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Productivity and profitability enhancement of tropical pulses in Indonesia and Australia (AGB)

Project ID:
SMAR/2007/068: Productivity and profitability enhancement of tropical pulses in Indonesia and Australia (AGB)
Collaborating Countries:
Indonesia
Commissioned Organisation:
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia
Project Leader
Dr Rao C N Rachaputi
Phone: 07 4160 0737
Fax: 07 4162 3238
Email: rao.rachaputi@dpi.qld.gov.au
Collaborating Institutions:
  • Indonesia Legumes and Tuber Roots Institute, Indonesia
  • Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, NTB, Indonesia
  • Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, NTT, Indonesia
  • University of Mataram, Indonesia
  • University of Nusa Cendana, Indonesia
Project Budget:
$523,500
Project Duration:
01/06/2008 - 31/05/2010
ACIAR Research Program Manager
Dr Peter Horne
Project Overview

Peanut and mungbean are important food and cash crops in the eastern Indonesian provinces of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) but average productivity and profitability are low. Significant productivity and profitability improvements are possible from adaptive research addressing: (1) new varieties and cost-effective management practices using farmer-participatory adaptive research approaches; (2) efficient and sustainable seed system strategies; and (3) functional partnerships between the national and provincial government agencies and industry stake holders in NTB and NTT. In Australia, the project will conduct on-farm research and extension on effectiveness of rhizobium inoculants and delivery systems in soybean and peanut and on developing management practices, especially optimum row configurations and irrigation strategies to maximise yields in mungbean. The outputs of the research in Australia are expected to have an impact on the on-farm adaptive research conducted in Indonesia, especially through the supply chains linked to Garuda Foods.