Top Banner
4 The Philippines and ICRISAT The Philippines and ICRISAT Making life better for smallholder farmers Overview Since 1975, the Internaonal Crops Research Instute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has acvely collaborated with the Philippine Naonal Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) on crop improvement (chickpea, pigeonpea, peanut, and sorghum), community watersheds, capacity building and knowledge sharing. Crop improvement is being done under the aegis of the Cereals and Legumes Asia Network (CLAN). In April 2004, ICRISAT signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) to collaborate on enhancing the adopon of legume technologies in the Philippines. The said agreement was renewed in January 2009 for the reinvigoraon of the legumes industry in the Philippines. In June 2005, ICRISAT Director General William Dar and then Philippine Secretary of Agriculture, Arthur Yap signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish integrated watershed benchmark sites aimed at increasing producvity and incomes of rainfed farmers. Prior to this, the President of the Federaon of Free Farmers of the Philippines and former Secretary of Agriculture, Leonardo Montemayor had discussions with government officials and visited ICRISAT too. Likewise in November 2005, a landmark meeng of CLAN was held at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU), which drew together ICRISAT, the Asia-Pacific Associaon of Agricultural Research Instuons (APAARI), the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC), and the Internaonal Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). leaders of the Informaon Technology Center for Agriculture and Fisheries (ITCAF) and BAR to move forward innovaons in knowledge sharing. Presentaons were made by Drs G Dileepkumar and Rosana P Mula to sensize the Filipino science community on these innovaons. The Way Forward: PhilDRI In its mission of empowering poor people to overcome hunger, poverty and a degraded environment, ICRISAT intends to support the Philippines for increased public investments in rainfed and upland agriculture to ensure that the country becomes self-sufficient in food. To move this iniave forward, an instuonal mechanism is needed, such as the creaon of the Philippine Dryland Research Instute (PhilDRI). Towards this, House Bill 76752 has been filed by Cong. Leonardo Montemayor in the 14 th Congress. PhilDRI will be the Philippine’s first line of defense against drought and climate change, and will substanally contribute to improving the livelihoods of poor communies in the rainfed and upland areas. ICRISAT will be an acve partner of PhilDRI and in all other relevant endeavors of the Philippines to achieve food security in rainfed areas. Filipinos on ICRISAT’s Governing Board Dioscoro L Umali, University of the Philippines: 1972 to 1979 William D Dar, Philippine Government: 1997 to 1999 Filipino staff at ICRISAT William D Dar, Director General, Jan 2000 to date Senen Miranda, Soil and Water Engineer, May 1980 to Dec 1982 Cynthia S Banlan, Research Program Director, Markets, Instuons and Policies, Aug 1992 to date Feliciano Banlan, Head, Geographic Informaon Systems, Aug 1992 to Jun 2000 Rex Navarro, Special Assistant to the DG (2001 to 2011), Head Donor Relaons (2001 to 2002), Head, Informaon Resource Management Office (2003 to 2004), Director of Communicaon (2004 to 2011) Hector V Hernandez, Director, Human Resources and Operaons, Apr 2009 to Jun 2013 Rosana P Mula, Coordinator, Learning Systems Unit, Oct 2005 to date Myer G Mula, Scienst, Seed Systems, May 2008 to date Crisna P Bejosano, Head, Public Awareness and Markeng Support, Mar 2011 to date Richard P Burgos, Chief of Staff, DG’s Office, May 2012 to date Junel B Soriano, Vising Scienst, Community Watershed, Nov 2012 to date Director General William Dar handing over seeds of improved peanut variees to Philippine Secretary of Agriculture Proceso Alcala. ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consorum Science with a human face www.icrisat.org About ICRISAT The Internaonal Crops Research Instute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit, non-polical organizaon that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid tropics have over 2 billion people, of whom 644 million are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT innovaons help the dryland poor move from poverty to prosperity by harnessing markets while managing risks – a strategy called Inclusive Market-Oriented Development (IMOD). ICRISAT is headquartered in Patancheru near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, with two regional hubs and five country offices in sub- Saharan Africa. It is a member of the CGIAR Consorum. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future. ICRISAT-Patancheru (Headquarters) Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India Tel +91 40 30713071, Fax +91 40 30713074 [email protected] August 2013 Working with Development Partners and Investors ICRISAT works in close partnership with farmers/farmer organizaons, public and private instuons, governments, and development investors worldwide in generang science-based agricultural innovaons to achieve food sufficiency, intensificaon, diversificaon, resilience, health and nutrion, and women empowerment parcularly for smallholder farmers in the dryland tropics. In 2012, ICRISAT’s top donors include: the CGIAR Fund (CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food secure world); the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundaon; the United States Government; and the Government of India. Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundaon, receiving the ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill plaque from Dr William D Dar, ICRISAT Director General, during his visit to the ICRISAT headquarters in Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India on 30 May 2013.
2

