Unfortunately, despite its nutritional values and economic importance, chickpea production is very low per hectare in the country ethiopia bejiga et al. Chickpea is a key ingredient in hummus and chana masala, and it can be ground into flour to make falafel. Community seed production of chickpea cicer arietinum. Chickpea production has significantly increased in the u. The country is the top chickpea producer in africa and the seventh largest in the world with around 330,000 metric tons productions on over 230,000 hectares of land10. Country profiles this project focuses on ethiopia, kenya, and tanzania.
Chickpea is a cool season crop and an important source of protein. Chickpea production, technology adoption and market linkages in. The cultivated chickpea is not found in the wild and c. Despite its important role and good potentials, the chickpea production system is not adequately. Genetic diversity analysis of ethiopian elite chickpea cicer. This study paper has been conducted with the major objective of investigating factors influencing adoption of improved chickpea technology package by farmers of dembia district focusing on sociocultural factors.
Trends in area, production and yield for soybean in west. Chickpea is one of the most important pulses crops and significantly contribute to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in ethiopia. The chickpea is important in indian, mediterranean and middle eastern cuisine. Ethiopia is the largest producer of chickpea in africa, accounting for about 46% of the continents production during 19942006. Economic analysis of chickpea production in damot gale district, southern ethiopia girma and tefera 445 some studies attempted to assess cost of the production and marketing part of chickpea shiferaw et al. The region offered excellent growing conditions and a growing season with annual rainfall of 15 inches to 24 inches 400 mm to 600 mm, most of which fell in the fall and winter months. Chickpea production in india and the world and indian share in global chickpea production 3. Average annual growth rate in area and production showed that cultivated area under chickpea and production in ethiopia increased by 2.
Chickpea production, technology adoption and market. Success of chickpea production in north gondar zone of ethiopia. N2africa packages improves sustainable productivity of. Ethiopia, csa data at different time periods cited by 28.
The national average yield of chickpea landraces, under farmers production system, is. In ethiopia, two distinctive but interacting seed delivery systems are now recognized for chickpea and lentil. Chickpea production using residual moisture at the end of august has become an integral part of the teff and wheat production systems in the vertisols of the ethiopian highlands where it is rotated with the cereals for enhancement of soil fertility. Chickpea is grown worldwide in over 54 countries in 12. Production and marketing of kabuli chickpea seeds in ethiopia. Place of chickpea production among major pulse crops in ethiopia. Apr 25, 2017 top chickpea producing countries in the world. Factors determining market supply of chickpea in gondar zuria.
Chickpea is known to have originated in western asia probably eastern turkey. Conclusions the production and supply of early generation seed should be enhanced to. Chickpea is the most important pulse crop in ethiopia. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Seeds average about 20% protein, 5% fat and 55% carbohydrate. Shareof major pulse crops to total pulse acreage average 20092014. Impact of high temperature and drought stresses on chickpea. Ojiewo on behalf of tl iii team ethiopia and partners panafrican grain legume and world cowpea conference livingstonezambia feb 28 mar 4, 2016. Chickpea is consumed as a dry pulse crop or as a green vegetable with the former use being most common. In spite of its importance, chickpea productivity is still very low in ethiopia. The blank space indicates that data is not available. The other major chickpea producing countries include pakistan, turkey, australia, myanmar, ethiopia, iran, mexico, canada and usa.
Chickpea is the cheapest and readily available source of protein, fats and carbohydrates choudhary et al. Opportunities for promoting, adoption and adapting the crop in zimbabwe. N2africa packages improves sustainable productivity of chickpea in ethiopian vertisols key facts about chickpea chickpea is an important protein source for many households as well as a good cash crop. Assessment of the current situation and future outlooks for. Lentil 7% grass pea 10% soyabean 1% fenugreek 2% gibto 2% faba bean 33% % haricot bean 17%.
Performance of formal seed system the formal seed system of chickpea and lentil is composed of institutional and organizational. Integrated chickpea diseases management for fusarium wilt and. Usaid sponsored innovation lab to improve chickpea production. Grain legumes such as chickpea are both cash and food. Faba beans, haricot beans white and red, field peas and chickpeas are the four leading grain legumes. Currently, more than 7 million tonnes of chickpeas are produced in more than 45 countries, and the crop is made. India is the world leader in chickpea production, producing approximately 10 times as much as the worlds second largest chickpea producer, australia. About 70% of world production of chickpea comes from asia. Trends in area and productivity of chickpea in north gondar. Chickpea production, technology adoption and market linkages. Structure and functioning of chickpea markets in ethiopia. Chickpea production, technology adoption and market linkages in ethiopia chris o. In just seven years, the percentage of households growing the new varieties rose from 30 to 80%. The study examined determinants, resource use efficiency and profitability of smallholder chickpea production in damot gale district.
