherche et développement, ainsi que le partage des solu-tions innovantes en vue de valoriser la filière des légumineuses alimentaires», explique Nourredine Bahri, du CRRA de Meknès.À noter que l’Initiative maroco-indienne, qui intervient dans le cadre d’une coopération Sud-Sud, a été pensée pour contribuer à l’augmentation de la productivité des légumineuses alimentaires dans les deux pays concer-nés à travers l’adoption de systèmes innovants de technologies et de gouvernance. Étalée entre 2013 et 2017, cette initiative, qui devra profiter directement à 10 000 petits agriculteurs au Maroc et à 15 000 petits agricul-teurs en Inde, implique du côté marocain l’INRA, l’Institut agronomique et vétérinaire Hassan II et la Fondation OCP.

Source : http://www.lematin.ma/journal/2014/regions_creation-d-une-plateforme-d-innovation-pour-les-le-gumineuses-a-meknes/198966.html

Le Matin, édition électronique du 20-03-2014

Création d’une plateforme d’innovation pour les légumineuses à Meknès

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7- IMFLI project in the pressOCP note, Décembre 2, 2012

Initiative Inde-Maroc pour la Réhabilitation des Légumineuses Alimentaires :

Augmentation de la production de légumineuses par les petits agriculteurs pour le renforcement de la sécurité alimentaire et des apports nutritionnels à travers l’amélioration des technologies et de

la gouvernance dans le cadre de la coopération Sud-Sud

Les légumineuses constituent une solide opportunité de renforcer durablement la sécurité alimentaire tout en améliorant les apports nutritionnels. Cet apport potentiel passe par l’intensification et la diversification des systèmes de production agricole et pourrait constituer une source alimentaire importante pour les agriculteurs disposant de peu de ressources.

Cependant, au cours de cette dernière décennie, et bien loin de leur potentiel, les niveaux de production des légumineuses n’ont pas cessé de régresser autant en Inde qu’au Maroc.

En effet, alors que l’Inde est le leader mondial en termes de superficie et de production de légumineuses, les faibles rendements ont entraîné d’importants déficits en matière d’offre au regard des besoins d’une population en forte croissance.

Pour sa part, le Maroc dont les exportations de légumineuses ont représenté 45 à 60% des volumes de production dans les années 1970, a vu sa production diminuer, incapable de suivre le rythme de la demande globale. Cette situation a fait du Maroc un grand importateur de légumineuses affectant autant sa balance des paiements que le niveau de consommation des légumineuses par habitant.

Dans le cadre de la présente initiative, inscrite dans la coopération Sud-Sud, l’Inde et le Maroc mettront en commun, efforts et expertises, pour stimuler la production de légumineuses dans leur pays respectifs. La mise en œuvre de cette initiative se fera par un consortium de partenaires composé de deux Fondation : La Fondation OCP et la Fondation MS Swaminathan ; deux instituts de recherches marocains : l’INRA et l’IAV HASSAN II ; et deux centres internationaux du CGIAR : l’ICRISAT et l’ICARDA.

Cette démarche commune a pour objectifs d’adopter des systèmes de technologies et de gouvernance inno-vants pour améliorer la productivité des légumineuses alimentaires à travers une approche participative et dans le cadre de la coopération Sud-Sud.

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Actions et livrables

1. Analyser la chaine de valeur des légumineuses ciblées; 2. Tester et évaluer les variétés améliorées à travers une approche participative; 3. Tester et ajuster les options de gestion intégrée des cultures (ICM) ; 4. Créer des villages de production de semences ; 5. Analyser la valeur ajoutée des techniques “post-récolte”, de stockage et de label des légumineuses ; 6. Etablir un système pilote de connectivité avec recours aux TIC pour répondre aux besoins en infor mations des communautés rurales; 7. Promouvoir le regroupement des communautés; 8. Soutenir la recherche pour améliorer la technologie et la mécanisation adaptée pour l’IPM/ICM et l’amélioration des cultures ; 9. Renforcer les capacités des parties prenantes ; 10. Développer un système de contrôle et d’évaluation pour la mise en œuvre, la gestion et l’étude d’im pact du projet ; 11. Encourager les politiques en faveur des légumineuses alimentaires.

