Abdu Rahman Beshir (Ph.D.) / CIMMYT-Pakistan / a.issa@cgiar.org /

1. AIP-Maize
Annual Progress Review
AbduRahman Beshir (PhD)
CIMMYT-Pakistan
a.issa@cgiar.org
www.cimmyt.org
19th Nov. 2014,
Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad

2. Outline
Rationale and Background
Maize in Pakistan
Highlights of challenges
AIP-maize projects
What are the achievements?
Future plans

3. Rationale of AIP-maize
Heterogeneous agro-ecology and vast potential for
maize production and productivity
Strategic crop to mitigate food and nutritional
insecurity and enhance livelihood
Production challenges both biotic and abiotic stress
and lack of diverse maize gene pool
85-90% of Pakistan’s hybrid maize seed is
dependent on import
Need for strengthening local capacity across the
maize value chain

4. Maize in Pakistan
 The third most important cereal crop
 Area coverage 1.12 million ha. (PBS,2013)
 First in productivity among all cereals
 In an increasing trend in the past and projected to
increase in the future
 Export potential (China, Afghanistan, Iran, and ME)
 The untapped seed and wet milling industry
 Growing middle class and change in food habit

7. Challenges
Lack of diverse maize germplasm
Low variety turn over: between 1993-2012
Pakistan 16 varieties ( 6 hybrids)
India 104 varieties (64 hybrids)
South Africa > 400 varieties
Lack of skill in variety development & seed production
Poor agronomic practices
Climate change : planting and harvesting dates…
Absence of vibrant maize seed industry (> 85% seed import)
Policies, regulations and enforcements

8. Maize seed import and value in USD in Pakistan (drawn from FSC&RD data)

9. Affordable
price
Sufficient
quantity
Right
place
Adequate
quality
VARIETIES
and
SEEDS
Functional seed system
Right
time

10. AIP maize commissioned projects

11. 1. Develop/introduce climate resilient maize

12. 2. Introduce/develop biofortified maize

13. 3. Introduce/develop maize tolerant to biotic stress

14. Policies & regulations
Maize seed value chain
Germplasm
development
& release
Seed
company
establishment
Seed
production
& processing
Seed
marketing
Seed
demand &
adoption
- NARS/IARS
- Local &
multinational
seed
companies
- Federal and
provincial
seed councils
- Provincial Ag.
research
institutes
- NARS
- Local &
multinational
seed
companies
- Federal and
provincial
seed
councils
- NARS
- Local &
multinational
seed
companies
- Local &
multinational
seed
companies
- Seed dealers
- Farmers
- Extension
services
- Seed
companies
4. Enhance the maize seed sector

17. AIP maize:
what has been done so far?

18. Partners identification and variety testing
Nine private and eight public maize R&D institutions
Maize activities in all provinces
More than 680 CIMMYT germplasm shared to partners
Access to finished CIMMYT varieties for release/breeding
Customized training to maize professional
More than USD 17k disbursed for variety evaluation
Promotion of locally developed varieties (by public sector)

19. NARS involved in AIP-maize variety evaluation
No Partner institution Province
1 Maize and Millet Research Institute (MMRI) Punjab
2 Cereal Crops Research Institute (CCRI) KPK
3 National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) ICT
4 Jullundur Private Ltd Punjab
5 Four brothers seed company Punjab
6 Ali Akbar Group Punjab
7 ICI Pakistan Ltd Punjab
8 Petal Seed Company KPK
9 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Dadu Sindh
10 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Quetta Balochistan
11 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Gilgit Gilgit Baltistan
12 Department of Agriculture AJK
13 University of Agriculture Faisalabad Punjab
14 University of Agriculture Peshawar KPK
15 Tara Crop Sciences Punjab
16 Kanzo Seeds Pvt Punjab
17 Tassko seeds Pvt Sindh

20. Maize breeding and seed production training:
May 2014, Sahiwal

21. Diversifying maize varieties in Pakistan
Introduction and evaluation of more than 680 maize germplasm:
332 white maize hybrids
30 white maize OPVs
28 yellow maize hybrids
50 white QPM
10 Yellow QPM
24 Provitamin A hybrids
75 Provitamin A inbreds for evaluation
Seed increase of 137 parental lines
Diverse maturity group: EPOP, EHYB, IHYB, LHYB
Public-private partnership in variety evaluation

22. AIP maize- trial sites in Pakistan

23. Preliminary results of the top 10 white hybrids out of 40, LHYB14 Spring 2014
Entry Name Yield t/ha Rank
8 CZH131007 11.16 1
12 CZH132064 9.77 2
18 CZH132070 9.77 3
20 CZH132073 9.59 4
21 CZH132074 9.57 5
9 CZH131008 9.34 6
7 CZH131006 9.34 7
39 Local check 9.28 8
22 CZH132075 9.28 9
1 CZH122 9.22 10
Mean 7.64
LSD (0.05) 1.85
MSe 1.28
CV 14.80
p 0.000

24. Upcoming activities
Evaluation and allocation of CIMMYT derived
varieties to partners
Allocation of varieties based on seed road map
Distribution of CYMMYT inbred lines
Sub grants based on commissioned project
Promote locally released varieties
Local and international training opportunities
Motivation of partners

26. Acknowledgements
All AIP-Maize partners
USAID for the financial support
CIMMYT colleagues for their commitment to the
mission

27. Thank you!