AIP-Maize Annual Progress Revieew

AIP-Maize Annual Progress Review

AbduRahman Beshir (PhD)[email protected]

19th Nov. 2014, Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad

Outline

Rationale and Background

Maize in Pakistan

Highlights of challenges

AIP-maize projects

What are the achievements?

Future plans

Rationale of AIP-maize

Heterogeneous agro-ecology and vast potential for

maize production and productivity

Strategic crop to mitigate food and nutritional

insecurity and enhance livelihood

Production challenges both biotic and abiotic stress

and lack of diverse maize gene pool

85-90% of Pakistan’s hybrid maize seed is

dependent on import

Need for strengthening local capacity across the

maize value chain

Maize in Pakistan

The third most important cereal crop

Area coverage 1.12 million ha. (PBS,2013)

First in productivity among all cereals

In an increasing trend in the past and projected to

increase in the future

Export potential (China, Afghanistan, Iran, and ME)

The untapped seed and wet milling industry

Growing middle class and change in food habit

Challenges

Lack of diverse maize germplasm

Low variety turn over: between 1993-2012

Pakistan 16 varieties ( 6 hybrids)

India 104 varieties (64 hybrids)

South Africa > 400 varieties

Lack of skill in variety development & seed production

Poor agronomic practices

Climate change : planting and harvesting dates…

Absence of vibrant maize seed industry (> 85% seed import)

Policies, regulations and enforcements

Maize seed import and value in USD in Pakistan (drawn from FSC&RD data)

Affordable price

Sufficient quantity

Right place

Adequate quality

VARIETIES

and

SEEDS

Functional seed system

Right time

AIP maize commissioned projects

1. Develop/introduce climate resilient maize

2. Introduce/develop biofortified maize

3. Introduce/develop maize tolerant to biotic stress

Policies & regulations

Maize seed value chain

Germplasm development

& release

Seed company

establishment

Seed production

& processing

Seed marketing

Seed demand & adoption

- NARS/IARS

- Local & multinational seed companies

- Federal and provincial seed councils

- Provincial Ag. research institutes

- NARS

- Local & multinational seed companies

- Federal and provincial

seed councils

- NARS

- Local & multinational seed companies

- Local & multinational seed companies

- Seed dealers

- Farmers - Extension services - Seed companies

4. Enhance the maize seed sector

AIP maize:

what has been done so far?

Partners identification and variety testing

Nine private and eight public maize R&D institutions

Maize activities in all provinces

More than 680 CIMMYT germplasm shared to partners

Access to finished CIMMYT varieties for release/breeding

Customized training to maize professional

More than USD 17k disbursed for variety evaluation

Promotion of locally developed varieties (by public sector)

NARS involved in AIP-maize variety evaluation

No Partner institution Province1 Maize and Millet Research Institute (MMRI) Punjab

2 Cereal Crops Research Institute (CCRI) KPK

3 National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) ICT

4 Jullundur Private Ltd Punjab

5 Four brothers seed company Punjab

6 Ali Akbar Group Punjab

7 ICI Pakistan Ltd Punjab

8 Petal Seed Company KPK

9 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Dadu Sindh

10 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Quetta Balochistan

11 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Gilgit Gilgit Baltistan

12 Department of Agriculture AJK

13 University of Agriculture Faisalabad Punjab

14 University of Agriculture Peshawar KPK

15 Tara Crop Sciences Punjab

16 Kanzo Seeds Pvt Punjab

17 Tassko seeds Pvt Sindh

Maize breeding and seed production training:

May 2014, Sahiwal

Diversifying maize varieties in Pakistan

Introduction and evaluation of more than 680 maize germplasm:

332 white maize hybrids

30 white maize OPVs

28 yellow maize hybrids

50 white QPM

10 Yellow QPM

24 Provitamin A hybrids

75 Provitamin A inbreds for evaluation

Seed increase of 137 parental lines

Diverse maturity group: EPOP, EHYB, IHYB, LHYB

Public-private partnership in variety evaluation

AIP maize- trial sites in Pakistan

Preliminary results of the top 10 white hybrids out of 40, LHYB14 Spring 2014

Entry Name Yield t/ha Rank

8 CZH131007 11.16 1

12 CZH132064 9.77 218 CZH132070 9.77 3

20 CZH132073 9.59 4

21 CZH132074 9.57 5

9 CZH131008 9.34 6

7 CZH131006 9.34 7

39 Local check 9.28 8

22 CZH132075 9.28 9

1 CZH122 9.22 10Mean 7.64

LSD (0.05) 1.85

MSe 1.28

CV 14.80

p 0.000

Upcoming activities

Evaluation and allocation of CIMMYT derived

varieties to partners

Allocation of varieties based on seed road map

Distribution of CYMMYT inbred lines

Sub grants based on commissioned project

Promote locally released varieties

Local and international training opportunities

Motivation of partners

Acknowledgements

All AIP-Maize partners

USAID for the financial support

CIMMYT colleagues for their commitment to the

mission

Thank you!