ESA1-A1: Market Assessment of Bean and Cowpea Grain and
Processed Value-Added Products, and Determination of Both Constraints to
and Potential for Growth of Markets in the ESA Region
Objective 1: Provide an initial description
of the market structure for bans and cowpea grain and processed products
in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Objective 2: Pilot test a methodology for the study
of bean price and quality relationships in Malawi and Mozambique.
Objective 3: Develop a pilot program to market Rojo
and SUA90 seed in Tanzania.
Objective 4: Support other components with ex-ante
economic analyses of proposed innovations.
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ESA2-A1: Enhancement of the Use of Quality Criteria for
Crop Improvement Programs of Beans and Cowpeas in the ESA Region
Objective 1: Determine consumer preferences
for bean- and cowpea-based foods in East and Southern Africa.
Objective 2: Add more quality criteria to the crop
improvement programs for bans and cowpeas.
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ESA2-A2: Development of Technologies to Facilitate the
Introduction of Low-Cost, Value-Added Bean and Cowpea-Based Food Products
Objective 1: Develop and introduce low-cost,
value-added food processing technologies for beans and cowpeas.
Objective 2: Utilize processed legumes in low-cost,
value-added food products.
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ESA3-A1: Enhancement of Child Survival and Rehabilitation
of Malnourished Children Through the Development of Inexpensive Bean/Sorghum/Maize
Foods
Objective 1: Determine the quality of bean-maize/sorghum/rice
products and their potential to reverse malnutrition.
Objective 2: Investigate the per capita contribution
of beans to the household food and nutrition security of vulnerable groups
especially children under five years of age in selected urban households.
Objective 3: Begin a 12 month study to determine
if feeding beans/cowpeas will inhibit chemically induced mammary cancer.
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ESA-CC1-A1: Improved Soil and Water Management for Intensified
Bean Production in Malawi in the Dry Season, Taking into Account Labor
and Capital Constraints of Women and Resource-Poor Farmers
Objective 1: To document indigenous cropping
systems, soil and water management practices in wetlands, and develop a
portfolio of the 'best bet' options for sustainable production.
Objective 2: To intensify bean production in the
dry season by introducing (where necessary) improved methods of soils and
water management, and increasing the amount and quality of disease-free
seed produced to expand income generating enterprise opportunities by women
and resource-poor farmers.
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ESA4-A1: Edaphic Constraints to Bean Production in Eastern
Africa: The Selection of Bean Cultivars and Rhizobium Having Tolerance
to Low N and P, and Ability to Grow at Acid pH
Objective 1: To select bean cultivars and
rhizobia with tolerance to low P and N levels in soil, and able to nodulate
and fix N2 under these conditions.
Objective 2: To select bean cultivars and Rhizobium
with tolerance to acid soil factors, and able to nodulate and fix N2
at
acid pH.
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ESA5-A1: Development of Cost-Effective and Sustainable
Seed Multiplication and Dissemination Systems for Improved Bean Cultivars
that Meet the Needs of Limited-Resource Bean Farmers
Objective 1: Multiply foundation, certified
and quality declared seed (QDS) or farmer-approved seed (FAS) of CRSP varieties
in Tanzania and Malawi to enhance maximum dissemination to rural communities.
Objective 2: Develop and disseminate extension publications
and promotional materials to promote good seed-crop management practices
and improved varieties in Tanzania, Malawi, and Washington.
Objective 3: Investigate the costs-benefits of foundation,
certified, and quality declared/farmer-approved seeds to support the shift
of this activity to entrepreneur seed producers.
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ESA5-A2: Development of Methodologies and Approaches to
Evaluate Agricultural Technologies in Target On-Farm Environments to Promote
their Adoption in East and Southern Africa and the U.S.
Objective 1: Establish participatory research
on-farm trials in Tanzania, Malawi, and Washington to evaluate perceptions
of variety performance and to improve feedback to breeders to promote an
effective bean selection and breeding process.
Objective 2: Host taste panels and cooking demonstrations
to promote the end-use qualities of improved CRSP varieties.
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ESA6-A1: Develop Bean Cultivars for East and Southern
Africa with Enhanced Resistance to Diseases and Insects
Objective 1: Evaluate promising bean lines
with ALS and BCMNV resistance in on-farm field trials and multiply seed.
Objective 2: Evaluate germplasm, and preliminary
and advanced lines for resistance to diseases and abiotic stresses.
Objective 3: Incorporate and evaluate arcelin alleles
to protect against bruchids and to release arcelin protected materials.
Objective 4: Obtain germplasm, and make crosses
to elite materials to incorporate disease resistances.
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ESA6-A2: Use Marker-Assisted Selection to Improve Selection
Efficiency in East and Southern Africa and U.S. Programs
Objective 1: Initiate crosses for Marker-Aided
Selection of CBB, BCMNV, rust and anthracnose into elite African materials.
Objective 2: Cross lines with HB resistance to develop
Recombinant Inbred (RI) populations for marker identification.
Objective 3: Screen existing RI populations for
root rot resistance.
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