The Philippines and ICRISAT Filipino staff at ICRISAT … · 4 The Philippines and ICRISAT ... ICRISAT donated a pigeonpea dal mill costing Php 500,000 to ... A project “Introduction

Sep 17, 2018

Download

Documents

hoangliem
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Page 1: The Philippines and ICRISAT Filipino staff at ICRISAT … · 4 The Philippines and ICRISAT ... ICRISAT donated a pigeonpea dal mill costing Php 500,000 to ... A project “Introduction

4 The Philippines and ICRISAT

The Philippines and ICRISATMaking life better for smallholder farmers

OverviewSince 1975, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has actively collaborated with the Philippine National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) on crop improvement (chickpea, pigeonpea, peanut, and sorghum), community watersheds, capacity building and knowledge sharing. Crop improvement is being done under the aegis of the Cereals and Legumes Asia Network (CLAN).

In April 2004, ICRISAT signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) to collaborate on enhancing the adoption of legume technologies in the Philippines. The said agreement was renewed in January 2009 for the reinvigoration of the legumes industry in the Philippines.

In June 2005, ICRISAT Director General William Dar and then Philippine Secretary of Agriculture, Arthur Yap signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish integrated watershed benchmark sites aimed at increasing productivity and incomes of rainfed farmers. Prior to this, the President of the Federation of Free Farmers of the Philippines and former Secretary of Agriculture, Leonardo Montemayor had discussions with government officials and visited ICRISAT too.

Likewise in November 2005, a landmark meeting of CLAN was held at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU), which drew together ICRISAT, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC), and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

leaders of the Information Technology Center for Agriculture and Fisheries (ITCAF) and BAR to move forward innovations in knowledge sharing. Presentations were made by Drs G Dileepkumar and Rosana P Mula to sensitize the Filipino science community on these innovations.

The Way Forward: PhilDRIIn its mission of empowering poor people to overcome hunger, poverty and a degraded environment, ICRISAT intends to support the Philippines for increased public investments in rainfed and upland agriculture to ensure that the country becomes self-sufficient in food. To move this initiative forward, an institutional mechanism is needed, such as the creation of the Philippine Dryland Research Institute (PhilDRI). Towards this, House Bill 76752 has been filed by Cong. Leonardo Montemayor in the 14th Congress. PhilDRI will be the Philippine’s first line of defense against drought and climate change, and will substantially contribute to improving the livelihoods of poor communities in the rainfed and upland areas. ICRISAT will be an active partner of PhilDRI and in all other relevant endeavors of the Philippines to achieve food security in rainfed areas.

Filipinos on ICRISAT’s Governing Board • Dioscoro L Umali, University of the Philippines: 1972 to

1979 • William D Dar, Philippine Government: 1997 to 1999

Filipino staff at ICRISAT • William D Dar, Director General, Jan 2000 to date

• Senen Miranda, Soil and Water Engineer, May 1980 to Dec 1982

• Cynthia S Bantilan, Research Program Director, Markets, Institutions and Policies, Aug 1992 to date

• Feliciano Bantilan, Head, Geographic Information Systems, Aug 1992 to Jun 2000

• Rex Navarro, Special Assistant to the DG (2001 to 2011), Head Donor Relations (2001 to 2002), Head, Information Resource Management Office (2003 to 2004), Director of Communication (2004 to 2011)

• Hector V Hernandez, Director, Human Resources and Operations, Apr 2009 to Jun 2013

• Rosana P Mula, Coordinator, Learning Systems Unit, Oct 2005 to date

• Myer G Mula, Scientist, Seed Systems, May 2008 to date

• Cristina P Bejosano, Head, Public Awareness and Marketing Support, Mar 2011 to date

• Richard P Burgos, Chief of Staff, DG’s Office, May 2012 to date

• Junel B Soriano, Visiting Scientist, Community Watershed, Nov 2012 to date

Director General William Dar handing over seeds of improved peanut varieties to Philippine Secretary of Agriculture Proceso Alcala.

ICRISAT is a memberof the CGIAR Consortium

Science with a human face

ww

w.ic

risat

.org

Abo

ut IC

RIS

AT The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid tropics have over 2 billion people, of whom 644 million are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT innovations help the dryland poor move from poverty to prosperity by harnessing markets while managing risks – a strategy called Inclusive Market-Oriented Development (IMOD).

