Agri-business Development Support Project (ADSP) January-December 2001

Abstract

This report covers the period between January and December 2001. KARl Seed Units (KSUs) were visited to monitor and evaluate the activities. KSU started a variety maintenance program. 120 varieties, populations, and inbred lines out of 150 pr-releases/releases were maintained and nucleus seed will be harvested in February 2002. The total amount of seed crop and planting materials produced during the year include 281 tons of crop breeder, pre-basic, basic, and certified seed from KSU Katumani and Masongaleni, 250 (80 kg) bags of pre-basic and basic seed potato, 86,300 seedlings, 25 (50kg) flower seed, 33,000 corms, 130,000 cormels, and 59,000 flower stems, respectively.