FP4-3 - Sorghum-East Southern Africa

CRP on Dryland Cereals - DC

Overview: FP4-3 - Sorghum-East Southern Africa

FP4-2 - FP4-4

Leader Eric Manyasa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT

Team members: 8
Partner organizations: 12

Budget 2024
USD : 0

Activities/Products: 7

Atlas

Activities/Products

Code	Activity/Product Name	Leader	Co-leader	Total Outputs
FP4-3.1	Test profitability of hybrid sorghum production	Patrick Audi		3
FP4-3.2	Undertake rapid assessment of sorghum seed supply chain constraints and suitable interventions in Kenya	Patrick Audi		1
FP4-3.3	Prepare policy briefs and validate them in stakeholder forums	Alastair Orr		4
FP4-3.4	Initiate and facilitate seed supply chain forum	Patrick Audi	Paul Kimurto	3
FP4-3.5	On-station Production of Breeder and foundation seed	Eric Manyasa	Henry Fred Ojulong	1
FP4-3.6	Identification and Training of Smallholder seed producers and establishment of community seed banks	Moses Siambi	Eric Manyasa	1
FP4-3.7	Promote seed demand of promising and released varieties	Patrick Audi	Elias Letayo	1

Personnel Involved

Alastair Orr

Elias Letayo

Eric Manyasa
Senior Scientist, Cereals Breeding - ESA

Henry Fred Ojulong
Senior Scientist

Moses Siambi

Patrick Audi

Paul Kimurto

Zewdie Bishaw
Senior Scientist, Head of Seed Unit and acting regional coordinator for Sub- Saharan Regional Program

Partners

Egerton University
Kenya, Nakuru
Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)
http://www.egerton.ac.ke/

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.eiar.gov.et

Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization-KALRO
Kenya, Kisumu
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.kalro.org/

Selian Agricultural Research Institute-SARI Tanzania
Tanzania, Arusha
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.erails.net/TZ/sari/sari/

Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute-MARI
Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.ari-mikocheni.org/

Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute-KALRO-Katumani
Kenya, Machakos
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.kalro.org/amri/

Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization, Food Crops Research Institute-KALRO - FCRI
Kenya, Kitale
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.kalro.org/foodcrops/

Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Research and Development-MoA, DRD
Tanzania, Dodoma
Government
https://www.kilimo.go.tz/index.php/en

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas-ICARDA
Lebanon, Beirut
CGIAR Center/Program (Center)
https://www.icarda.org/

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics-ICRISAT
India, Hyderabad
CGIAR Center/Program (Center)
http://www.icrisat.org

Kenya Seed Co.-KSO
Kenya, Nairobi
International Development Organizations (including Development Projects)
http://www.kenyaseed.com/

African Centre For Crop Improvement-ACCI
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg
International Development Organizations (including Development Projects)
http://www.acci.org.za/

CRP on Dryland Cereals - DC

Overview: FP4-3 - Sorghum-East Southern Africa

FP4-2 - FP4-4

Leader Eric Manyasa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT

Team members: 8 Partner organizations: 12

Budget 2024USD : 0

Activities/Products: 7

Egerton UniversityKenya, NakuruAcademic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.)http://www.egerton.ac.ke/

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAREthiopia, Addis AbabaNational Agricultural Research System (NARS)http://www.eiar.gov.et

Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization-KALROKenya, KisumuNational Agricultural Research System (NARS)http://www.kalro.org/

Selian Agricultural Research Institute-SARI TanzaniaTanzania, ArushaNational Agricultural Research System (NARS)http://www.erails.net/TZ/sari/sari/

Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute-MARITanzania, Dar Es SalaamNational Agricultural Research System (NARS)http://www.ari-mikocheni.org/

Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute-KALRO-KatumaniKenya, MachakosNational Agricultural Research System (NARS)http://www.kalro.org/amri/

Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization, Food Crops Research Institute-KALRO - FCRIKenya, KitaleNational Agricultural Research System (NARS)http://www.kalro.org/foodcrops/

Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Research and Development-MoA, DRDTanzania, DodomaGovernmenthttps://www.kilimo.go.tz/index.php/en

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas-ICARDALebanon, BeirutCGIAR Center/Program (Center)https://www.icarda.org/

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics-ICRISATIndia, HyderabadCGIAR Center/Program (Center)http://www.icrisat.org

Kenya Seed Co.-KSOKenya, NairobiInternational Development Organizations (including Development Projects)http://www.kenyaseed.com/

African Centre For Crop Improvement-ACCISouth Africa, PietermaritzburgInternational Development Organizations (including Development Projects)http://www.acci.org.za/