ICARDA Annual Report 1999

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cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_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
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cg.coverage.countryUZen_US
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cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionCentral Asiaen_US
cg.issn0254-8313en_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.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.agrovocturkmenistanen_US
cg.subject.agrovockyrgyzstanen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctajikistanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic variationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocethiopiaen_US
cg.subject.agrovochordeum vulgareen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic markersen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgrassland managementen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmicrosatellitesen_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.agrovocrural developmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovoctrainingen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccolden_US
cg.subject.agrovocarid zonesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocnorth africaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdrought resistanceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsaffloweren_US
cg.subject.agrovocsemiarid zonesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdry farmingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsocial consciousnessen_US
cg.subject.agrovocarmeniaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocazerbaijanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgeorgiaen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclatin americaen_US
cg.subject.agrovoceritreaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsudanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpakistanen_US
cg.subject.agrovoctriticum durumen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclathyrus sativusen_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.agrovocmiddle easten_US
cg.subject.agrovocfruit treesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresource conservationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfaba beanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocchickpeaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdurum wheaten_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructureen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced inequalitiesen_US
dc.creatorICARDA, Communication Teamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T21:11:14Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T21:11:14Z
dc.description.abstractAgricultural systems in the dry areas are dynamic. Global linking of national economies, along with urban market development, is creating new, more intensive and more diverse demands on agricultural producers. Shaping change in the research strategy of an international center in a globalizing world is, therefore, no more an easy task. In 1999, the Fourth External Program and Management Review (EPNIR) panel assessed ICARDA's success in dealing with this task. The Panel, consisting of eight international experts and chaired by Dr Donald Plucknett, examined ICARDA's mandate and mission, research and training programs, and management structure and policies, and found that the "Center had been transformed over the last five years and was now ready to take off into 2000." It highlighted once again the pressing need for the continuation of the agricultural research and capacity building carried out by ICARDA as the center of excellence in the dry areas. The Panel singled out water as the most important ingredient to consider in the Center's work in crop improvement and natural resource management. In the dry areas of Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA), water-not land-is the most limiting factor for agricultural production. ICARDA's research has demonstrated that substantial stable increases over rainfed wheat production are possible through the use of supplemental irrigation (SI). Now optimization studies with farmers have shown that water used for SI conjunctively with rain is far more efficient than when applied alone in full irrigation. The studies show that guidelines for determining irrigation water requirements in areas with limited water resources should not be based on satisfying full crop water requirements, but rather on maximizing water productivity and farmers' return. The Center continues to make increased use of the Geographic Information Systems (GIs) in enhancing water-use efficiency. A project to study the agroecology of the CWANA region has been started, and a digital Agroecological Atlas of Syria is being developed. ICARDA is also providing technical assistance to Morocco, which plans to produce land suitability maps for planning and policy needs. Drought is one of the key stresses at the forefront of crop variety improvement, and ICARDA continues to develop improved drought-tolerant barley, wheat, and food and feed legume germplasm in collaboration with its national partners. Studies measuring the impact of ICARDA's germplasm program in developing countries confirm that 54% of the barley varieties released in 23 developing countries from 1980 to 1999 originated from ICARDA crosses. Half of the 52 lentil varieties released in 22 countries were from crosses made by ICARDA, while a further 3 1% were attributable to ICARDA germplasm. Activities in Central Asia are now closely woven into the Center's program of work. Several projects are being implemented, including the 'Integrated Feed and Livestock Production in the Steppe of Central Asia,' supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). This is particularly vital, given the breakdown of the earlier system of livestock production, support services such as veterinary care, and traditional markets in Central Asia and the Caucasus. On the other hand, the entire CWANA region stands to benefit from the results of the 'Conservation and Sustainable Use of Dryland Agrobiodiversity' project, supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the United Nations Development Programme, in which Jordan, Lebanon. Syria and Palestine are participating. lCARDA has taken the lead role in its implementation on two sites in each country where farmer and community participation will conserve landraces and crop wild progenitors in situ. The EPMR Panel gave a vote of confidence to ICARDA for its ability to undertake these and other tasks aimed at reversing the cruel impacts of poverty. Statistics painfully reveal that more than two billion people in the world are malnourished, and in the dry areas nearly 700 million must eke a living out of US$ 2 per day. At lCARDA we are at the forefront of the battle against the misery that poverty and hunger cause, and we remain steadfast in our determination to provide scientific and technological solutions to alleviate this misery in the dry areas of the world. It was in recognition of ICARDA's capability to meet this challenge that the External Program and Management Review Panel, in its report to the CGIAR, stated that: "ICARDA is a Center in successful transition and one that is perhaps needed more in CWANA now than when it was founded in 1977."en_US
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dc.identifier.citationCommunication Team ICARDA. (1/1/2000). ICARDA Annual Report 1999. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/66207
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dc.subjectland racesen_US
dc.subjectgennplasm conservationen_US
dc.subjectkazakstanen_US
dc.subjectnutritive qualityen_US
dc.subjectgeographical information systemen_US
dc.subjectcloveren_US
dc.subjectuzbekistan.en_US
dc.subjectcicer arietinzimen_US
dc.subjectlens czilinarisen_US
dc.subjectvicia.fabaen_US
dc.subjectditicum aestivzrmen_US
dc.subjectme~iicagos ativaen_US
dc.subjectbiodiversity: biological controlen_US
dc.subjectwild chickpeaen_US
dc.titleICARDA Annual Report 1999en_US
dc.typeInternal Reporten_US
dcterms.available2000-01-01en_US
dcterms.issued2000-01-01en_US

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