ICARDA Annual Report 2013

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cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.funderFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAOen_US
cg.contributor.funderEuropean Union, European Commission - EU-ECen_US
cg.contributor.funderAustralian Center for International Agricultural Research - ACIARen_US
cg.contributor.funderArab Fund for Economic and Social Development - AFESDen_US
cg.contributor.funderKuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development - KFAEDen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Fund for Agricultural Development - IFADen_US
cg.contributor.funderAsian Development Bank - ADBen_US
cg.contributor.funderAfrican Development Bank - AfDBen_US
cg.contributor.funderAustralian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - DFAT(AusAID, ADRAS)en_US
cg.contributor.funderJapan International Cooperation Agency - JICAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.issn92-9127-290-6en_US
cg.subject.agrovocbiodiversityen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccrop productionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdevelopmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovocdisease controlen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfarming systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic resourcesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgermplasm conservationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocharvestingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocirrigationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocland useen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclivestocken_US
cg.subject.agrovocpovertyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrangelandsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresearchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocruminantsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrural communitiesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsustainabilityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocvegetationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwater harvestingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwater managementen_US
cg.subject.agrovocremote sensingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsheepen_US
cg.subject.agrovocseed productionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoatsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagronomic charactersen_US
cg.subject.agrovocanimal productionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmalnutritionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic variationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdryland farmingen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccicer arietinumen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbiological controlen_US
cg.subject.agrovochordeum vulgareen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic markersen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgrassland managementen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmicrosatellitesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmedicago sativaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpest controlen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic mapsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocreclamationen_US
cg.subject.agrovochuman resourcesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocinternational cooperationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresource managementen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic resistanceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrural developmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovoctrainingen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccolden_US
cg.subject.agrovocarid zonesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocnorth africaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpest resistanceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdrought resistanceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgeographical information systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclens culinarisen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctriticum aestivumen_US
cg.subject.agrovocaegilopsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpisum sativumen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctrifoliumen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctrigonellaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocvicia narbonensisen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfeed legumesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocshrubsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagricultural developmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovocplant collectionsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpasturesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsteppesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocenvironmental degradationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmechanical methodsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresearch networksen_US
cg.subject.agrovocstubble cleaningen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctemperature resistanceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdiffusion of informationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagroclimatic zonesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsemi-arid zonesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmiddle easten_US
cg.subject.agrovocfruit treesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresource conservationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocvicia fabaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbarleyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfaba beanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwheaten_US
cg.subject.agrovoclentilen_US
cg.subject.agrovocchickpeaen_US
dc.creatorICARDA, Communication Teamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-15T10:35:50Z
dc.date.available2017-11-15T10:35:50Z
dc.description.abstract2013 has been a fruitful year for ICARDA marked by research accomplishments and a sense of gratitude. Our longstanding partner countries provided important support in making decentralization of the Center’s research a reality. This transition positions our research programs to more expressly target agroecosystem-based solutions, needed for wider impacts. The effects of climate change are already being felt in the fragile agroecosystems of the drylands, as challenges are increasing for millions of smallholder farmers dependent on them. Scalable solutions are urgently needed to enable a sustainable food-secure future. The decentralization of ICARDA’s research and capacity development from Tel Hadya, Syria, during 2013 perhaps comes timely. New research sites have been strategically established in Morocco, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Turkey/Central Asia and India to allow the Center’s scientists to contribute more adequately to 10 CGIAR Research Programs, particularly the Dryland Systems program that ICARDA leads. The new setup is also powering up our approach of developing integrated solutions targeted to specific agroecosystems and their livelihood needs, through partnerships with the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and other research institutions. Our ties with NARS were further strengthened this year as host countries opened their doors, shared their research facilities and most of all, joined hands with the Center in our newly aligned research programs for the larger good. We are also pleased to share the scaling out of some important research outcomes and their impacts in 2013. For example, the innovative adaptation of raised bed machines to small-scale farming – developed with farmers and private sector in Sharkia province in Egypt – delivers a 24% saving in irrigation water and is now being scaled out to other provinces and countries, such as Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Iraq, and Morocco. In another significant progress in Africa, funded by the African Development Bank, heat-tolerant wheat varieties, developed in partnership with Sudan over many years, are beginning to enhance incomes and food security in Ethiopia’s lowlands and in Nigeria, where yields are more than doubling. The results are encouraging Nigerian policy-makers to rethink their national strategy and reduce reliance on imports. For conservation agriculture, converting conventional seeders to ‘zero till’ machines with local private manufacturers is proving catalytic for the uptake of the sustainable practice in multiple countries – including Iraq, Jordan, Morocco. The innovation slashed the cost of seeders, making them far more affordable for smallholders in low-income countries. The HSAD-Iraq program, funded by USAID, delivered on its promise of strengthening the country’s agriculture sector in a short time through a range of strategic interventions like strengthening the key commodity value chain of date palms, improving certified wheat seed production, and guiding the reform of seed regulations for a robust seed system. Also, the Dryland Systems program came into full swing in 2013, ready for collective learning, testing and delivery of systems solutions. The program launched 15 Innovation Platforms across the drylands, stretching from the West Africa Sahel to Central and South Asia. Multidisciplinary teams of researchers, policy makers, academia, NGOs and the private sector were mobilized for each platform and are now moving forward to find integrated solutions for drylands in this one-of-a-kind global challenge. In sum, we are more energized and better positioned than ever before to bring larger impacts for smallholder communities in drylands.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationCommunication Team ICARDA. (8/12/2014). ICARDA Annual Report 2013. Amman, Jordan: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/7502
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.subjectland racesen_US
dc.subjecttriticum durum. lathyrus sativusen_US
dc.subjectnutritive qualityen_US
dc.subjectsunn pesten_US
dc.subjectwest asiaen_US
dc.subjectcentral asia and the caucasusen_US
dc.subjectsouth asia and chinaen_US
dc.subjectarabian peninsulaen_US
dc.titleICARDA Annual Report 2013en_US
dc.typeInternal Reporten_US
dcterms.available2013-12-08en_US
dcterms.issued2014-12-08en_US
icarda.series.nameAnnual Reporten_US
icarda.series.number2014en_US

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