OAT MEETING – BREEDING, GROWING, MANAGEMENT

Natural Resources Development Programme Support for a Strategic Crop Production

Programme in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (2004-2010)

Financed by

Implementing organisations:

Alnarp, 28:e SeptemberCarina Larsson, Rutger Persson

Support for a Strategic Crop Production Programme in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Implementing organisations:

The support program is involved in the entire Crop Sector. The objective is to strengthen the seed supply chain, from policy and legislation through securing plant genetic resources, education and capacity building in plant genetic resources and plant breeding, variety and seed production, seed certification and control to marketing and distribution to farmers.

The overall goal is to contribute topoverty reduction through improved crop productivity.

Support for a Strategic Crop Production Program in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

The gene bank will secure the extremely rich PGR in the region

Basic and advanced education in genetics, PGR management and plant breeding ensures the preservation and utilization of existing PGR and old local varieties

The Seed Industry, organized and adapted to international standards, will produce and provide to farmers high quality seed of high yielding and well adapted varieties, thus increasing the yield of food, animal feed and industry crops.

Seed quality control and certification systems ensure that quality requirements are fulfilled during each step of a crop’s different multiplication phases

GENE BANK DEVELOPMENT

Components of the project:

Gene Bank development

Information management

and documentation

Staff training

Administration

SUPPORT TO HIGER EDUCATION IN CROP GENETIC RESOURCES AND PLANT BREEDING

Postgraduate School Master education

2 years of courses, laboratory practice and thesis work

Doctoral education (PhLic/PhD)2 or 4 years of courses, practice and research work, leading to a PhLic/PhD thesis with published papers and manuscripts

Components of the project:

EDUCATION – sandwich model

Courses Literature studies Greenhouse experiments Laboratory experiments

Literature studies Field experiments

Participation in seminars, study visits, PhD defenses etc.

SWEDEN KYRGYZSTAN/TAJIKISTAN

SEED CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION

State Seed Inspectorate (SSI) has become a member of ISTA and Central Lab is ISTA accredited in Kyrgyz. and Tajik. 2010

OECD has accepted The Seed Inspectorate Certification System inKyrgyzstan

SUPPORT TO SEED INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Regulatory framework

Plant Breeding

Variety testing Seed Quality Control and

Certification

Seed Production

Seed Processing

Seed Marketing

Plant Quarantine

Components of the project:

Latif Murodov RIF

Hissar

RIF Khujand Chilgazi

PublicPrivat

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SUPPORT TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLANT BREEDING IN TAJIKISTAN

Priority breeding crops Wheat Cotton Lucerne and esparcetTechnical and investment

assistance Academy of Agriculture

• RIF Hissar• RIF Khujand

Private Breeding• Latif Morodov• Chilgazi

PLANT BREEDERS TRAINED IN MODERN BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES

WHEAT

Development of new wheat varieties

Introduction of germplasmfrom International centres

Efficient breeding methods

Maintenance breeding

PLANT BREEDERS TRAINED IN MODERN BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES

COTTON

Development of new cotton varieties

Germplasm exchangebetween Tajik and TurkishCotton Breeding programs

Crossing and selection

Maintenance breeding

ALFALFA AND ESPARCET

Development of new synthetic varieties

Introduction of germplasmfrom Tajik., Kyrgyz. France,Sweden, USA and Canada

Selection of superior plantsfollowed by stem cutting and transplantation, poly-cross and production of Syn-1 seed

PLANT BREEDERS TRAINED IN MODERN BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES

Plant breeding should develop varieties

suitable for the farmer as well as for the

industry and consumer!

Developing countries need crops that are, easy

to grow, resource saving, productive and

nutritious!

Developing countries need access to

modern biotechnology to modernize the

agriculture, reduce poverty and increase

independency.

Variety Registration

National list

Multiplication , Processing ,

Storage

Quality Control

Marketing and distribution

New variety

Farmer

Lab test

Field checks

VCU test

DUS testProtection

and Licensing

Regulatory Framework

Local Plant Breeding Company

Foreign Plant Breeding Company

Variety Evaluation

Local Seed Com panies

Foreign Seed Companies + Representatives

Seed Quality Control and Certificaiton

Seed Suppliers Seed Trade Association Farmers Cooperatives

SEED INDUSTRY

Thank you.