Guideline for Establishment of Demonstration on 1 st stage (spring season of 2012) 8th Feb 2012

1. Object Demonstration activities aim to select suitable horticulture technologies oriented market needs and extension methodology for the small scale farmers, due to prepare the detail extension plan and technical guideline. 2. Concept 1) Identify new marketable fruits and vegetables for small scale famers in the region 2) Verify good horticulture production techniques practiced by small scale farmers in the region 3) Improve horticulture production techniques to tackle a problems faced small scale farmers in the region and also CP Team Acquire good practices thru above activities 3. Number of Demo Agriculture institutions (Research field or Nursery): each 1 Demo per Governorate *Demo in Agricultural institutions will conduct with above concept 1), 2) and 3) Farmers field: each 3 to 4 Demo per Governorate in spring season 2012 (will be establish another 3 to 4 farmers in autumn season 2012) *Demo in Farmers field will conduct with above concept 1) and 2) 4. Design of Demo Demo should be designed by CP team and Directors of each institutions with recommendation of Technical Committee (Ministry level) on the basis of following Demonstration Activities Design Duration of Demo : Demo will continue until end of Project period (about 5 years), also CP team will following up & Advising farmer Provision of materials necessary for Demo: JICA and MoAWR will provide necessary materials, tools & equipments. And MoAWR will provide labor only in Agriculture Institutions Function of Demo: Establish Demo field for new technologies at Agriculture institutions first to develop such technologies, then at exemplary farmers field to evaluate their adaptability. Candidate location of Demo in Agriculture institutions are; Ainkawa & Gerdarasha Research (Erbil), Bakkrajo Research (Sulaimania), Malta Research or Malta Nursery (Duhok)

Demonstration Activities Design (Example)

Category
Identify new marketable fruits and vegetables for small scale famers in the region

Subject
Examine adaptability of the newly introduced crops and varieties in target area

Target activities
-Establish trial field for variety test for fruit tree - Establish trial field for variety test for vegetable in spring to summer -Establish trial field for variety test for vegetable in autumn to winter -Others

Target crops (examples)

-Cherry, Plum, Apricot, Pear, Almond, Walnuts, Chestnuts, Blueberry -Melon, Watermelon, squash, radish, cherry tomato, okra, paprika, sweet corn, red onion, broccoli, -broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, radish, white & red cabbage, bunching onion, lettuce, Chinese cabbage - Mushroom, herb, medicinal plants

Propagate new crops and varieties to the farmers Verify good horticulture production techniques practiced scale by small and farmers Verify model farmers practices in fruit production Diversification due to escape from Tomato or cucumber based mono cropping Introduce soil fertility management practices Improve horticulture Expand production period to production techniques to tackle a problems summer and winter season Work on pending crops production

-Establish nursery for rootstocks production -Establish verification field for fruit tree (pruning and training system) -Establish verification field for candidate marketable vegetables which produced by model farmers -Compost making -Crop rotation system -Establish trial field for early crop in green house with heating and cooling system -Introduce appropriate varieties

-rootstock for plum, apricot & almond -grape, apple, peach -Strawberry, Onion, Spinach, Celery, Lettuce,

recommended practices in the region

-cucumber and tomato -Pistachio

faced

small

scale

system

introducing

appropriate

-Investigate appropriate production system -Introduce appropriate pest control methods -Introduce better shipping boxes -Identify unknown varieties which has

-Pistachio -

farmers in the region

practices from neighboring country Improve quality of the products meet the needs of the market Reconsider local resources in the area

-Olive -Pome fruits

introduced in the area -Study marketability of natural grown fruits

Format for Demonstration Activities Design

Category
Identify new marketable fruits and vegetables for small scale famers in the region

Subject
Examine adaptability of the newly introduced crops and varieties in target area

Target activities
Establishing of field trial for fruit and veg. new varieties

Target crops (examples) Fruit -Kaki (Turkish variety) -Kiwi -Pistachio -Hazelnut -Dwarf apple -Walnut (dwarf variety) -Cherry -Almond( French variety) -Pomegranate -Figs ( 2 time production / year) -Pear -Plums

-Strawberry -Root stock ( stone fruit and pome fruit ) Summer vegetables -Mushroom -Certified seeds of -Cucumber -Red piper -Melon winter vegetables -Carrot -Cauliflower -Red cabbage -Brussels sprouts -Chinese cabbage -Broccoli -Onion -leek -Bunching onion
Propagate new crops and varieties to the farmers -Establishing of mother plant orchards of selected plants -Establishing of nursery for seedling -Mentioned above crops of fruit and veg.

production of veg. Evaluation and improvement of local crops technologies Verify good horticulture techniques Verify model farmers practices in fruits & vegetables production -Applying new technologies for old orchards(pruning , pest controlling , grafting .. etc -Establishing small plot project with model practice for fruit -Establishing small plot project with model practice for veg. Apple, Peach, Fig , Pomegranate, Grape, Almond and some veg. (Tomato and cucumber, Eggplant etc ..in summer and ( carrot, cabbage Broccoli , cauliflower.. etc in winter ) Diversification due to escape from Tomato or cucumber based mono cropping -Establishment of field trials and application of rotation -Cucumber and green beans -Cucumber and Radish or Cabbage, Cauliflower ,Broccoli -Cucumber and lettuce -Cucumber and Onion or leek -Tomato as primary crop with above mentioned crops Introduce soil fertility management practices -Making compost and green manure crops -Legume plants production -Apple ,Peach , Fig , Pomegranate, Grape, Almond

practiced by small scale farmers and recommended practices in the region

Improve

horticulture

Expand production period to summer

-Establishment of green houses with

-Tomato , Cucumber , Eggplant and

production

techniques

to

and winter season

cold and heat system -Choosing of different plating time Choosing different maturity type ( early ,medium and late )

