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Innovation ID865
Version ID652
Innovation TitleFinger millet variety UFM 6 (KNE 628) released for cultivation in Kenya
Innovation description UFM 6 is a new finger millet variety with medium height, tan colored variety with moderate Striga and blast resistance suitable for high rainfall Sub- humid and highlands agro-ecologies suitable for high rainfall sub-humid and highlands agro-ecologies. On yield trials, it recorded yields (kg/ha) of 4,000 in the station, and 2,000 on-farm. This variety contributes to UN SDG 1.
Reporting Staff Henry Ojulong (ICRISAT)
Year (Reporting)2021
Reporting statusApproved
Innovation TypeGenetic (variety and breeds)
Number of varieties1

Stage reached

Stage of InnovationStage 2: successful piloting
Year (Stage)2021
Stage DescriptionThis variety was released for cultivation in Kenya on February 28, 2021. The projected spillover cultivation in lower altitude areas in eastern and southern Africa. Seed production is underway as prerequisite for upscaling.
Has a lead organizationyes
Lead OrganizationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Top 5 contributorsNo contributors

Contributions and mapping

All partners
Main CRP CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals
Flagship project FP4-Variety and Hybrid Development
Cluster FP4-3-Product testing and release
Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters

Scope

Geographic scopeNational
Regions
CountriesKenya

Targeted outcomes

Main Sub-IDO Enhanced genetic gain
Other Sub-IDO Increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods
Other Sub-IDO

Evidences

EvidencesTracyline, J. M., Kimurto, P. K., Mafurah, J. J., Mungai, N. W., & Ojulong, H. (2021). Farmer preference for selected finger millet (Eleusine coracana) varieties in Rift Valley, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 13(1), 82-93.
[https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD2020.1187]

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