ICRISAT is headquartered in Patancheru near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, with two regional hubs and five country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future.

ICRISAT-Patancheru(Headquarters)

Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaTel +91 40 30713071, Fax +91 40 30713074

[email protected]

August 2013

Working with Development Partners and InvestorsICRISAT works in close partnership with farmers/farmer organizations, public and private institutions, governments, and development investors worldwide in generating science-based agricultural innovations to achieve food sufficiency, intensification, diversification, resilience, health and nutrition, and women empowerment particularly for smallholder farmers in the dryland tropics. In 2012, ICRISAT’s top donors include: the CGIAR Fund (CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food secure world); the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the United States Government; and the Government of India.

Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, receiving the ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill plaque from Dr William D Dar, ICRISAT

Director General, during his visit to the ICRISAT headquarters in Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India on 30 May 2013.

Page 2: The Philippines and ICRISAT Filipino staff at ICRISAT … · 4 The Philippines and ICRISAT ... ICRISAT donated a pigeonpea dal mill costing Php 500,000 to ... A project “Introduction

The Philippines and ICRISAT 32 The Philippines and ICRISAT

In the same year, an MoU was signed between ICRISAT and DA-BAR with support from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) on the commercialization of sweet sorghum, peanut and pigeonpea in the Philippines.

A series of sensitization activities were undertaken by Dr Dar and ICRISAT scientists to strengthen the existing partnership. These included attendance at conventions/conferences, farmers’ field days, and training. In 2010, Dr Dar visited Secretary of Agriculture Proceso Alcala to revitalize the partnership with the DA. During the visit, Dr Dar reiterated ICRISAT’s commitment to assist smallholder farmers of the country.

Germplasm ExchangeA major milestone of the partnership is the germplasm exchange where ICRISAT has provided the Philippines through its various research for development (R4D) institutions, germplasm of peanut, pigeonpea, chickpea, and sorghum (including sweet sorghum). To date, ICRISAT has provided 3302 samples of 2786 germplasm accessions to the Philippines. From 2000 - 2012, it also supplied 58 sets of trials, 901 advanced breeding lines, 36 mapping population parents, and 72 segregating populations.

• Peanut: ICRISAT supplied peanut germplasm line ICG 7827 (JL 24) , which was released as UPL Pn 10 in 1992; Namnama-1 (ICGV 90320) was released in 2003 by Ilagan Experiment Station, Isabela; NSIC Pn 12, locally known as Ilocos Pink was released in 2004 by the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) research farm at Dingras, Ilocos Norte; ICGV 00440 was released in 2007 as Namnama-2/NSIC Pn 14; and ICGV 86564 (Asha) in 2009 as NSIC Pn 15.

In February 2006, the then President of India, His Excellency Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, during his meeting with the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, symbolically presented her with foundation seeds of improved peanut and sweet sorghum developed by ICRISAT. Dr Dar and then Philippine Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban assisted in the bestowal.

• Sorghum: Two sorghum varieties were released in the Philippines in the early 1990s. In the case of sweet sorghum, a total of 1100 lines were sent for testing and three were found promising (ICSV 93046, ICSV 25340, and ICSV 25300).

• Pigeonpea: Of the various pigeonpea varieties sent for testing, ICPL 88039 showed potential of 875 kg/ha and 325 kg/ha ratoon yield in rice-fallow system.

• Chickpea: On-farm and on-station trials of chickpea were conducted at the Benguet State University (BSU), La Trinidad, Benguet. Promising lines as a result of the trials are as follows: Highland condition – 2 desi and 2 kabuli (Yield: 1,166 - 2,500 kg/ha); and Lowland condition – 2 desi and 3 kabuli (Yield: 1,034 - 2,400 kg/ha).

On August 2011, DA-BAR together with ICRISAT launched the Philippine Rainfed Agriculture Research, Development and Extension Program (PhiRARDEP). Initial funding was provided by the DA High Value Crops Development Program. The program aims to develop, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of a vigorous rainfed agriculture research, development and extension (RD&E) program to enhance food, nutrition and energy security, improve livelihoods and empower communities in the Philippine’s rainfed areas.

Major Research ProjectsLegumesThe pigeonpea production and utilization program in North Luzon (2008-2011) is funded by PCARRD with counterpart funding from State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) such as MMSU, Isabela State University (ISU), Central Luzon State University (CLSU), DA-Regional Field Unit 2 (RFU), and BSU. In 2009, aside from technical assistance and breeder seeds, ICRISAT donated a pigeonpea dal mill costing Php 500,000 to the project.

