Skip to main content

Advertisement

Log in

Stakeholder perception of wheat production constraints, capacity building needs, and research partnerships in developing countries

  • Published:
Euphytica Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In order to update the available information on the main current and future constraints on wheat production and human capacity development, a survey covering nineteen developing countries, including major wheat producers, was conducted prior to the 2006 International Symposium on Increasing Wheat Yield Potential in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico. The results emphasize the substantial yield losses associated with a number of critical abiotic, biotic and socioeconomic constraints, and indicate their global prevalence. The most important constraints on wheat production are heat (affecting up to 57% of the entire wheat area in surveyed countries), competition with weeds, and diseases (both affecting up to 55% of wheat area). Of the socioeconomic constraints listed and evaluated by respondents, access to mechanization and availability of credit were the most often highlighted. The most-reported infrastructural constraints were insufficient resources for field station operations. When evaluating the importance of research partnerships to achieve national wheat program goals, respondents from all 19 countries assigned the highest importance to partnerships with international agricultural research centers. The most desired outputs from these include development and exchange of germplasm and assistance in capacity building and knowledge sharing. These findings confirm the anticipated constraints and needs over the next 10–20 years and affirm the importance of international agricultural research centers in providing support to address them.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Brennan J, Byerlee D (1991) The rate of crop varietal replacement on farms: measures and empirical results for wheat. Plant Var Seeds 4:99–106

    Google Scholar 

  • Burgess LW, Backhouse D, Summerell BA, Swan LJ (2001) Crown rot of wheat. In: Summerell BA, Leslie JF, Backhouse D, Bryden WL, Burgess LW (eds) Fusarium: Paul E. Nelson Memorial Symposium. The American Phytopathological Society, St Paul, Minnesota, pp 271–294

  • CIMMYT (2006) CIMMYT Business Plan 2006–2010—Translating the vision of seeds of innovation into a vibrant work plan. Mexico D.F.: CIMMYT

  • CGIAR (2006) Evaluation and impact of training in the CGIAR. Science Council Secretariat, July 2006

  • Cooksy LJ, Arellano E (2006) CIMMYT’s formal training activities: perceptions of impact from former trainees, NARS Research Leaders, and CIMMYT Scientists. Mexico, D.F.: CIMMYT

  • Diehl JA, Tinline RD, Kochhann RA (1983) Perdas em trigo causadas pela podridao comum de raizes no Rio Grande do Sul, 1979–1981. Fitopatol Bras 8:507–511

    Google Scholar 

  • FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2005) The way forward to strengthen national plant breeding and biotechnology capacity. Report of the meeting in Rome, FAO Headquarters 9–11 February 2005

  • FAO (Food, Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) (2006) FAOSTAT Production Statistics. FAO, Rome, Italy

    Google Scholar 

  • Gargouri S, Bernier L, Hajlaoui MR, Marrakchi M (2003) Genetic variability and population structure of wheat foot rot fungus, Fusarium culmorum, in Tunisia. Eur J Plant Pathol 109:807–815

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Guimaraes EP, Bedoshvili D, Morgounov A, Baboev S, Iskakov A, Muminjanov H, Kueneman E, Paganini M (2006a) Plant breeding and related biotechnology competence in Central Asia and recommendations to strengthen regional capacity. Agromeridian 2(3):137–143

    Google Scholar 

  • Guimaraes EP, Kueneman E, Carena MJ (2006b) Assessment of national plant breeding and biotechnology capacity in Africa and recommendations for future capacity building. HortScience 41(1):50–52

    Google Scholar 

  • Hekimhan H, Bagci A, Nicol J, Arisoy Z, Taner S, Sahin S (2004) Dryland Root Rot : a major threat to winter cereal production under sub-optimal growing conditions. Poster paper presented at “New directions for a diverse planet”. In: Proceeding of the 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 26 September–1 October 2004, Brisbane, Australia. http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/poster/3/7/2/1322_nicol.htm

  • Mergoum M, Quick JS, Nsarellah N (1994). Root rot of wheat inoculation techniques and effects on yield and its components under varying water and nitrogen levels in Morocco. Al Awamia 85:49–63

    Google Scholar 

  • Nicol JM, Rivoal R, Trethowan RM, van Ginkel M, Mergoum M, Singh RP (2001) CIMMYT’s approach to identify and use resistance to nematodes and soil-borne fungi, in developing superior wheat germplasm. In: Bedo Z, Lang L (eds) Wheat in a global environment. Proceedings of the 6th International Wheat Conference. Budapest, Hungary 5–9 June 2000. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, pp 381–389

  • Nicol JM, Rivoal R, Taylor S, Zaharieva M (2004). Global importance of Cyst (Heterodera spp.) and Lesion Nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) on cereals: yield loss, population dynamics, use of host resistance and integration of molecular tools. Netamol Monogr Perspect 2:233–251

    Google Scholar 

  • Nicol JM, Bolat N, Yildirim AF, Yorgancilar A, Kaplan A, Braun HJ (2005) The Cereal cyst nematode is causing economic damage on rainfed wheat production systems of Turkey. Paper presented at Joint Meeting Annual Western Soil Fungus Conference and American Phytopathology Soceity, Portland, USA, 28th June–1st July

  • Nicol JM, Rivoal R (2007) Global knowledge and its application for the integrated control and management of nematodes on wheat. In: Ciancio A, Mukerji KG (eds) Integrated management and biocontrol of vegetable and grain crops nematodes. Springer, NL, pp 243–287

  • Reynolds MP, Borlaug NE (2006) Impacts of breeding on international collaborative wheat improvement. J Agric Sci 144:3–7

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Reynolds MP, Poland D, Listman M, Pietraglla J, Braun H (eds) (2007) Challenges to international wheat improvement. CIMMYT, Mexico City

    Google Scholar 

  • Singh RP, Huerta-Espino J, Fuentes G, Duveiller E, Gilchrist L, Henry M, Nicol JM (2005) Resistance to diseases, Chapter 10. In: Royo C, Nachit M, Di Fonzo N, Araus J, Pfeiffer WP, Slafer G (eds) Durum wheat breeding: current approaches and future strategies. Food Product Press, New York, USA, Haworth Press Inc. ISBN 1-56022-967-5, p 291–327

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to M. Reynolds.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kosina, P., Reynolds, M., Dixon, J. et al. Stakeholder perception of wheat production constraints, capacity building needs, and research partnerships in developing countries. Euphytica 157, 475–483 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-007-9529-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-007-9529-9

Keywords

Navigation