Presentation made by MUKANKUSI CLARE MUGISHA during the Biennial Conference 2012

1. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMON
BEAN IMPROVEMENT IN SUB-
SAHARAN AFRICA
MUKANKUSI CLARE
MUGISHA
www.ciat.cgiar.org Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor

2. PAN-AFRICA BEAN RESEARCH ALLIANCE (PABRA)
MEMBER COUNTRIES (28)
DONORS
CIDA, SDC,
USAID,
BMGF,
McKnight,
ASARECA,
KHT,
SADC-
FANR ,
AGRA,
NGO, GO

3. MY JOURNEY
Position Organization Major activities
BSc Agriculture Makerere University Disease and insect resistance screening of
Kampala, Uganda dual purpose cowpea
MSc Agriculture (Crop MUK Participatory research on the management of
Science: Plant Pathology Rosette and Cercospora leaf spot of
groundnut
Agricultural Officer- Uganda Government Implementing crop extension programmes
Kyanamira Kabale district and providing training in all crop related
activities
Research Assistant CIAT Field Research to enhance seed production
capacity of small-scale farmers in East Africa
PhD Plant Breeding ACCI -University of improving resistance to Fusarium root rot of
KwaZulu-Natal /CIAT common bean
Research Associate CIAT Support to plant breeding and pathology Pan-
Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
projects
Post-doctoral fellow/ CIAT - PABRA Overall support to plant breeding-pathology
PABRA Network breeder programs within PABRA

6. PABRA LOGIC MODEL 2009-2013
Ultimate Intermediate Immediate Outcome
Outcome Outcomes
1.1: Increased access by especially women farmers to
improved dry bean varieties resistant to multiple
environmental stresses
Increased and in
Improved gender equitable 1.2: Increased access to cost effective and environmentally
nutrition and friendly integrated stress management options (e.g. for soil
manner utilization fertility and water, pest and diseases) by particularly women
health, farmers
gender of improved and
equality, marketable bean
food varieties , new 1.3: Increased access to micronutrient rich bean based
security, crop products in the diets of vulnerable communities
incomes and
natural 1.4: Increased access to high value bean products
resource Increased trade targeted to niche markets with a focus on women
base for
sustainable
in a gender
1.5: Increased capacity of men and women to
livelihoods equitable participate in technology development, delivery and
of resource manner decision making bodies equitably
poor women
and men
Increased response
farmers 2.1: Increased access to new and existing markets and
to demands in the opportunities for both men and women
bean sector , and
utilizing information
and knowledge to
3.1: Increased access particularly for information and
influence bean
knowledge that shapes bean technology development,
policy in a gender delivery and influence policy
equitable manner

7. Market-Class led breeding strategy and sharing breeding
responsibilities
Uganda, Tanzania
Malawi Large Red Dark Red
Zimbabwe PABRA countries without
Mottled Kidney active Breeding Programs:
ECABREN: Burundi and Sudan,
Rwanda Ethiopia SABRN: Angola, SDRC, Lesotho,
Climbing
S. Tanzania Mauritius, Mozambique and Swaziland;
Beans Small Red WECABREN: Cameroon, Mali, Central
Afr Rep, Ghana, Senegal, Togo,
Burkina Faso, Guinea, S/Leone, Congo
Regional Networks/CIAT Kenya
Uganda S. Africa
Kenya Snap Beans Strategic Research
(French) Backstopping, Technical
Pinto
Support and Capacity
Building
CIAT LAC
Madagascar Large
White Sugar,
Tan &
Yellow
DR Congo
S. Africa
Carioca
Small Malawi
(small
White striped) Zambia Universities
Ethiopia Ethiopia /ARI
S. Africa

8. DEGREE TRAINING: DISTRIBUTION BY DEGREE
TYPE AND GENDER 2009-2010 (N=43)

9. CURRENT DEGREE TRAINING
(N=37)

10. CIAT-RUFORUM
• MSc degree in Plant Breeding & Seed Systems
• Research designed to fit within the PABRA framework
Immediate Outcome Output Research
Area
1.1: Increased access by 1.1.1: Current and future risks to bean production and utilization Pathology/ento
especially women farmers to associated with major environmental stresses and end user systems mology,
improved dry bean varieties reviewed and analyzed physiology etc.
resistant to multiple
environmental stresses 1.1.2: Genetic, physiological, pathogenic and pest mechanisms conferring Breeding
resistance to different environmental stresses studied, validated and
documented
1.1.3: At least 130 new multiple stress resistant bean germplasm Breeding
identified, widely tested and selected for release
1.3: Increased access to 1.3.1: Bean varieties with enhanced micronutrient concentration and Breeding
micronutrient rich bean based superior agronomic traits accepted/released
products in the diets of
vulnerable communities
1.4 Increased access to high 1.4.1: Competitive and market demanded bean products (varieties), Breeding
value bean products targeted to including dry bean and niche market varieties (snap, canning and
niche markets with a focus on organically produced) accepted/released in collaboration with smallholder
women farmers

12. CIAT-RUFORUM students
Student Level Title Status
Jimmy Obala MSc Improving resistance to Fusariurm root rot though gene Completed
pyramiding and validation of SSR PVBR87 marker in common
bean
Ongom Patrick MSc Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium root rot in three Pythium Completed
root resistant common bean genotypes
Kelvin Kamfwa MSc Quantitative trait loci discovery and transfer of resistance against Completed
Fusarium root rot in crosses of meso-american x Andean
varieties of common beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.).
Kiryowa Moses PhD Assessing the efficacy of pyramided genes in conferring dual and On-going
durable resistance to bean anthracnose and root rots
Ddamulira Gabriel PhD Genetic enhancement of resistance to Angular Leaf spot On-going
(Psuedocercospora griseola) in common bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris l.) through gene stacking.
Floride MSc Inheritance of higher seed content of iron and zinc in bean On-going
Mukamuhirwa varieties grown in Rwanda. Floride Mukamuhirwa
Francis Okot MSc Phenotypic Diversity of Ugandan Pigeonpea Landraces and Their Completing
Reaction to Fusarium Wilt in Ugandan Environment
Nolipher Khaki MSc Evaluation of Malawian pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan L) landraces Completing
for drought tolerance and superior agronomic traits
Emma Uwera MSc ? New
Francis Ochaya MSc ? New

13. IMPACT OF CAPACITY BUILDING
(MUK-CIAT)
• CIAT is a link that allows universities to translate research
into development impact
– Segregating populations developed by students through
MAB are advanced by in-coming students (new projects)
– Advanced lines are produced and distributed through
CIAT’s regional nurseries network to NARS
– Two root rot varieties released in 2006-NAACRI
– Publications draw international interest for more donor
funding and new partnerships, e.g., USDA, BBSRC-UK
projects based on root rot research
– Increased capacity in Universities, and NARS