Méthodologie

- Approche participative à travers des essais de démonstration aux agriculteurs cibles ; - Ecoles aux champs, voyages, ateliers et formations ; - Analyse de la chaine de valeurs et des coopératives pour des actions d’agri-business ; - Dissémination de l’information à travers les TIC ; - Actions concertées pour des politiques durables et influentes.

Communautés ciblées

- Villages dans des zones arides et semi-arides ; - Groupes socio-économiques vulnérables et à faible capacité d’accès aux marchés ; - 15 000 agriculteurs en Inde ; - 10 000 agriculteurs au Maroc.

Régions ciblées

- 7 états en Inde:Tamil Nadu et Orissa (MSSRF) ; Tripura, Madhya Pradesh et West Bengal (ICARDA); Andhra Pradesh et Karnataka (ICRISAT). - 5 régions au Maroc: Sais-Taounate, Zemmour-Zaers, Chaouia-Ouardigha, Abda-Doukkala, Tadla-Azi lal (INRA/IAV/ICARDA).

Cultures

- En Inde: le haricot Urd, le haricot Mungo, l’arachide, le pois d’Angole, le pois chiche (Desiand Kabuli), lesl, la fève, la gesse - Au Maroc : la fève, le pois chiche, la lentille, le petit pois

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Partenaires - En Inde: ICAR/Universités, MSSRF, ICARDA, ICRISAT - Au Maroc : INRA/IAV, CRP2, ICARDA.Durée

- Octobre 2012 – Décembre 2017.

Budgets alloués - Contribution de la FOCP: 5 Millions USD - Contribution des autres partenaires: 4 Millions USD

Rôles et responsabilités des partenaires

- La Fondation OCP financera le projet sous la forme d’un don (Grant in aid) et se chargera du suivi du projet. La Fondation OCP transférera les fonds directement à l’INRA au Maroc, ainsi qu’à MSSRF, ICARDA et ICRISAT en Inde pour la bonne exécution des actions. Chaque partenaire devra profiter de l’exemption de taxes afin d’assurer une utilisation optimale et maximale des fonds reçus. - La Fondation OCP supervisera l’état d’avancement du projet avec le soutien du Dr Patil et des experts de l’INRA. Le système de contrôle et d’évaluation sera assuré par les rapports périodiques des partenaires, les visites de terrain, ainsi que les évaluations à moyen terme et l’étude finale des résultats du projet. - L’INRA, MSSRF, ICARDA et ICRISAT seront responsables de la : a. Formulation, le planning et la mise en œuvre du projet; b. Transmission périodique de rapports à la FOCP (bimensuels et rapports annuels) ; c. Communication des actions CSR de la FOCP en Inde, au Maroc et en Afrique ; d. Planification des visites des délégations FOCP/INRA ; e. Préparation de films et tout autre support de communication.

Chronogramme

Année 1 Année 2 Année 3 Année 4 Année 5Chaines de valeurVariétésGestion intégrée des cultures (ICM)Entreprises villageoises de production de semences (VBSE)Valeur ajoutéeTechnologiesCoopérativesR&D/Politiques

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Annexe II

Contribution to publications release

Abstract 1

“International Food Legume Research Conference 6 & International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics 7”, Canada, Saskaton, juillet 2014

Collection, characterization and evaluation of Moroccan faba bean landraces

Fatemi, Z. 1*, Daoui, K.1, Udupa, S.M.2, Soudi, G.3, Ouabbou, H.4, and El Ghadraoui, L.3.

1Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), P.O. Box BP. 578, Meknès VN 50000, km 13 Route Haj Kaddour, Meknes, Morocco; 2International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Box 6299, Rabat, Morocco; 3Faculté des Sciences et Technologie FST),Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco; 4Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), P.O. Box 589, Settat, Morocco. *(zfatemi03@yahoo.fr)

Abstract

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important food legume crop of Morocco with a multitude of uses. Although, Morocco is among the major producer of this crop in the WANA region, its yield is low and unstable, fluctuating from 180 to 1520 kg/ha. This situation is mainly due to biotic stresses (Orobanche, Chocolate spot, Ascochyta blight and rust) and abiotic stresses (drought, heat and cold). Climate change further aggravated these problems. This crop is being grown in marginal area by small farmers, mostly using local landraces under rainfed conditions. Genetic variability present in faba bean landraces is crucial to the development of this crop. . Therefore, 68 local populations (V. faba L. var. minor, equina and major) were collected during 2011-12 growing season from most of the faba bean growing region of Morocco namely Fez, Taza, Taounate, Chefchaoun and Tetouan regions . These populations were morphologically characterized through ICAR-DA/IPGRI descriptors, and evaluated for principle agronomical traits. They showed large variability in leaflet number, plant height, pod characteristics (angle, length and number of seeds per pod). Moderate variability was observed for leaflet size and shape, flower color. Based on morphological traits, principal component analysis leaded to grouping these landraces into nine genepools. These Moroccan landraces were also screened for biotic stresses and identified tolerant landraces for chocolate spot. The identified useful variability is being deployed in conventional breeding for genetic improvement of faba bean in national breeding program.

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Abstract 2

“International Food Legume Research Conference 6 & International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics 7”, Canada, Saskaton, juillet 2014

Effect of phosphate-solubilizing rhizobia on the growth and phosphorus uptake by Vicia faba

Maghraoui, T.1,2, Bechtaoui, N.1, Galiana, A.3, Wahbi, S.2,4, Duponnois, R.2, Hafidi, M.4, Daoui, K.5*, de Lajudie, R.2 and Oufdou, K. 1.

1Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, PO Box 2390, Marrakech, MOROCCO; 2 CIRD, CIRAD, LSTM, Campus de Baillarguet TA A82/J 34398 Montpellier, FRANCE; 32IRD, CIRAD, LSTM, Campus de Baillarguet TA A82/J 34398 Montpellier, FRANCE; 4Laboratory of Ecology and Environ-ment (CNRST, URAC32), Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, PO Box 2390, Marrakech, MOROCCO; 5National Institute for Agricultural Research. Centre Régional de la Recherche Agronomique de Meknès B.P. 547 (VN) Meknès Maroc. *(daoui_khalid@yahoo.fr)

Abstract

Grain legumes such as Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) are important crops as they are valuable sources of proteins, play a vital role in the sustainability of ecosystems and improve soil health by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Rhizobial strains, beneficial N2-fixing symbiotic partners of legumes, were reported to solubilize both organic and inorganic complex phosphates. This study is carried out to evaluate and compare the effect of rhizobial strains nodulating V. faba plants in Marrakech-Haouz region and able to solubilize rock phosphate, on growth and phosphorus uptake by Moroccan varieties of faba bean plants. Greenhouse experiments were undertaken including comparison of rhizobia inoculated plants cultivated with rock phosphate as sole P source (amendment) against non-inoculated plants growing on (soluble) KH2PO4 as sole P source (P-fertilized plants). Results show that inoculating plants with rock phosphatesolubilizing rhizobia may compensate the phosphorus-deficient conditions. This effect was amplified in the Aguadulce variety compared to Defes variety, and different depending on the inoculated strain and the symbiotic combination. Furthermore, in some symbiotic combinations, rhizobia strains made phosphorus available to the plant at significant increased concentrations and sometimes not significantly different to those registered for the P-fertilized plants

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Abstract 3

“International Food Legume Research Conference 6 & International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics 7”, Canada, Saskaton, juillet 2014

Genetic variation of root and shoot traits at early stage in a lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) recombinant in-bred lines (RILs) population under drought: towards Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) mapping

Omar Idrissi1, 2*, Chafika Houasli2, Ellen De Keyser3, Patrick Van Damme1,4, and Jan De Riek3

1 Department of Plant Production, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium; 2 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Maroc (INRA) Centre Régional de Settat, B.P 589 Settat, Morocco; 3 Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO)-Plant Sciences Unit, Applied genetics and breeding, Caritasstraat 21, 9090, Melle, Belgium; 4 Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. *(o.idrissi@yahoo.fr)

