Tropical Legume III Annual Meeting
Seed Production and Adoption Roadmap
(Common Beans) Tanzania
3-4 March, 2016
Livingstone, Zambia
Preamble • Area under bean cultivation per year: 1,250,000ha
• TLIII coverage targets 30%: 370,000ha Across 3 zone: 112,500ha
• TL III zones: Southern Highlands (Mbeya, Rukwa, Iringa & Njombe)
Northern zone (Arusha, Manyara & Kilimanjaro)
Lake/Western zone (Kagera, Mara, Shinyanga, Mwanza & Kigoma)
• TLIII Seed production targets: 11,200t
• Seed rate 90kg/ha
• Average yield potential: 2.2t/ha
Targeted bean varieties
Ecology Varieties Available breeder seeds (t) Southern highlands
Njano-Uyole 1.20 Calima-Uyole 1.00 Rosenda 0.50 Fibea 0.50 Pasi 0.60
Lake/Western zone
Njano-Uyole 1.00 Calima-Uyole 0.30 Pasi 0.02
Northern zone
Njano-Uyole 1.0 Calima-Uyole 0.20 Rosenda 0.02
Total 6.54
Production of breeder seeds Ecology Varieties Breeder seed Production Area (ha) Production (t)
Southern highlands
Njano-Uyole 2.50 5.50 Calima-Uyole 2.00 4.40 Rosenda 1.00 2.20 Fibea 0.50 1.10 Pasi 0.50 1.10
Lake/Western zone
Njano-Uyole 2.50 5.50 Calima-Uyole 1.50 3.30 Pasi 0.20 0.44
Northern zone
Njano-Uyole 2.50 5.50 Calima-Uyole 2.00 4.40 Rosenda 0.20 0.44
Total 14.40 31.68
Partners: ARI’s; Maruku, Uyole & Selian, TOSCI
Basic seed production Ecology Varieties Basic seed production Area (ha) Production (t)
Southern highlands
Njano-Uyole 50.00 11.00 Calima-Uyole 44.00 96.80 Rosenda 4.40 9.68 Fibea 4.40 9.68 Pasi 4.40 9.68
Lake/Western zone
Njano-Uyole 49.60 109.12 Calima-Uyole 19.70 43.30 Pasi 4.40 9.68
Northern zone
Njano-Uyole 43.00 94.60 Calima-Uyole 50.00 110.00 Rosenda 4.40 9.68
Total 286.00 576.40
Partners: ARI’s, ASA, TOSCI & Private companies
Certified seed production Ecology Varieties Certified seed production Area (ha) Production (t)
Southern highlands
Njano-Uyole 1202.00 2404.00 Calima-Uyole 868.00 1736.00 Rosenda 96.80 193.60 Fibea 96.80 193.60 Pasi 96.80 193.60
Lake/Western zone
Njano-Uyole 826.00 1652.00 Calima-Uyole 640.00 1280.00 Pasi 79.20 158.40
Northern zone
Njano-Uyole 726.00 1452.00 Calima-Uyole 1118.00 2236.00 Rosenda 71.20 142.40
Total 5720.80 11441.60
Partners: ARI’s, ASA, TOSCI & Private companies
Production of quality declared seed Ecology Varieties Quality declared seeds production Area (ha) Production (t)
Southern highlands
Njano-Uyole 25.00 45.00 Calima-Uyole 25.00 45.00 Rosenda 10.00 18.00 Fibea 10.00 18.00 Pasi 10.00 18.00
Lake zone
Njano-Uyole 15.00 27.00 Calima-Uyole 2.00 3.60 Pasi 0.40 0.72
Northern zone
Njano-Uyole 16.00 28.80 Calima-Uyole 1.00 1.80 Rosenda 1.00 1.80
Total 115.40 207.72
Partners: ARI’s, TOSCI, Farmer groups, NGO & LGA
Seed production annually
Ecology Varieties Certified/QDS (t) Estimated seed production (t)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Southern highlands
Njano-Uyole 3775.20 Calima-Uyole 2516.80 Rosenda 251.68 Fibea 251.68 Pasi 251.68
Lake zone
Njano-Uyole 1144.00 Calima-Uyole 1887.60 Pasi 205.92
Northern zone
Njano-Uyole 1887.60 Calima-Uyole 2516.80 Rosenda 185.12
Total 14874.08 2054.80 2191.60 3220.65 3974.55
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