• In April 2006, MMSU organized a pigeonpea festival and a series of lectures to promote pigeonpea in Ilocos Region. ICRISAT provided about 150 kg quality seed of seven high-yielding lines for on-farm and on-station trials in the Philippines.

• In 2008-2009, pigeonpea tested on-farm and on-station showed remarkable yield for ICP 7035 (2.6-3 t/ha) and ICPL 88039 (3.2 t/ha). A project “Introduction and promotion of chickpea (garbanzos) in the highlands of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)” was launched in December 2007. Thirty lines of chickpea were tested on-farm and on-station with encouraging results of 1.5-2.5 t/ha, surpassing the global productivity of 800 kg/ha in the 2009-2011 cropping

season. Aside from technical and breeder seeds, ICRISAT donated a dal mill to BSU.

• As a result of the success in production of pigeonpea and chickpea and to improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers, product development was initiated by partner SUCs, through the production of pastries, bread, and cakes enhanced with the addition of pigeonpea and chickpea flour.

• The DA-BAR in May 2005 awarded a project to ICRISAT on promotion of the ICRISAT ‘Asha’ peanut variety in the Philippines. BAR reported that Asha is the only peanut released in the country that has the highest recorded yield of 3991 kg/ha – double the yield of regular varieties – bringing in an income of PhP 27,000/ha.

Sweet SorghumCollaboration between ICRISAT and the Philippines on sweet sorghum was implemented through the visits of Dr Heraldo Layaoen of MMSU to ICRISAT; other officials from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), BAR and PCARRD; meetings on biofuels; training of Philippine personnel at ICRISAT; and evaluation and training visits of ICRISAT scientists to Philippine production plots. ICRISAT distributed seed and commissioned a small-scale mill in Ilocos Norte in January 2007 to manufacture syrup, vinegar, molasses and ‘basi’ (local wine) using the sweet sorghum juice. The flour is used for cookies and bread. ICRISAT participated in the First National Review of Sweet Sorghum projects in the Philippines (funded by DA-BAR) in October 2009.

Community WatershedCommunity watershed (CW) activities started in 2005 in four sites (Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan; San Clemente, Tarlac; Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur; and Sto. Niño, Bohol). Initial milestones included soil and water conservation interventions such as check dams, farm ponds, vermicompost pits, and integration of ICRISAT crops in existing farming systems.

In line with PhiRARDEP and realizing Bhoochetana’s success in India and its potential in the Philippines, the DA-BAR in partnership with DA-High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), DA-Rice Program and ICRISAT adopted the Bhoochetana principles and approach for upscaling in three pilot provinces, namely, Quezon, Zambaoanga and Leyte.

The overall goal of the project is to improve rural livelihoods by developing resilient rainfed agriculture for sustainable rural growth and inclusive development. The project has four major components: (1) soil health analysis; (2) enhancing productivity through best-bet management options on soil, crop and water; (3) capacity building; and (4) developing a model for up scaling. The project will be implemented for three years.

Capacity Building and Knowledge SharingSince ICRISAT’s inception of capacity building in 1974, it has trained 186 scientists/staff from various institutions in the Philippines. In July 2005, a series of training workshops on project development and resource generation were spearheaded through the initiative of Dr Dar and former Communication Director Dr Rex Navarro. This is part of ICRISAT’s commitment to help build capacities of national systems on agricultural research and extension. In collaboration with the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED), over 300 Filipino senior researchers and faculty underwent this training.

ICRISAT also initiated the conduct of a National Drylands Conference in April 2008, which endorsed the establishment of a Philippine Rainfed Agriculture Research & Development Institute (PhilRAI).

PhiRARDEP, the precursor of PhilRAI (changed to PhilDRI), hosted five in-country training of about 40-60 participants each in the Philippines. These were implemented by ICRISAT, BAR, and SUC partners, namely Bohol Island State University (BISU), Ifugao State University (IFSU), Mindanao State University (MSU), Cagayan State University (CSU), and MMSU with a view to improve knowledge and skills on rainfed cropping systems, natural resource management and related areas, and also to develop an action plan for community-based seed systems for rainfed crops.

Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture • ICRISAT helped in the establishment of the Open Academy

for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA) in the model of its own Virtual Academy for the Semi-Arid Tropics (VASAT).

• In April 2013, Dr Dar and the Knowledge Sharing and Innovation (KSI) team had initial discussions with the

Chickpea trial at BSU. Dr SP Wani explaining soil and water conservation techniques.

Vice Gov DV Savellano crushing a sweet sorghum stalk.

MoU signing between ICRISAT and SUCs & DA regional offices.