Research protocol development on Enset

Kindu Mekonnen, ILRI

Meeting to Develop a Research Protocol on Enset,

ILRI, Addis Ababa, 23 May 2014

Africa RISING = Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation

Project life span is 2012-2016 Funded by USAID feed the future initiative Focus area- Sustainable intensification (food

security, income diversification, nutrition etc) Operates in 4 regions- 8 research kebeles Employed 4 site coordinators Partner with 9 CG centers, 4 local Univ, 4 regional

Res Inst, 4 Woreda ext offices and farmers Established 4 woreda level and 8 kebele level

Innovation Platforms Currently has 30± 2 action and exploration

oriented research protocols/proposals

Brief update on Africa RISING project

Objectives of the meeting:

Briefly review research experiences on enset

Identify research gaps and opportunities

Draft system oriented research protocol together with Africa RISING local and CG core partners

Why enset is a research agenda for AR project? It is high value crop in one of its research

sites (Lemo-Hadiya) The PCA and other AR diagnostic studies

identified- pests and diseases, and labour intensive enset processing practices as priority constraints

Low productivity of enset has become a concern of AR partners in the south

The attractiveness and potential of the crop for system oriented and integrated research work

Africa RISING research thematic areas Feed and Forage Development Field Crop Varietal Selection and Management Integration of High Value Products into Mixed

Farming Systems Improved Land and Water Management for

Sustainability Improving the Efficiency of Mixed Farming

Systems through more Effective Crop - Livestock Integration

Cross Cutting Problems and Opportunities Knowledge Management, Exchange and

Capacity Development

Template for Africa RISING research protocol preparation Title Theme  Activities Addressed Justification Research methods Deliverables Research outcomes Partners and indicative budget

Project partners Ethiopia

Local partners Ethiopia

Academic institutions: Wachemo, Mekelle, Madawolabu, Debre Berhan and Hawassa universities; Maichew Agricultural College

Regional research organizations: Amhara Regional Agricultrural Research Institute, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Tigray

Agricultural Research Institute, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute

Federal research organizations: Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute

Offices of Agriculture: Endamekoni (Tigray), Basona Worena (Amhara), Lemo (SNNRP) and Sinana (Oromia)

Agricultural Transformation Agency

Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation

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