prospects for wheat and triticale in katanga province
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Prospects for Wheat and Triticale in Katanga province (D.R. Congo)
by MUKOBO M. R-P. ([email protected] ; +243 997 029 013) [1 & 2], NGONGO L.M. [1], MAFUKA M.M. P. ([email protected]) [2] & HAESAERT G. [3]
[1] University of Lubumbashi ; [2] INERA (DRC) ; [3] HOGESCHOOL GENT
ContextFood production in Katanga province is weak and involves food insecurity for
more than 400.000 people. The Katanga province imports more than 75 % of
its food from which wheat floor is the most imported resources for all the
country (over 32% of total imports).
State of Research on Small Grain cereals- Adaptation trials on 42 varieties of Elite Spring Wheat, 24 varieties of
High Rainfall Wheat and 40 varieties of Triticale from CIMMYT
- Assessment of their agronomic performances and agricultural practices
according to the agro-ecological conditions
- Assessment of their resistance level to Septoria Tritici Blotch and
Fusarium Head Blight and, their potential yield level
- Selection of best varieties and installation of a breeding program
Prospects for the Research� The Katanga province is a part of D.R. Congo with a potential of about 5.000.000 ha potential
available land for small grain cereals
� Experiments during 2 years a yield potential for wheat and triticale of 2.5 to 4.5 t/ha in rainy season
and 4.5 à 6 t/ha in dry season
� 18 varieties of ESW, 10 varieties of HRW and 9 varieties of triticale have been selected for their
performances
� Research continues and aim to popularize those varieties according to different agro-ecological
conditions
� Search for partners and funding to increase research impact on wheat and triticale to population
Constraints to the development of agricultural
production- Low-income farmers which limits the possibility of dry season irrigation
- Farming strongly attached to traditional food crops
- Lack of popularization of possibility of wheat production in rainy season
- High costs for agricultural inputs
- Poor quality of soils
- Difficulty for getting fund for research