Groundnut Seed Roadmap Tanzania_TL III Annual Meet

1. Tropical Legumes III
Groundnut Seed Roadmap for Tanzania
By Juma R. Mfaume, O. K. Mponda, & E.
Monyo

2. Outcome
• Groundnut seed production, distribution
and supply systems established in Tanzania

3. Strategic partners & their roles in
Groundnut Seed Systems
Partner Role
Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute
(NARI)
Germplasm maintenance, Variety development,
evaluation and release. Production of Breeder and
Foundation seed
Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA)
Seed systems support, helping collaborating NGO`s,
Private seed companies, Agro-dealers and FRG`s with
quality seed production/ monitoring
Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute
(TOSCI)
Field & seed inspection, sampling, seed testing, variety
evaluation & verification through NPT, DUS tests &
control plot testing
District Agricultural Irrigation & Cooperative
Offices (DAICO`s)
Provision of guidance in crop production technologies and
associated packages e.g GAP
Farmers and Farmer Groups Users
Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society
(AMCOS)
Capacitate farmers formation of associations for collective
production and marketing
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-
Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Provide improved groundnut germplasm, capacity
building through training& research on cost-effective
methods for technology dissemination.
Private sector (market intermediaries and
emerging small-scale seed enterprises and
processors) = Private seed CO`s, NGO`s, Agro-
Input and output Marketing , Processing and
commercialization of groundnut seed and products

4. Improved groundnut varieties in TZ
Name of Variety Variety Code Group Year of
Release
Nyota Span cross Spanish 1983
Johari Robut-33 Virginia 1985
Sawia ICGMS-46 Virginia 1998
Pendo ICGMS -33 Spanish 1998
Mnanje ICGV-SM-86737 Virginia 2009
Masasi ICGV-SM-01721 Virginia 2009
Mangaka ICGV-SM-99557 Spanish 2009
Nachingwea ICGV-SM- 01711 Virginia 2009
Naliendele ICGV-SM-99555 Spanish 2009

5. NPT recommended varieties
Variety
ICGV –SM 90704
ICGV – SM 01731
ICGV 8326

6. Improved groundnut photos
Naliendele 2009
Mangaka 2009
Masasi 2009

7. Targeted groundnut varieties
Ecology Varieties Available breeder/basic seeds (t)
Southern highlands
Nachingwea 0.53
Mangaka 0.86
Southern Pendo 1.62
Lake zone
Mnanje 0.92
Masasi 0.76
Northern zone
Mnanje 0.92
Mangaka 0.86
Nachingwea 0.53
Total 7.00

8. Project sites
• Lake zone (Bukombe, Kahama &Ushetu )
• Northern zone (Arusha & Manyara
• Southern Highlands zone (Mbozi, & Momba)
• Southern zone (Masasi, Nanyumbu, Tunduru)
• Central zone (Chamwino, Bahi & Singida rural)
• Western zone (Uyui, Urambo & Kaliua)

9. 30% of area under cultivation
Ecology (Zone)
30% area under
cultivation (Ha)
Northern 13,115
Central 34,746
Eastern 3,175
Southern 46,852
Southern Highland 41,488
Lake 82,993
Western 47,944
TOTAL (30%) 270,313
Country Total (100%) 810,940

10. Seed production roadmap
Various Seed
classes
2015
(15%)
2016
(25%)
2017
(40%)
2018
(20%)
Total
(tons)
Breeder 13.40 22.40 35.80 17.90 89.54
Foundation 251.80 419.70 671.50 335.80 1,678.87
Certified/
QDS
4,721.8 7.869.7 12,591.60 6,295.80 31,478.8

11. Production roadmap by variety
Variety Breeder seed (tons) Basic seed (tons) Certified seed (tons)
Mnanje 2009 12.31 230.89 4,329.23
Masasi 2009 5.05 94.75 1,776.60
Mangaka 2009 11.43 214.25 4,017.25
Nachingwea 2009 7.03 131.77 2,470.66
Naliendele 2009 0.60 11.27 211.35
Nachi 2013 0.56 10.49 194.64

12. Thank you !