10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS

Published 2020년 12월 24일

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In 2020, despite the pandemic, 10 new chickpea varieties were released in Africa and Asia, marking several firsts in innovation. These new varieties are nutrient-rich, climate resilient, and replace outdated ones. Malawi introduced its first chickpea varieties for high yield and climate resilience, while Ethiopia released an ascochyta blight-resistant desi variety. In India, machine-harvestable and large-seeded kabuli varieties were bred. ICRISAT's chickpea improvement research has led to 117 variety releases, increasing chickpea area, productivity, and production in various countries. The collaboration between ICAR and ICRISAT has resulted in 50 improved chickpea varieties in India, which have significantly expanded chickpea area and productivity. The new Malawian chickpea varieties are expected to have a significant impact on the country's chickpea production due to their high yield potential and climate change resilience.

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Market-driven chickpea innovations record many firsts in Africa and Asia. To meet the growing global market demand for protein-rich chickpea, scientists have created new varieties that would contribute to greater nutrition security, health and climate resilience and replace existing obsolete varieties. In 2020, despite pandemic constraints, 10 new varieties (6 desi and 4 kabuli) were released through effective collaborations with National Agricultural Research Systems in Africa and Asia. The releases have recorded many firsts in terms of innovations in South and Southeast Asia and Eastern and Southern Africa – regions that together contribute to 73% of the global chickpea production (http://www.fao.org/faostat/). In 2020, Malawi officially released its first chickpea varieties bred for high yield, climate resilience and nutrition, while an ascochyta blight-resistant, high-yielding desi variety was released in Ethiopia. In India, machine-harvestable chickpea made inroads into ...

Source: Icrisat