Abstract

Well-developed roots and vigorous shoots at early-seedling stage are important for drought tolerance in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik). 135 RILs derived from a cross between two contrasting parents ILL6002 and ILL5888 (obtained from JF Muehlbauer, Washington State University) is under phenotyping and genotyping in order to assess the genetic control behind root and shoot traits at early growth stage. The phenotyping was carried out in a plastic pot experiment under well-watered and progressive drought- stressed treatments. ILL6002 is a vigorous line with a well-developed root system showing drought tolerance, while ILL5888 has a less developed root system and vegetative biomass showing drought sensitivity. The analysis of variance shows significant differences between the RILs for all the studied traits. Significant correlations with drought tolerance were observed for dry root weight (0,616), root surface area (0,516), lateral root number (0,476), root-shoot ratio (0,377), chlorophyll content (0,452) and dry shoot weight (0,282). The frequency distributions of dry root weight, lateral root number, taproot length, mean taproot diameter, root surface area, dry shoot weight, shoot length at 12 and 22 days after sowing, seedling vigor, chlorophyll content, root-shoot ratio and drought score in the RILs were quantitative, continuous and normally distributed. Thus, suggesting polygenic control of these traits involving probably many QTLs of variable effects. The existing genetic map is being saturated by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and microsatellite markers in order to enhance the resolution of QTL mapping.

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Abstract 4

International Food Legume Research Conference 6 & International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics 7”, Canada, Saskaton, juillet 2014

Assessment of genetic variation of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) landraces from Morocco

Omar Idrissi1,2*, Chafika Houasli2, Ellen De Keyser3, Patrick Van Damme1,4, and Jan De Riek3

1 Department of Plant Production, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium; 2 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Maroc (INRA) Centre Régional de Settat, B.P 589 Settat, Morocco; 3 Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO)-Plant Sciences Unit, Applied genetics and breeding, Caritasstraat 21, 9090, Melle, Belgium; 4 Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. *(o.idrissi@yahoo.fr)

Abstract

In order to give useful information for more targeted conservation and valorization as well as more efficient use in breeding programs, and in the absence of any previous molecular characterization, we assessed the genetic diversity and population structure of 53 lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) landraces from different Moroccan origins using Short Sequence Repeat (SSR) and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) molecular markers. Moderate to high genetic diversity was observed within and between accessions. The statistical analyses performed highlighted different groups with contrasting sizes: a main group containing the largest number of landraces and a few groups with low numbers of landraces. Interestingly, one of the smallest groups only contained landraces from the dry Abda region. While the other small group contained one landrace collected from a small area in Zaer region. The latter lentil is known for its excellent seed quality and was previously proposed to obtain the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) quality mark. Both SSR and AFLP markers allowed setting apart the latter landrace supporting the possibility of attributing a PDO for the benefit of local farmers. The landraces group from the dryland region may share closely related genetic material selected over years for drought and heat stress tolerance that could be used in breeding programs. Two other landraces from the medium Atlas Mountains may have been selected for cold tolerance. Specific adaptation of these landraces to their respective agro-environments and possible evolution into distinct ecotypes may be the reasons of their genetic differentiation compared to other landraces.

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Abstract 5

MPU-ISM Congress, Istanbul, Turkey

August 25-29, 2014

Genetic variability and population structure of Ascochyta rabiei in Morocco using microsatellite markers

Sanae Krimi Bencheqroun1, Seid Ahmed², Allae Hamwieh3, Muhammed Imtiaz4, Rachid Mentag5, and Sripada M. Udupa2

1: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 589, Settat, Morocco2: ICARDA, P.O. Box. 6299, Rabat, Morocco3: ICARDA, Cairo, Egypt4: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT- Pakistan), Islamabad, Pakistan5: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6809, Rabat, MoroccoCorresponding author: krimisanae@gmail.com

