1. PAN AFRICA BEAN RESEARCH ALLIANCE (PABRA):
Breeding Networks: experiences from PABRA
Clare
Rowland
Stanley
Berhanu JC

2. Why Beans?

3. Contribution of Beans : smart food/crop
Food and nutrition (health) security
Contribute to food and nutritional security through high protein content
Major source of micronutrient - iron
A staple food crop
Great contributor to the agro-ecosystems health
An important source of income/wealth creation
Gender neutral crop (though more women’s crop)
An important investment opportunity
Trade (most traded commodity in EA and minimum political intereference)
Value addition

4. Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) member countries (30)

5. Similar Agro-ecologies across borders6

6. Using GIS tools to identify variety suitability across countries
Suitability of Awash 2 (Ethiopian released variety) in Nigeria
11/30/2018

7. BREEDING APPROACH Shared breeding responsibilities under PABRA:
CIAT Headquarter breeding program in Colombia
Regional breeding programs of ECABREN and SABRN
National bean programs responsible for different types of beans
Various universities and advanced research institutes (ARIs)
Uganda
Kenya
Rwanda
DR Congo
S. Africa
Malawi
Zambia
Madagascar
Ethiopia
S. Tanzania
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Dark Red Kidney
Climbing Beans
Snap Beans (French)
Large White
Small White
Carioca (small striped)
Sugar, Tan & Yellow
Pinto
Small Red
Uganda, Malawi
Large Red Mottled
Regional Networks/CIAT Strategic Research
Backstopping, Technical Support and Capacity Building
CIAT-HQ
Elite breeding lines, breeding methodologies, tools, capacity building and backstopping
PABRA countries without active Breeding Programs: ECABREN: Burundi and Sudan, SABRN: Angola, SDRC, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique and Swaziland; WECABREN: Cameroon, Mali, Central Afr Rep, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Guinea, S/Leone, Congo
Universities/ARI
Testing methodologies, understanding genetics etc..
MAC 44
SER125
NUA45
MAC 44, MAC 70
SMR 53
MAC 64

8. Market-led breeding strategy showing different country’s focus
Market class
Countries where the bean types are of high or moderate importance
A1. Red Mottled
Uganda, Kenya, DRCongo, Tanzania, Sudan, Madagascar, Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda,
AII. Reds
AIIa. Large Red Kidneys
Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Uganda and DR Congo
AIIb. Small and Medium Reds
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, DR Congo,
III. Browns
IIIa. Yellow
Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar
IIIb. Brown
Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Madagascar
IIIc. Tan/Khaki
Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi
IV. Cream
IV a. Pinto
Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar
IV b. Sugars
Uganda, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi
IV c. Carioaca
Kenya, Tanzania, DR Congo, and Madagascar
V. White seeded
Va. Navy (Cam, DRC)
Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Cameroon, DR Congo, and Madagascar
Vb. Large white kidney
Madagascar, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Cameroon and Tanzania
VI. Mixed Colours/others
VIa. Purples/ Mwezimoja types
Tanzania, Kenya and Madagascar
VIb. Blacks
DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and Madagascar

9. COMESA VARIETY RELEASE SYSTEM
Registration of New Varieties
The application for regional release should be submitted to the NSA along with the results of two seasons of DUS and VCU tests, suggested denomination, proof of release in two countries, and a reference sample.

10. COMESA VARIETY RELEASE SYSTEM
Registration of existing varieties:
Varieties already released in two COMESA Member States will be entered into the Variety Catalogue provided that an application is submitted with all necessary/available information on DUS and VCU data.
Varieties already released in one COMESA Member State will be entered into the Catalogue provided that:
An application is submitted with the necessary/available information on DUS and VCU data of the first country
The variety must undergo one season of VCU testing and be released in the second country.

11. Variety Identification Number example

12. Some of the benefits of breeding networks
Wider impact in short period –easy to spread ‘’Bean gospel spreads faster’’
Efficient use of resources (plant genetic, human/materials and financial )
Platform to share skills and knowledge/easy to institutionalize lessons learned (community of practices)
Support national programme with limited resources and building their capacity or at initial stage of breeding
Quick wins at wider scale (bush fire)
Easy linkages
Stronger voice
Etc…

13. Challenges
High human and financial resource required /time consuming to coordinate and catalyze
Limited interest in regional coverage e.g. more resources at national level (but good for the building block of network)
Some ‘’National’’ feeling
Etc..

14. Thanks you all
Thank you