1. GRAIN LEGUMES AND CEREALS FOR DRYLAND PRODUCTION IN MOZAMBIQUE: RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEEDED ACTIONS
February 2018

2. INTRODUCTION Fig 1. Mozambique Rainfall Pattern
Dry lands cover important cropping systems in Mozambique mainly in Tete, Manica, Sofala and Gaza Provinces (fig 1).
Grain legumes are among the 7 priority value chains according to Operational Framework for Agricultural Development ( ).
Sorghum and Pearl millet are the 3th and 4th most important cereals after maize and rice, respectivelly.

3. Cereals and legumes production (MASA, 2017)
Crops
Observed
Planned
Area
(ha)
Production (ton)
Production
(ton)
Maize
sorghum
Millet
58.882
34.000
60.700
35.000
Rice
Wheat
15.623
17.088
15.700
17.100
Total Cereal
Beans
Groundnut
Total legumes

4. MAJOR PRODUCTION CONTRAINTS
Limited access of farmers to high yielding adapted varieties;
Limited access to seeds and seed delivery system;
Information on crop management not well delivered;
Biotic (pests and diseases) and abiotic (drought and low soil fertility) constraints;
Not suitable credit systems for small farmers.

5. OPORTUNITIES FOR GLDC IN MOZAMBIQUE
High demand in a domestic and international market;
Need for more protein food for nutrition security (43% of children suffers malnutrition);
Need to help farmers to fill the growing food industry and market demand;
Growing of private sector participation;
Youth farmers incubation programs;
Well established network of partners
Availaibility of technologies (high yielding varieties and crop management pratices).

6. RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS
SORGHUM
10 varieties released (2000 and 2011)
PEARL MILLET
3 varieties released in (2000)
MAIZE
11 Drought tolerant maize (4 OPVs & 7 hybrids ) released from 2011 to 2016

7. RSEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS ON LEGUMES (Last 7 years)

8. Pegeon pea Soy bean Cowpea (TGx1485-1D (Sana) ICEAP 00040
TGx F (Wima)
ICEAP 00020
Pegeon
pea
TGx F (Wamini)
ICEAP 00554
TGx F (Olima)
ICEAP 00557
Soy
bean
TGx F (Zamboane)
Ocepara-4
427/5/7
H 7
H17
IT 97K
Cowpea
IT 00K-1263
IT 82E-16

9. Beans Groundnut VTTT 923/10-3 VTTT 924/4-4 VTTT 925/9-1-2 A 222 NUA 45
AFR 703
Sugar 131
Cal 143
Otitela
CG 7
JL 24
Groundnut
ICGV-SM 01514
ICGV-SM 99541
ICGV-SM 99568
ICGV-SM 01513

10. Cowpea: Features of Released Varieties
Early maturity, determinate
IT-16
IT-1069
IT-1263
Med/late maturity, indeterminate and dual purpose

11. Major Achievements of Last 7 years

13. RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
Increase the contribution of GLDC to food security and nutrition through the increase of its productivity and marketing value ;
Identify and promote a sustainable system of seed production and delivery of high-yielding varieties adapted to different agroecological zones.

14. EXISTING EXPERTISE ON RESEARCH COMPONENTS

15. WAY FORWARD Need to consolidate gains and scale up results;
Massive dissemination campaign;
More partnerships to go step further and to move faster to make farmers benefit from the available technologies;
Address emerging research issues.

16. Website: www.masa.gov.mz
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