Abstract

Ascochyta blight, caused by Ascochyta rabiei Lab. (teleomorph : Didymella rabiei) is an economically important fungal disease on chickpea in Morocco and other parts of the world. The genetic diversity and population structure of Ascochyta rabiei in Morocco in comparison with other isolates from Syria and Turkey were investigated using nine polymorphic microsatellite markers (1). Genetic analysis based on 47 amplified alleles revealed a high level of genetic diversity among Moroccan A. rabiei isolates (Ht = 0.59) with the majority attributed to diversity within subpopulations (Hs = 0.51). Small genetic differentiation (Gst = 0.16) and a significant gene flow (Nm = 2.53) were detected among pathogen populations originated from Morocco, Turkey, and Syria suggesting limited geographic delimitation and a high pathogen migration probably due to seed exchange. However, a high genetic similarity was observed between isolates from Syria and Turkey (86% similarity index) and between Chaouia and Abda/Doukkala of Moroccan regions (83%), indicating that these isolates may be clonally related. The results of this study will be useful in breeding for Ascochyta blight-resistant chickpea cultivars and development of efficient control strategies in Morocco.

(1) Geistlinger J, Weising K, Winter P, Kahl G (2000). Mol. Ecol. 9: 1939-1914.

ReferencesKrimi Bencheqroun S., Ahmed S., Hamwieh A., Imtiaz M., Mentag R., and Udupa S.M., 2014. Genetic variability and population structure of Ascochyta rabiei in Morocco using microsatellite markers. MPU- ISM Congress, Istanbul, August 25-29, 2014.

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Annexe IIIGraduation thesis

Thesis 1:

Said Najah (2014). Évaluation de stratégies de désherbage chimique des légumineuses alimentaires : Cas de la lentille à Zaer et du pois chiche en basse chaouia :

Memoire de Troisieme Cycle pour l’obtention Du Diplome d’ingenieur d’état En Agronomie. IAV Hassan II : Maroc

RésuméLa présente étude expérimentale a été réalisée dans le but d’évaluer plusieurs stratégies de désherbage chimique de la lentille et du pois chiche en vue d’identifier une stratégie de désherbage efficace pour la lutte contre les adventices déclarées dans les régions d’étude.

Des essais au champ ont été installés chez des agriculteurs au niveau de deux sites. Le premier, pour la lentille, est situé dans la zone semis aride du plateau de Zaer (Merchouch) et le deuxième, pour le pois chiche, est réalisé dans la zone semis aride de la plaine de Chaouia (El Gara).

Les matières actives testées en prélevée pour la lentille L56 et le pois chiche d’hiver Moubarak sont le Métalachlor (T2), la Péndimethaline (T3), le mélange Acétochlore et Furilasole + Linuron (T4), le mélange Métribuzine + Linuron (T5) et un témoin non désherbé (T1). Le protocole expérimental adopté est un bloc simple à quatre répétitions.

Pour la lentille, toutes les stratégies de désherbage chimique ont eu un effet négatif et significatif sur le rendement grain de la culture, principalement par effet de toxicité de la variété L56 aux désherbants de prélevée testés. Les rendements obtenus sont 12.1, 5.1, 9.7, 4.5 et 3.7 Qx/ha, respectivement pour les traitements T1, T2, T3, T4 et T5. Ces rendements sont principalement corrélés au nombre des grains par m2, au nombre des pieds par m2 et à la matière sèche totale (T/ha).

Pour le pois chiche d’hiver Moubarak, le désherbage chimique de prélevée a eu un effet significatif sur le rendement grain. Les rendements obtenus sont 11.8, 10.1, 12.5, 14.9 et 8.5 Qx/ha, respectivement pour les traitements T1, T2, T3, T4 et T5. Les rendements obtenus étaient déterminés principalement par le nombre des grains par m2, le nombre des gousses par m2 et la matière sèche totale (T/ha).

L’efficacité moyenne des matières actives testées sur les mauvaises herbes accompagnatrices de la lentille était de l’ordre de 87 %. Le contrôle a eu une bonne efficacité (de l’ordre de 50 %) sur les mauvaises herbesaccompagnatrices du pois chiche. Les espèces résistantes aux matières actives utilisées sont souvent des géophytes, ces dernières sont représentées essentiellement par les deux familles, les Convolvulacées et les Caryophyllacées.

