Contribution to the Pan African Bean Research Alliance PABRA
The greatest global challenge today is how to ensure food and nutrition security of a rapidly growing human population, considering climate change and without adversely affecting the natural base upon which the production is dependent. Beans, as the most important consumed grain legume, are a very good source of vitamins, minerals, and plant derived micronutrients. Significant yield increase of more than 60% are possible, following access to and use of improved varieties coupled with integrated crop management practices.
Paese/Regione | Tema | Periodo | Budget |
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Africa |
Agricoltura e sicurezza alimentare Impiego & sviluppo economico
Sviluppo agricolo
Ricerca agricola Sviluppo della catena di valore agricola (til 2016) Servizi agricoli & mercato Supporto commerciale & inclusione economica |
01.01.2015
- 31.03.2023 |
CHF 11’600’000
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- Increased and gender equitable access to high yielding bean varieties and productive integrated crop management technologies and related information
- Increased access to micronutrient rich bean products among the vulnerable groups in a gender equitable manner
- Increased access to profitable local and national markets in a gender equitable manner
- Increased access to skills, information and knowledge providing enabling environment for bean research and development
- Competitive high yielding and stress tolerant varieties are developed and options for increased productivity and resilience are identified and promoted
- Micronutrient rich varieties with superior agronomic traits are developed
- Commercial and nutritious bean-based products are promoted
- Women’s participation in research and decision making-bodies of PABRA is increased.
- Gruppo consultivo per la ricerca agricola internazionale
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Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE AGRICOLTURA
AGRICOLTURA
OTHER MULTISECTOR
BUSINESS & OTHER SERVICES
AGRICOLTURA
Sotto-Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE Sviluppo agricolo
Ricerca agronomica
Ricerca agronomica
Sviluppo rurale
Business support services and institutions
Agricultural services
Temi trasversali Il progetto promuove la biodiversità.
Progetto specifico sulla parità di genere.
Tipo di aiuto Contributo al progetto e al programma
Numero del progetto 7F01324
Contesto |
Despite a remarkable economic and agricultural recovery in the past decade, increased domestic production and import efforts there are 239 million undernourished people living in Africa; during the last 20 years the number of undernourished has increased by more than 35%, nevertheless the proportion of undernourishment declined from over 32 percent to less than 25 percent. Agricultural production must more than double to sustain the projected population. Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change; crop production across the region depends overwhelmingly on rainfall. Common bean is a strategic crop for meeting the world’s food and nutrition security as well as economic empowerment. It is a fast growing crop enabling multiple harvest in a calendar year. Climbing beans are able to yield 2-3 times more than the commonly grown bush bean varieties. Despite great achievements in the region a huge gap between the potential and the actual yield remains. |
Obiettivi |
The overall goal is to enhance food security, income and health of resource-poor farmers and urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa through research and development of the bean sub-sector. In Burundi and Zimbabwe, due to political and economic instabilities, PABRA interventions will demonstrate significant impacts on the livelihood of the people through the transformation of the bean sub-sector, e.g. through the increase in yield, facilitated seed production and the release of varieties rich on micronutrients. On the whole PABRA expects to deliver products and services that will have positive impacts on the livelihood of 15 million farming households. |
Gruppi target |
The principal targets and primary beneficiaries will include women, children, people living with HIV/AIDS, rural poor, urban and peri-urban producers and consumer as well as national bean research systems. PABRA will offer products and services that have positive impacts on the livelihood of 15 million rural households. |
Effetti a medio termine |
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Risultati |
Risultati principali attesi: Risultati fasi precedenti: More than 3.3 mio farmers (57% women) have had access to integrated crop management. 61 multiple stress tolerant and farmer accepted bean varieties have been released, of which 19 adress niche market. More than 5 mio farmers had access to quality seed of improved beans through different strategies as the pluralistic seed multiplication approach and the small pack approach. Through the newly introduced bean platform nearly one mio farmers are linked with bean markets. |
Direzione/Ufficio responsabile |
DSC |
Credito |
Cooperazione allo sviluppo |
Partner del progetto |
Partner contrattuale Instituzione universitaria e di ricerca straniera Altri partner Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development DFATD, AGRA, National Governments (in kind) and others |
Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori |
The partnership approach harmonizes the objectives and priorities of different players allowing agreement on the different roles and responsibilities and thus capitalizing on synergies and complementarities. Synergies with SDC projects in Zimbabwe and Burundi are planned. |
Budget | Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF 11’600’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF 11’636’349 |
Fasi del progetto |
Fase 13 01.01.2015 - 31.03.2023 (Completed) Fase 12 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2014 (Completed) |