Alonso GonzAlonso Gonzáález- CIATlez- CIAT

Tropical fruits. Tropical fruits.

Bringing the benefits to small holdersBringing the benefits to small holders

Tropical fruits. Tropical fruits.

Bringing the benefits to small holdersBringing the benefits to small holders

• High Value Product, key for improving rural livelihood (business and employment)

• Bulk of production of tropical fruits by small farmers

• Increasing demand in national and international markets.

• Perennial and semi-perennial species

• Perennial species key in controlling erosion and preserving watersheds

Why Tropical Fruits?

MISSION

•“To enhance competitiviness of smallholder producers of tropical fruits by providing information and tecnologies that lead to better production practices, facilitate access to markets and and will increase household income”

•Improve Rural Income and Health through profitable and sustainable Fruit Sector Information management and

dissemination

Germplasm utilization

Production systems and practices

Processing

Marketing

Objective

• Large biodiversity: Where to focus?

• Germplasm

•Risks of genetic erosion due to population pressure

•Transfer

most sp fruits not listed

Quarantine matters

Biopiracy

• Conservation at CIAT

•Long term storage of seeds

•Cryo-conservation

•In vitro

Apply to only few species of fruits

• Large biodiversity: Where to focus?

• Germplasm

•Risks of genetic erosion due to population pressure

•Transfer

most sp fruits not listed

Quarantine matters

Biopiracy

• Conservation at CIAT

•Long term storage of seeds

•Cryo-conservation

•In vitro

Apply to only few species of fruits

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Product Concept

Identify target, problems, bottlenecks & solutions

R x D Strategy

Identify partners

Product Quality: Market Demand

CIAT, CG, NARS, Universities, Private Sector

Innovation System

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New germplasm selected

Germplasm evaluated and tested for production and

markets

innonvation System

Consolidated

Regional testing of germplasm and

IPCM using participatory approaches

Elite germplasm and clean production

practices improved and widely

implemented.

Innovation System

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• Workshops to conform networks (Agents of Innovation for Rural Agroindustry (GIARs)).

• Complementary baseline studies and establishment of monitoring and evaluation system

• Germplasm evaluation (banks, participatory selection, breeding)

• Molecular characterization of main pathogens of lulo and mora

• Agronomic evaluation of germplasm (Exp. Station)

• Market assessment of elite clones (fresh, industry)

• Development and testing of bio-control agents

• Establish Agents of Innovation for Rural Agroindustry (GIARs)).

• Workshops to collect local and expert knowledge

• Participatory evaluation of germplasm, IPM and IPCM (farmer’s field)

• Product assessment in different markets

• Analysis of Cost-benefit of new technologies and production systems

• Establishment of service providers (inputs and planting material)

• Development of grower to grower knowledge networks

• Widespread implementation of project developed technologies and knowledge by massive communication media

Selection of genetic material

Evaluation and characterization

Regional tests Difussion and training

Development of methods for massive and effective production of low cost planting material

Multi-disciplinary approach

•Commitment of a partner

•Tropical fruit

•Grown/used by thousands of small holders

•Established market (local, regional or international)

•Ongoing work on: Several spp Tree tomato, Lulo Passionfruit, Avocado, Raspberry.

•Indigenous crops•Under Utilized sp (if meet above criteria)

•Platform for scaling up

Priority Species - Criteria

Current species targeted

Identification and Selection of elite material Multiplication and evaluationin GH and in vitro

Massive propagation in vitro under field conditions Garden of clonesof elite material

Participatory selection of elite clones

Propagation of tropical species

Free of pathogensFree of pathogens

Rapid and inexpensiveRapid and inexpensive

0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00

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Bandas de AFLPs

Characterization of genetic diversity

Plant regeneration and transformation

Mango

Lulo

Regeneration: Bottleneck in many species

Disease management using bio-products

Moko (Ralstonia spp.) controlled using Lixiviate from plantain bunch waste.

Good effect on controlling Black Sigatoke.

Easily produced in rural areas

New World Fruits Database (IPGRI, CIAT, CIRAD)

Information Sharing

Homologue® (2005)

TOOLS

Information systems based on GIS combined Information systems based on GIS combined with data collection, expert and local with data collection, expert and local knowledgeknowledge

1.Collect data on a crop that grows in several sites

2.Characterize the sites

3.Look for homologous areas with similar conditions

Generic Research

• Objective: Generate rural income

• Market driven: demand and product quality

• Exploits on farm variability to select elite clones

• Overcome biotic and abiotic constraints through genetic solutions and management practices.

• Multidisciplinary approach: Multiple partners (public, private, NARS, CG system, Universities, NGOs)

• Carry out generic research

• Enhance delivery and adoption

• Develop public goods (elite clones, methodologies, tools, information and scientific publications)

Summary