Irvin Widders. Michigan State University. Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for
Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes. • New Brand- “Legume Innovation ...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legume
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes Irvin Widders Michigan State University
Legume Innovation Lab (April 1, 2013 – September 29, 2017)
New Brand- “Legume Innovation Lab” Extension of the Dry Grain Pulses CRSP (through 2017) Aligned with Presidential Initiative- Feed the Future Total expected obligation- $ 22 million + Associate Awards • Engages 10 U.S. universities
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Grain Legumes are a priority crop in the Feed the Future “Global Food Security Research Strategy”
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Multi-functional Roles of Grain Legumes • Nutrient-dense staple food • Cash crop for farmers • Sustainability of cropping systems • Livelihoods of women • Child nutrition and growth
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Era of Unprecedented Opportunity for Research in Grain Legumes
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Technical Vision of Legume Innovation Lab • Align with Feed the Future Research Strategy • Provide international leadership in bean and cowpea research • Utilize innovative research methods to build upon research advances in grain legumes • Accountability for intermediate development outcomes and impact • Compliment legume research of CGIAR, USDA/ARS and USAID • Engage a new generation of scientists in international research
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Legume Innovation Lab Alignment with Feed the Future • • • • •
Prioritization of Strategic Research Objectives Focus on FTF Countries and Cropping Systems All-of-Government Approach Advancing Gender Equity Establishing Impact Pathways and Monitoring Performance Indicators
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Legume Innovation Lab Strategic Objectives (2013-17) SO1. Advancing the Productivity Frontier for Grain Legumes SO2. Transforming Grain Legume Systems and Value Chains SO3. Enhancing Nutrition SO4. Improving Outcomes of Research and Capacity Building Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes 4
SO1. Advancing the Productivity Frontier for Grain Legumes: A- To enhance the genetic yield potential of grain legumes by exploiting new research tools afforded by genomics and molecular breeding approaches with a focus on improving resistances to economically important abiotic and biotic constraints. SO1.A-1: Genetic improvement of Middle American climbing beans (J. Osorno, NDSU) SO1.A-3: Improving genetic yield potential of Andean bean types with increased resistances to drought and major foliar diseases and enhanced biological nitrogen fixation (J. Kelly; MSU, UNL, USDA/ARS) SO1.A-4: Development and implementation of robust molecular markers and genetic improvement of common and tepary beans to increase grain legume production in Central America, Haiti and Tanzania (J. Beaver: UPR, NDSU, USDA/ARS) SO1.A-5: Genetic improvement of cowpea to overcome biotic and drought constraints to grain productivity (P. Roberts, UCR) Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes
SO1. Advancing the Productivity Frontier for Grain Legumes B- To sustainably reduce the yield gap for grain legumes crops produced by smallholder, resource poor farmers in strategic cropping systems. SO1.B-1: IPM-omics: Scalable and sustainable biological solutions for pest management of insect pests in cowpea in West Africa (Pittendrigh; UIUC, NorthWestern)
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SO2. Transforming Pulse Systems and Value Chains: To sustainably improve smallholder farmer production management decision-making and governance management of pulse value-chains by stakeholders
• SO2.1: Farmer decision-making strategies for improved soil fertility management in maize-bean production systems (R. Mazur; ISU, U Hawaii) • SO2.2: Enhancing legume value-chain performance through improved understanding of consumer behavior and decision-making (V. Amador; KSU) Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes
SO3. Enhancing Nutrition: To improve the nutritional quality of diets and enhance the nutritional and health status of the poor especially young children and women through the consumption of pulses/beans • Preproposals obtained in October 2013 • To award $3 million in support of one or two projects
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Nutrition Research Foci To focus on role of grain legume consumption on: o o
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Micro-biome health Nutrient absorption from dietary components Nutrition and health of young children and women
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Hypotheses to be Tested Regular consumption of pulses: • Influences gut microbial flora and stability • Promotes mucosal repair and immune function • Improves intestinal nutrient absorption • Enhances growth • Reduces episodes of diarrheal diseases- “environmental enteropathy”
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Legume Innovation Lab Cropping Systems, Regions and Countries West Africa Sahel cowpea-cereal cropping systemBenin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal Eastern/Southern Africa bean-maize cropping systemMalawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia Latin America/Caribbean bean-maize cropping systemHaiti, Honduras, Guatemala and Ecuador
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Beans production in the EAC Beans had the highest percentage increase in production – from 500,000 MT in 1990 to 2.3million MT in 2010; – an increase of 342% Banana
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The Kilimo Trust: regional solutions to local problems
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Challenges- Productivity and Market Demand?
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Leadership by U.S. Universities • • • • • • • • • •
Iowa State University Kansas State University Michigan State University North Dakota State University University of California-Riverside University of Illinois University of Hawaii University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of Puerto Rico Washington State University Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes
Engagement of USDA/ARS Scientists • Tim Porsch, PR • Karen Cichy, MI • Phil Miklas, WA
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Scope of CG Grain Legume Program
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Synergies Achieved through • Collaborative research toward common goals • Complementary research to address strategic constraints and priorities • Beneficial research by Legume Innovation Lab projects to address technical gaps and opportunities Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes
Legume Innovation Lab
Game-Changing Research o Development of molecular markers associated with drought and CBB resistances in the Andean common bean gene pool (SO1.A3) o Identify QTL for nitrogen fixation and associated traits in the Andean common bean gene pool (SO1.A3) o Genetic improvement of tepary beans for improved seed and agronomic traits (SO1.A4) o Introgress bruchid resistance genes into commercial common bean seed types for Central America, Haiti and Tanzania (SO1.A5) o Genetically improve Middle-American climbing-bean lines for Guatemala (SO1.A1)
o Discover traits and breed for increased resistances to aphids, thrips and pod-sucking insects in cowpea (SO1.A5)
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Legume Innovation Lab
Game-Changing Research o Develop, validate and scale-up sustainable IPM solutions utilizing biological controls for cowpea in West Africa (SO1.B1) o Develop models for smallholder bean farmer decision making regarding sustainable improvements in soil fertility management (SO2.1) o Develop diagnostic and decision support aids for smallholder soil fertility management (SO2.1) o Identify , characterize and formulate solutions to gaps in bean/cowpea production, marketing and distribution systems to strengthen value chains (SO2.2)
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With Funding comes Expectations Personal Concerns Will research outputs achieve IDO goals? Will gralegume research funding continue long-term? Will bean research initiatives be sustained by a new generation of scientists? Feed the Future Food Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain Legumes 13
Thank You!
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Contact Information Irvin Widders, Director Cynthia Donovan, Deputy Director Legume Innovation Lab Phone: (517) 355-4693 Email:
[email protected] www.legumelab.msu.edu/
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