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An Overview of the Basket of Technologies Developed, Tested and
Promoted by CIMMYT Ethiopia
Frédéric Baudron (PhD)
CARE Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 4th March 2016
Conservation Agriculture: Conserving Soil & Water
2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
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2
3
4
5
6
7Conventional practiceConservation agriculture
Rain
wat
er u
se e
ffici
ency
(kg
grai
n m
m-1
)
CA CP
Tigray
0 50 100 150 200 2500
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
Soil
loss
(t h
a-1
yr-1
)
Date (days after planting)
CA CP
Oromia, CRV
Precision Agriculture for Smallholder: Making the best out of Expensive Fertilizers
0 25 50 75 1000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8Booting Stage
N applied (kg ha-1)
NDV
I
0 25 50 75 1000
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.81st Node Stage
N applied (kg ha-1)
NDV
I
Strategic Relay Cropping: Producing More with the Same Resources
0-15 15-30 >3027
28
29
30
31
32Sole maize CONVSole maize CA
Depth (cm)
Soil
moi
stur
e (%
)
6.5 ± 1.2 t ha-1 6.5 ± 1.5 t ha-1
0-15 15-30 >3027
28
29
30
31
32Sole maize CONVMaize-Bean CA
Depth (cm)
Soil
moi
stur
e (%
)
8.6 ± 2.2 t ha-1
0 2 4 6 80
100200300400500600
Distance from the trunk (m)
Grai
n yi
eld
(t h
a-1)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 241015202530354045 Outside canopy
Under canopy
Time of the day (h)
Air t
empe
ratu
re (°
C)Agroforestry: Providing a Suitable
Microenvironment to Crops
Pest-Suppressive Farms: Reorganizing the Farm for Natural Enemies to Take Care of Pests
1 10 3005
10152025303540
Distance to ensete field (m)
Num
ber o
f rov
e be
etle
s ca
ptur
edin
yel
low
pan
trap
s
1 10 3005
1015202530354045
Distance to dense hedgerow (m)
Num
ber o
f ant
s cap
ture
din
pitf
all t
raps
Smallscale Mechanization: Saving Labour & Increasing Precision of Operations
Conv land prep + seeding
2WT direct seeding
0102030405060708090
100
Tim
e (h
ours
ha-
1)
(Data from Assela,
Ethiopia)
~ 10 L ha-1
+ 50 % wheat yield
Importer/Manufacturers 10 Importers METEC AMIO TGT
Dealers
Service Providers
End users
Supportsectors
Enabling environment
Union/Cooperatives & individual SPs
Commercial farmers
Middle income farmers
Smallholder farmers
Women farmers
Regional bureau of
Agriculture
Youth groups
Regional agents
MFI’s Garages Spare parts shops Media
Mechanization policy
Mechanization strategy
Testing & standardization
Financial policy
Extension systems
AMTS, ESFRE
Interested groups
Business Modelling
Post-Harvest Technologies: Reducing Wastes and Losses from the Harvest
44.5
55.5
66.5
77.5
8
Distance to the forest
Diet
div
ersi
ty(n
° foo
d gr
oups
) χ2 = 110.68P < 0.0001
Nutrition-Sensitive Landscapes: (1) semi-natural areas, (2) livestock, and (3) fuelwood
28303234363840
Distance to the forest
Crop
pro
ducti
vity
(GJ h
a-1
farm
land
)
F = 0.358n.s.
Farmland Exclosures: Collective Action to Make Better Use of Available Nutrients
EF OF0
1
2
3
Soil
orga
nic m
atter
(%) t = 2.86
P < 0.01
EF OF0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Tef y
ield
(t h
a-1)
t = 4.68P < 0.001
Biofortification: Improving the Nutritional Quality of Cereals
Traits Conventional maize
QPM
Protein > 8 > 8
Lysine in protein
1.6-2.6 (mean 2.0)
2.7-4.5 (mean 4.0)
Tryptophan in protein
0.2-0.6 (mean 0.4)
0.5-1.1 (mean 0.8)
Identifying the Right Varieties: Participatory Variety Selection & G×E×M
No tree Tree0
5
10
15
20
25
Leaf
leng
th (c
m)
Research into use: co-learning, D4R, and scale
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