Concernant le développement de la culture de la lentille, les désherbants testés ont eu un effet significatif sur la hauteur, la ramification et la matière sèche totale, pour les traitements (T2, T3, T4 et T5), ces dernières sont restés toujours moins que le témoin (T1). De même pour le pois chiche, les désherbants testés ont eu a un ef-fet significatif sur la hauteur, la ramification et la matière sèche totale du pois chiche, avec une supériorité du

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traitement T4 par rapport aux autres traitements (T1, T2, T3 et T5) sur le développement du la culture du pois chiche.

La matière active Pendimethaline (T3) a montrée des bons résultats chez la lentille, de même que le mélange Acétochlore et Furilasole + Linuron (T4) a donné des bons résultats chez le pois chiche en termes de rendement et la rentabilité. Mots clés : la lentille, le pois chiche, matière active, rendement, la flore adventice, stratégie, désherbage, légumineuses.

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Thesis 2 :

Fatima Zahra Belamlih, Mounia Berradi (2014).Effets de la fertilisation foliaire en éléments majeurs sur le rendement des légumineuses : Projet de Fin d’Etudes présenté pour l’obtention du diplôme d’Ingénieur d’Etat en Agronomie. IAV Hassan II : Maroc

RésuméL’objectif de ce travail de recherche-développement vise à évaluer l’intérêt de la fertilisation foliaire en éléments majeurs, en présence et en absence d’une fertilisation supplémentaire au sol, sur le rendement de la lentille, du pois chiche et de la féverole dans la zone pluviale de Merchouch à Rommani.

Les essais ont été réalisés en parcelles de production chez des agriculteurs. Les dispositifs expérimentaux sont des split plot à quatre répétitions avec ou sans la fertilisation supplémentaire au sol en grandes parcelles et trois ou quatre traitements de fertilisation foliaire en petites parcelles.L’apport de fertilisation supplémentaire au sol a été de 44 unités de K2O/ha et 54 unités de P2O5/ha pour la lentille L24 et le pois chiche d’hiver Zahour, et de 53 unités de K2O/ha et 65 unités de P2O5 pour la féverole Alfia 321. Les traitements de fertilisation foliaire pour les trois légumineuses ont consisté soit en une application foliaire du sulfate de potasse (K2SO4) à 5%, une application foliaire de P2O5 sous forme de MAP (12.61.0) soluble à 2% ou une application combinée de K2SO4 à 5% et MAP à 2% en plus d’un témoin non fertilisé. Les paramètres mesurés sont le rendement et ses composantes. Pour la lentille L24, les rendements grains ont varié de 8,6 à 13,6 qx/ha. La fertilisation supplémentaire potassique et phosphorique au sol a augmenté le rendement de la lentille de 10%. La pulvérisation foliaire du potassium a réduit le rendement grain de 1,5 qx/ha alors que la pulvérisation du phosphore l’a augmenté de 1,2 qx/ha. Une tendance à l’augmentation de l’indice de récolte a été observée pour tous les traitements de fertilisation foliaire en combinaison avec la fertilisation supplémentaire au sol. La fertilisation foliaire a significativement augmenté le nombre de grains/m², le nombre de grains/pied et le poids moyen d’une graine.

Pour le pois chiche d’hiver Zahour, les rendements ont varié de 22,9 à 26,2 qx/ha. La fertilisation supplémentaire potassique et phosphorique au sol a augmenté le rendement grain du pois chiche de 11% alors que la fertilisation foliaire de P et K n’ont pas eu d’effet signification sur le rendement grain. La fertilisation foliaire a augmenté l’indice de récolte et la matière sèche et a montré une tendance à l’augmentation du poids de 1000 grains et du nombre de gousses/pied. Pour la féverole Alfia 321, les rendements ont varié de 14,2 à 22,4 qx/ha. L’apport supplémentaire de la fertilisation phospho-potassique au sol a augmenté le rendement grain de la féverole de 10%, soit 1,7 qx/ha. De même, l’indice de récolte a été significativement amélioré par la fertilisation supplémentaire au sol. La fertilisation foliaire potassique n’as pas significativement affecté le rendement grain de la féverole alors que la pulvérisation du phosphore seul ou en mélange avec le potassium l’ont réduit d’environ 22%.