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Potato Production Support and Research to Improve Food Security in Khatlon, Tajikistan—Phase Ii POTATO PRODUCTION SUPPORT AND RESEARCH TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN KHATLON, TAJIKISTAN—PHASE II Final Technical Report 1 October 2016–30 September 2019 POTATO PRODUCTION SUPPORT AND RESEARCH TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN KHATLON, TAJIKISTAN— Phase II FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT 1 October 2016–30 September 2019 24 December 2019 DISCLAIMER This project was made possible through support provided by Feed the Future through the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the terms of Contract No. 14/ID: 1292-USAID. The opinions expressed herein are those of the International Potato Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Contract No.: 14/ID: 1292-USAID Principal Author: Rusudan Mdivani Project Name: Feed the Future Tajikistan: Potato production support and research to improve food security in Khatlon, Tajikistan—Phase II Reporting Period: 1 October 2016–30 September 2019 Funding Amount: $389,504 Project Duration: 3 years Contact Information International Potato Center–Central Asia and the Caucuses 6 Marshal Gelovani Ave. 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia +995 5 99 199 728 https://pspsr.cipotato.org/ CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT PARTNERS .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 PROJECT COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 PROJECT ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.5 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS ACCORDING TO ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................... 2 1.5.1 OFSP ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.5.2 Potato ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.5.3 Storage ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5.4 Trainings and events ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5.5 New varieties .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5.6 Promotion................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. IMPROVED POTATO AND SWEETPOTATO PRODUCTION .................................................................................... 4 2.1 INTRODUCING BETA-CAROTENE–RICH SWEETPOTATO CLONES ................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Impact of CIP’s OFSP .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF POTATO PRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 9 2.2.1 Potato production from newly harvested seeds in second season ................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Early potato production ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.3 Impact of CIP varieties and CIP technologies ........................................................................................................................... 14 3. CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 WORKSHOPS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 FESTIVAL CELEBRATES OFSP ............................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 SCHOOLCHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF SWEETPOTATO ......................................................................... 15 3.3 COOKING QUALITY TESTING ............................................................................................................................................... 16 3.4 TRAINING FARMERS ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.5 SUCCESS STORY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19 4. PARTNERS AND COLLABORATION .................................................................................................................................. 20 4.1 UCA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 IBPPG ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 OTHER PARTNERS—CHEMONICS (TAWA) AND INTRAHEALTH (THAN) ................................................................. 20 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................................................................................................................. 20 6. PROJECT BUDGET ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 7. LESSONS LEARNED .................................................................................................................................................................. 22 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 ANNEX 1: SWEETPOTATO HORNWORM ........................................................................................................................................ 24 ANNEX 2: CIP CLONES SELECTED FOR REGISTRATION ........................................................................................................... 25 Potato production support and research to improve food security in Khatlon, Tajikistan—Phase II Final Technical Report i List of Photos Photo 1. OFSP germplasm, and two OFSP varieties, introduced into Tajikistan. ....................................................................... 4 Photo 2. OFSP roots producing vines at IBPPG............................................................................................................................... 5 Photo 3. An OFSP farmer field nursery, Khatlon. ............................................................................................................................ 6 Photo 4. OFSP vine production farm, Khatlon. ................................................................................................................................ 6 Photo 5. One of the 34 OFSP production farms established in Khatlon province. .................................................................... 6 Photo 6. OFSP nutritious gardens in schools, Khatlon. ................................................................................................................... 7 Photo 7. CIP-720189 (Pukara-Inia) ‘Surkhob’. ................................................................................................................................... 9 Photo 8. CIP-720148 ‘Durakshon’. ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Photo 9. Insect-proof nets installed on potato yield. ....................................................................................................................... 11 Photo 10. Potato field after frost. ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Photo 11. Early potato production farmer in Khatlon. .................................................................................................................
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