Innovative partnership approach to chickpea seed production. These low cost practices will maintain chickpea productivity and sustain chickpea and wheat production in a chickpea cereal rotation system. Factors determining market supply of chickpea in gondar. Pdf factors determining farmers adoption of chickpea. The indian subcontinent accounts for 70 % of world chickpea production. Despite of its importance, chickpea productivity is very low. Ethiopia, with a current estimated population of 77 million growing at a rate of 2. Welldrained vertisols are best suited for chickpea production. Introduction chickpea is a less laborintensive crop and its production demands low external inputs compared to cereals.
Furthermore, the use of rhizobium bacteria for chickpea and appropriate seeding date provide sufficient amount of available nitrogen for succeeding wheat crop. Improving food security in the highlands of ethiopia through. Ojiewo2 1ethiopian institute of agricultural research eiar, debre zeit agricultural research centre, p. The snnp stands third in overall production of pulses by producing 10% of the faba bean, 18% of the filed pea, 3% of chickpea and 15% of haricot bean. Ethiopian institute of agricultural research rhizobiabased. Though agriculture is the most important source of livelihood employing about 80% of the population, the overall food production is far from selfsufficient. Ethiopia has a favorable climate for chickpea production. The study was designed to evaluate the benefits gained from partnership implemented for the last 10 years in chickpea technology by seed system of crop production. Grain legumes production and productivity in ethiopian smallholder.
Innovative partnership approach to chickpea seed production and technology dissemination. Production in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region of ethiopia. It is also the seventh largest producer worldwide and contributes about 2% to the total world chickpea production menale kassie et al. Although area coverage for teff continues to increase. Production of dry beans produced worldwide 202017 volume of dry beans produced worldwide 202017, by country per capita consumption of beans in the u. Assessment of the current situation and future outlooks. International livestock research institute ilri, addis ababa, ethiopia. It is also used in salads, soups and stews, curry and other meal products like channa. Pdf on feb 29, 2020, maya mthulisi and others published current status of chickpea production. Commercial types include large kabuli, small kabuli, and desi.
Innovative partnership in chickpea seed production and. Ethiopias production of major legume crops 000 metric tons. It is predominantly grown in cool, dry periods on receding soil moisture. Lentil production began in the palouse in 1916, dry pea production in the 1920s, and chickpea production in 1981.
Success of chickpea production in north gondar zone of. Global and regional trends in production, trade and. The worlds total production of chickpea is around 8. It is also the major source of cash income to the farmers among the crops grown in the area. There are two distinct types of cultivated chickpea, desi and kabuli. The total annual average 19992014 chickpea production is estimated at about 260 thousand tones 2. However, studies on determinants of the production and resource. Climate change has become a major challenge in chickpea production and productivity. In ethiopia chickpeas are consumed widely fresh as green vegetables, sprouted, fried roasted and boiled. Innovative partnership in chickpea seed production and technology dissemination was assessed in increasing chickpea productivity through facilitated access to quality seed.
Community seed production of chickpea cicer arietinum l. The bulk of the crop variety in the country is dominated by the sweet desi type, and the kabuli type is also grown in limited areas. Chickpea generates cash income and improves food and nutritional security for smallholder farmers. Economic analysis of chickpea production in damot gale. It can be grown as a second crop using remaining residual soil moisture. In 2018, india produced 66% of the world total for chickpeas. Among the pulses growing in the woreda, chickpea is the major crop both in terms of volume of production and area cultivated. Asnake fikre, crop research director at eiar and project lead in ethiopia, enhancing the value chain of chickpea production and, thereby, improving the livelihoods of small holder farmers in ethiopia are among the expected outcomes of this project. Ethiopian chickpea production share in africa 19942006. Market and consumer studies of pulse crops in southern ethiopia.
Measurement of knowledge of farmers on chickpea demonstration. Chickpea is important for its contribution to enhance food security and as source of cash income for a large proportion of the rural households ever. Global and regional trends in production, trade and consumption of food legume crops by sitou akibode and mywish maredia1 department of agricultural, food and resource economics michigan state university report submitted to spia march 27, 2011 1 seniority of authorship is shared equa lly. Faostat country wise, india is the largest producer of chickpea accounting for 66% of global chickpea production and 63% of cultivated area. The national average yield of chickpea in ethiopia under farmers production condition remains less than 1. Nutritional quality and health benefits of chickpea cicer. Improved chickpea varieties are assumed to be a key propoor and environmentally friendly technology kassie et al. This project increases production and productivity along the maize, rice, and chickpea value chains by reducing crop losses through dissemination of effective ipm options. Pdf the narrow genetic base of cultivated chickpea warrants systematic collection, documentation and evaluation of chickpea germplasm and particularly. Chickpea genetic resources to enhance production in changing. This acreage has been increasing to provide chickpea supplies which formerly came from mexico, which cut back chickpea production in favor of pinto bean. Current situation and future outlooks of the chickpea subsector in ethiopia menale kassie1, bekele shiferaw1, solomon asfaw1, tsedeke abate1, geoffrey muricho1, setotaw ferede2, million eshete2, and kebebew assefa2 1international crops research institute for the semiarid tropics icrisat, nairobi 2ethiopian institute of agricultural research eiar.