Legume Choice Progress Report for Democratic Republic of Congo Prof. WALANGULULU MASAMBA (U.C.B.) M. Sc Isaac BALUME MWANGA (I.I.T.A.)
Dec 14, 2015
Legume Choice Progress Report for Democratic Republic of Congo
Prof. WALANGULULU MASAMBA (U.C.B.)M. Sc Isaac BALUME MWANGA (I.I.T.A.)Dr P. N. DONTSOP (I.I.T.A.)
Content
sites selections Village meetingsFocus group discussion Walk transect surveyFarm characterization Research trials
site selections
Madaka and Luduha were selected in Mushinga sites
Bushumba centre and Mulengenza were selected in Bushumba
Mushinga and Bushumba are Humidtropics field sites in East DRC
Criteria applied • ≥500 households in the villages•≥100 households / Km2
•Market access : Good and Medium • to be within the Humidtropics field sites
Farm typology indicator and proposed thresholds
Land size (ha) Ownership of certified land
Livestock ownership, types, stock size
Others indicators
Type 1. Wealthy >2ha >2cows Solid house, 5 goats, 10
chicken, Commercial
business……
Type 2. Middle income 1 - 2ha 1-2 cows 2 goats, woods house, 5
chicken, guineapeegs,…
Type 3. Lower income 0.5- 1ha 0 cow 1-4 goats, chickens,
guineapeegs
Type 4. Less than low
income (poor farmers)
0 land but have
possibility to rent
0 cow House covered by
hyperemia, work for other
group of farmers
Type 1. Wealthy >2ha >2cows Solid house, 5 goats, 10
chicken
Commercial business……
Farm typologies identified trough Focus group
Mushinga is a Humidropics action site; legume CHOICE was the first project to implement its activities. Farmers from Madaka and Luduha villages were all invited in this meeting.
Bushumba is situated in Kabare North opposite to INERA Mulungu; was selected to be Legume CHOICE field site; farmers from the two villages Bushumba centre and Mulengeza were invited to join this village meeting.
Criteria applied for participation in FGD
Implementation site
Agro-Ecology
Market Access
Number of participants
Men Women Total
Madaka highland Good 7 8 15
Luduha Highland Medium 6 6 12Bushunba Centre Midland Medium 6 8 14
Mulengeza Midland Good 7 5 12
Focus group discussion 12 farmers from each villages were invited to the discussion ; female were formed their own group and discussed separately.Five species of legumes were seems to be known by them -common bean, soybean, groundnut, Leucaena and Calliandra.Production system is intercropping and hedgerow systems for legumes trees .Land tenure, land degradation and soil erosion issues, diseases attacks, climate changes and lack of improve seeds varieties were shown to be the major constraints to crop production
Major functions in Bushumba centre
Legume species
produced Legume type
Rank of legume function
1 2 3 4
Soybean Annual grain legume Food MarketSoil improvement -
Haricot bean Annual grain legume Food MarketSoil improvement Feed (residue)
Climbing bean Perennial grain legume Food Market
Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Groundnut Annual grain legume Market food - -
Calliandra Fodder tree legume Erosion Control StakesSoil improvement Feed (residue)
Leucaena Fodder tree legume Erosion control stakes FeedSoil improvement
Sesbania Fodder tree legume Soil improvement Stakes Erosion Control Feed (residue)
Cowpea Annual grain legume food MarketSoil improvement feed
Lablab Ann. herbaceous legume Soil improvement Feed livestock - -
Major functions in Mulengeza
NoLegume species
produced Legume type
Rank of legume function
1 2 3 4
1 Soy bean Annual grain legume Market FoodSoil improvement
Feed (residue)
2 Haricot bean Annual grain legume Food MarketSoil improvement
Feed (residue)
3 Climbing beanPerennial grain legume Food Market
Soil improvement
Feed (residue)
4 Ground nut Annual grain legume Market foodSoil improvement
Feed (residue)
5 Calliandra Fodder tree legumeSoil improvement Control Erosion Stakes
Feed (residue)
6 Leucaenea Fodder tree legumeSoil improvement Control Erosion stakes
Feed (residue)
7 Sesbania Fodder tree legumeSoil improvement Control Erosion Stakes
Feed (residue)
8 Cowpea Annual grain legume food MarketSoil improvement -
9 Lab lab Ann. herbaceous legume
Soil Improvement Feed livestock -
Major functions in Madaka
Legume species produced Legume type
Rank of legume function
1 2 3 4
