GRAIN LEGUMES AND CEREALS FOR DRYLAND PRODUCTION IN

GRAIN LEGUMES AND CEREALS FOR DRYLAND PRODUCTION IN MOZAMBIQUE: RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEEDED ACTIONS February 2018

INTRODUCTION Fig 1. Mozambique Rainfall Pattern • Dry lands cover important cropping systems in Mozambique mainly in Tete, Manica, Sofala and Gaza Provinces (fig 1). • Grain legumes are among the 7 priority value chains according to Operational Framework for Agricultural Development (20152019). • Sorghum and Pearl millet are the 3 th and 4 th most important cereals after maize and rice, respectivelly. 2

Cereals and legumes production Crops Maize sorghum Millet Rice Wheat Total Cereal Beans Groundnut Total legumes Observed 2015 -16 Area Production (ha) (ton) Area (ha) (MASA, 2017) Planned 2016 -17 Production (ton) 1. 472. 202 1. 794. 000 1. 950. 000 2. 346. 000 309. 926 240. 000 323. 300 249. 600 58. 882 34. 000 60. 700 35. 000 237. 410 331. 410 287. 000 402. 000 15. 623 17. 088 15. 700 17. 100 2. 094. 043 2. 416. 498 2. 636. 700 3. 049. 700 727. 020 404. 384 778. 000 432. 700 457. 571 251. 616 498. 900 274. 300 1. 184. 591 656. 000 1. 276. 900 707. 000 3

MAJOR PRODUCTION CONTRAINTS • Limited access of farmers to high yielding adapted varieties; • Limited access to seeds and seed delivery system; • Information on crop management not well delivered; • Biotic (pests and diseases) and abiotic (drought and low soil fertility) constraints; • Not suitable credit systems for small farmers. 4

OPORTUNITIES FOR GLDC IN MOZAMBIQUE • High demand in a domestic and international market; • Need for more protein food for nutrition security (43% of children suffers malnutrition); • Need to help farmers to fill the growing food industry and market demand; • Growing of private sector participation; • Youth farmers incubation programs; • Well established network of partners • Availaibility of technologies (high yielding varieties and crop management pratices). 5

RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS • SORGHUM 10 varieties released (2000 and 2011) • PEARL MILLET 3 varieties released in (2000) • MAIZE 11 Drought tolerant maize (4 OPVs & 7 hybrids ) released from 2011 to 2016 6

RSEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS ON LEGUMES (Last 7 years) 7

(TGx 1485 -1 D (Sana) ICEAP 00040 TGx 1908 -8 F (Wima) TGx 1740 -2 F (Wamini) TGx 1937 -1 F (Olima) Soy bean ICEAP 00020 Pegeon pea ICEAP 00554 ICEAP 00557 TGx 1904 -6 F (Zamboane) Ocepara-4 427/5/7 H 17 IT 97 K-1069 -6 Cowpea IT 00 K-1263 IT 82 E-16 8

VTTT 923/10 -3 VTTT 924/4 -4 VTTT 925/9 -1 -2 A 222 NUA 45 Beans AFR 703 Sugar 131 Cal 143 Otitela CG 7 JL 24 Groundnut ICGV-SM 01514 ICGV-SM 99541 ICGV-SM 99568 ICGV-SM 01513 9

Cowpea: Features of Released Varieties IT-16 IT-1069 IT-1263 Early maturity, determinate Med/late maturity, indeterminate and dual purpose

RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES • Increase the contribution of GLDC to food security and nutrition through the increase of its productivity and marketing value ; • Identify and promote a sustainable system of seed production and delivery of highyielding varieties adapted to different agroecological zones. 13

EXISTING EXPERTISE ON RESEARCH COMPONENTS 14

WAY FORWARD § Need to consolidate gains and scale up results; § Massive dissemination campaign; § More partnerships to go step further and to move faster to make farmers benefit from the available technologies; § Address emerging research issues.

MUITO OBRIGADO “POR UM AGRICULTURA ORIENTADA PARA O AGRONEGOCIO, SEGURANCA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL” Website: www. masa. gov. mz 16