CGIAR Regional Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus Annual Report 2006 - 2007
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Communication Team ICARDA. (31/12/2007). CGIAR Regional Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus Annual Report 2006 - 2007. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
In 2006, significant progress was made in the implementation of the UNEP/GEF-supported
project on “In situ conservation of crop wild relatives through enhanced information
management and field application”. This project addresses national and global needs for food
security through effective conservation and use of crop wild relatives, and involves Armenia and
Uzbekistan in the CAC Region, as well as Bolivia, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka outside the CAC
region. One of the most significant achievements was that all five partner countries forged an
agreement to use and share a common national information system, the Genetic Resources
Information System (GRIS). Bioversity International is leading the development of GRIS, which
will be used in other projects. In addition, field assessments of priority CWR taxa have been
undertaken and development conservation actions are being conducted successfully.