Soy bean Annual grain legume Market Food Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Haricot bean Annual grain legume Food Market Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Climbing bean Perennial grain legume Food Market Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Ground nut Annual grain legume Market food processingSoil improvement
Calliandra Fodder tree legume feed Soil improvement Erosion control Stakes
Leucaena Fodder tree legume feed Soil improvement Erosion control Stakes
Sesbania Fodder tree legumeSoil improvement Stakes Feed (residue)
Cowpea Annual grain legume food Medicine Soil improvement -
Lablab Ann. herbaceous legume Feed Soil improvement -
Major functions in Luduha
Legume species produced Legume type
Rank of legume function
1 2 3 4
Soy bean Annual grain legume Market Food Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Haricot bean Annual grain legume Food Market Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Climbing bean Perennial grain legume Food Market Soil improvement Feed (residue)
Ground nut Annual grain legume Market food processingSoil improvement
Calliandra Fodder tree legume feed Soil improvement Erosion control Stakes
Leucaena Fodder tree legume feed Soil improvement Erosion control Stakes
Sesbania Fodder tree legumeSoil improvement Stakes Feed (residue)
Cowpea Annual grain legume food Medicine Soil improvement -
Lablab Ann. herbaceous legume Feed Soil improvement -
Legume species and their category grown in the farming system
Annual grain legumes
Perennial grain legumes
Fodder tree legumes
Annual fodder legumes
Mulengeza Bushumba Centre Mulengeza
Bushumba Centre Mulengeza
Bushumba Centre Mulengeza
Bushumba Centre
Groundnut GroundnutClimbing
beanClimbing
bean Calliandra Calliandra Lablab
Commnon bean
Common bean - - Leucaena Leucaena - -
soybean Cowpea - - - Sesbania - -
- - - - - - - -
Legume species and their category grown in the farming system
Annual grain legumes
Perennial grain legumes
Fodder tree legumes
Annual fodder legumes
Luduha Madaka Luduha Madaka Luduha Madaka Luduha Madaka
Common bean
Common bean Leucaena lablab
soybean soybean - - Calliandra -
Groundnut - - Sesbania -
cowpeas - - - - -
Jeanmarie Sanginga leading focus group discussion with farmers UCB, UEA and ISDR students from locals universities were involved in this activity
Walk transect survey and farm characterization
1)Walk transect; 10% of the population size in each villages were systematically selected and interviewed for their legume production systems and livestock: 57 households in Luduha, 60 in Madaka, 122 in Bushumba centre and 77 in Mulengeza
2)8farmers per typology per village (wealthy farmers, middles and low incomes ) were selected for quick survey to be characterized
A data Cspro data based is available and waiting analysis
Quick survey
This consisted to get quick information from the household about legume production system, livestock and fertilizers management
Research trials
13 research trials that has five treatments (soybean monocropping, soybean intercropping system with cassava, common bean monocropping , common bean intercropping with cassava and a control of local farmer practice) were implemented within farmers group association responding to the focus groups constraints land, diseases attack and unimproved seeds varieties.
installation of a trial in Bushumba with farmers from AMOVED group
Research trials
Cassava is high value crop in DRC, this was intercropped with soybean and common bean HM21-7 variety of improve bio-fortifie bean, SB 24 for soybean and Sawasawa resistant to Mosaic virus
lead farmer walking within plots to check plants
Research trials participatory evaluation with farmers; the best practice between treatments were selected in secret by farmers. This was done at maturity of common bean
farmers were given a chance to select the three best treatments among five that was implemented
Major constraints
- Insufficient budget to set up trials at Mushinga
- Lack of budget at country coordination to communicate with partners and to visits partners at Kalmbo
- Lack of equipment like laptop, …- Complain of UCB for a win-win partnership:
motivation for the country coordinator for time spent to the project and administrative costs
Variation on farm size
Area under legume
Cropping system
Livestock
Quantity of fertilizers use in Kg/ha
Thank you Legume CHOICE