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Adoption Studies on Improved Chickpea Varieties in Ethiopia

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Title Adoption Studies on Improved Chickpea Varieties in Ethiopia
 
Creator Dadi, L
Regassa, S
Fikre, A
Mitiku, D
Gaur, P M
Gowda, C L L
Bantilan, M C S
 
Subject Chickpea
 
Description Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most important food legumes in Ethiopia
contributing to about 17% of the countries’ total pulse production. Ethiopia is the largest
chickpea growing country in Africa, with a share of about 37% in area and 48% in production.
During 2003/2004, Ethiopia produced 135,930 m t of chickpea from an area of 168,089 ha.
There has been an increase of 12% in area and 34% in production since 1981/1982. Most of the
chickpea production goes for domestic consumption. However, there has been substantial export
of chickpea during the past five years, with maximum of 48,549 t (valued at US$14.7 million)
during 2002 (FAOSTAT 2005).
Chickpea is an important source of dietary protein and minerals for many Ethiopians who cannot
afford animal products. It is used in various forms, e.g., green seeds, dried seeds, dehulled-splits
and flour. Chickpea straw is highly valued as animal feed. The farmers recognize the importance
of legumes in improving soil fertility and thus grow chickpea and other legumes in rotation with
cereals.
The Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center (DZARC) has been the premier institute for
chickpea research in Ethiopia. It has collaborated with the International Crops Research Institute
for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, India, and the International Center for
Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria, in chickpea improvement and
released 10 chickpea varieties in Ethiopia. Of these, three (DZ-10-4, DZ-10-11 and Dubie) were
developed from its own breeding materials, five (Mariye, Worku, Akaki, Shasho and Chefe) from
the breeding materials supplied by ICRISAT, and two (Arerti and Habru) from the breeding
materials supplied by ICARDA..........
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2005
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5287/1/J411_2005%20Chickpea%20adoption%20report_Ethiopia.pdf
Dadi, L and Regassa, S and Fikre, A and Mitiku, D and Gaur, P M and Gowda, C L L and Bantilan, M C S (2005) Adoption Studies on Improved Chickpea Varieties in Ethiopia. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.