Squash -Broccoli , Cabbage , red cabbage Radish ,cauliflower -Peach , Apple ,grape , Almond , Pear , Fig , Pomegranate , -Stone fruit -Pistachio , -Peach, Apricot ,Apple -Apple , Grape , Peach , Apricot -Tomato , Potato, , Almond ,plum

tackle a problems region

faced

small scale farmers in the

Work on pending crops production system introducing appropriate practices from neighboring country

-Introducing appropriate root stock -Introducing technique -Introducing pest control method for stone fruit appropriate grafting

Improve quality of the products meet the needs of the market

-Selection of good varieties - Introducing to system -Introducing to good post harvesting technologies (cool storage , grading , packaging , waxing) good management

Reconsider local resources in the region

-Collection and study the candidate local natural grown crops -Evaluation marketability -Introduce recording system for seedlings production for suitability and

-Small natural fruits ( Inhabitant crops) -Garlic , and other inhabitant veg. , and Medical plants

Analyze Potential & Problem of Horticulture Production in Duhok

Category List up your Potentials , Resources & Problems New marketable fruits and Fruit vegetables for small scale -Kaki (Turkish variety) famers in the region -Kiwi -Pistachio -Hazelnut -Dwarf apple -Walnut (dwarf variety) -Cherry -Almond( French variety) -Pomegranate -Strawberry -root stock ( stone fruit and pome fruit ) Summer vegetables -Mushroom -Certified seeds of -Cucumber -Red piper -Melon winter vegetables -Carrot -Cauliflower -Red cabbage -Brussels sprouts -Chinese cabbage -Broccoli -Onion -leek -Bunching onion Good production farmers the region horticulture Fruits techniques -Grape (training system with V shape) and -Apple (new training system , high density with dwarf variety)

practiced by small scale - pomegranate(spacing ,training system and pruning system ) recommended practices in -Peach (new training system )

Vegetables -summer veg. -Tomato -Onion -Cucumber -watermelon with dripping system in open lands Horticulture problems production -Not using certificated seed and seedlings faced small -No packaging -No pest and disease control ( soil disease as nematode , spiders , insects etc. no (IPM) use of pests , no quality control of pests -storage (accumulation of products and no marketing as well as ; no cool storage ) -Fertilization (identifying plants need of fertilizer) -Irrigation ( irrigation system is wrong ) -No Canning and processing and marketing -No or Poor Soil fertility management -Machinery problems ( harvesting , planting and

techniques to tackle a -Wrong training and pruning system(ignorance of farmer) scale farmers in the area

Analyze Potential & Problem of Horticulture Production in Duhok 2

Category List up your Potentials , Resources & Problems (*suitable in Malta Nursery) New marketable fruits and Fruit famers in the region

vegetables for small scale -*Kaki (Turkish variety) (1) -*Pistachio (2) -Cherry(3) -*Root stock ( stone fruit and pome fruit ) (4) -Walnut (dwarf variety) (5) -*Kiwi (6) -*Hazelnut -Dwarf apple -*Almond( French variety) -*Pomegranate -*Strawberry Summer vegetables -Tomato (1) ( Green house and in open fields) -Cucumber (2) ( Green house and in open fields) -Melon and water melon(3) (open fields) -Introducing Grafting techniques(4) - Pepper ( different colors ) (5) ( Green house and in open fields) -Certified seeds (6) - Egg plant ( Green house and in open fields)

-Okra ( Green house and in open fields) -Mushroom ( protected ) winter vegetables -Carrot (1) ( open ) -Cauliflower(2) (open ) -Red cabbage(3) (open ) -Broccoli (4) (open ) -Brussels sprouts(5) (open ) -Bunching onion (open ) -Chinese cabbage(open ) -Onion(open ) -leek(open ) Good production farmers the region Vegetables -summer veg. -Tomato -Onion -Cucumber -Watermelon with dripping system in open lands Horticulture problems production -Not using certificated seed and seedlings faced small -No packaging -No pest and disease control ( soil disease as nematode , spiders , insects etc. no (IPM) use of pests , no quality control of pests -storage (accumulation of products and no marketing as well as ; no cool storage ) -Fertilization (identifying plants need of fertilizer) -Irrigation ( irrigation system is wrong ) -No Canning and processing and marketing -No or Poor Soil fertility management horticulture Fruits techniques -Grape (training system with V shape) and -Apple (new training system , high density with dwarf variety)

practiced by small scale -Pomegranate(spacing ,training system and pruning system ) recommended practices in -Peach (new training system )

techniques to tackle a -Wrong training and pruning system(ignorance of farmer) scale farmers in the area

-Machinery problems ( harvesting , planting and

Location of Demo Introduction of new crops to examine adaptability in the region - Fruit tree: 1 to 1.5 dunam in Malta Nursery or Research field Kaki: 2 varieties x 30 trees = 60 trees Pistachio: 2 varieties x 30 tree = 60 trees Kiwi: 2 varieties x 30 tree = 60 trees Root stock of Apple: 3 varieties x 30 trees = 90 trees Root stock of Stone fruit: 2 varieties x 30 trees = 60 trees Hazelnut: 2 varieties x 30 tree = 60 trees Pomegranate: 2 varieties x 30 tree = 60 trees Almond: 2 varieties x 25 tree = 50 trees Total 500 trees Green house: (1 or 2) in Research field Open field for Vegetable production: 0.5 dunam In Research field