10-Year Research Strategy for Pulse Crops – chapter 5
IYP Global DialogueFAO, Rome
22 Nov 2016
Christine Negra, Versant Vision LLC – Coordinating Author
On behalf of Jeet Singh Sandhu, Lead Author, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
Spatially-explicit analyses related to global challenges• Quantification of potential and actual
benefits for meeting global and national challenges – e.g. Sustainable Development Goals
• Potential for domestic pulse production to improve:– agricultural productivity and livelihoods
(e.g. integrating into cereal systems)– national food and nutritional security (e.g.
protein, micronutrients)
Crop simulation models
Evaluate crop suitability across heterogeneous areas.Predict outcomes under alternative conditions:– new varieties,
technologies, farming systems
Simple SimulationModel-Legumes version– Combining both
longer phenology and optimal sowing date in lentils.
Ghanem et al. 2015
Major yieldbenefits
Anticipating climate change effects• Simulate pulse production under future climatic
conditions• Role in Nationally Determined Contributions (mitigation,
adaptation)
Piontek et al. 2014Threshold temperatures for crop yields
Strategic targeting• Spatially-explicit information to guide
investments:– Where to target pulse-related services
and infrastructure– Increase R&D efficiency: share fixed
costs of research across crop commodity programs
Strategic targeting
Hyman et al. 2016
Areas where multiple dryland cereal and legume crops are grown together – opportunity to bring multiple technology options to the same geographic area.
Success factors• Recent pulse production gains
demonstrate opportunity to increase pulse production– e.g. Australia, Canada, Ethiopia,
Myanmar• Spatially-explicit analysis:
– Where are pulse crops being adopted and succeeding and why?
– How pulses compete financially with other crops?
– What is the role for pulses in integrated farming systems?
Thank you
Final report draft to be available in early December http://iyp2016.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=275