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introduction 17 l Develop value adding strategies (through processing, marketing, commercialization, etc.); investigate and identify improved agronomic and production procedures. l Strengthen operational links in the “filières” between seed supply system, processing and distribution stakeholders; develop improved low-cost processing techniques; analyze and identify market opportunities. l Carry out short training courses for researchers; develop and undertake community-based participatory courses; characterize crops for agronomic, nutritional and market related traits; study formal and informal classification systems; investigate methods of maintaining and enhancing nutritional value; investigate new areas of crop production. l Organize planning workshops for all stakeholders; establish and strengthen operational links between stakeholders. l Identify inappropriate policy/legal elements; undertake public awareness actions among policy-makers; establish close partnerships with extension workers and others involved in agricultural development. Expected outputs Both organizational and technical outputs with local, national and global elements were expected from the project. The major organizational outputs expected were as follows: l Networks established for provide participatory systems and procedures to support the improved production and use of the selected crops l Operational alliances formed among selected network partners to implement actions that overcome production and marketing constraints (e.g. seed supply systems, processing groups, distribution cooperatives) l Linkages established to existing rural and economic development projects where the neglected and underutilized crops could make contributions to incomes, nutritional well being and the resource base of rural communities l Capacity of marketing associations and producer groups enhanced to use improved materials of neglected and underutilized crops and more stable demand l Awareness raised among policy-makers of issues and options for improved policy and legal frameworks impacting on neglected and underutilized crops The expected technical outputs were: l Integrated conservation of selected crop genetic resources undertaken l Information made available on crop materials - their distribution, variation and potential for improvement, and for contributing to nutritional well being and income enhancement
18 Minor Millets in south AsiA l Seed and other planting materials made available for use by local communities and strengthened local seed production systems l Improved crop materials with enhanced competitiveness made available to rural communities through participatory variety selection and participatory plant breeding l Information on major production and use constraints available throughout the producer to consumer chain l Improved processing and marketing opportunities identified, leading to specific investment and income generation opportunities through greater demand for the selected crops and their products l Enhanced national capacity to work with neglected and underutilized crops and to support rural community needs for these crops l A secure resource base established for the selected crops for use in global development initiatives including deployment in marginal areas in other regions l Knowledge of effective procedures gained to integrate neglected and underutilized crops into development actions, publications including technical guidelines, information on specific crops, their properties and nutritional value, and an overall synthesis l Experience gained for linking plant genetic resources research with local institutions for managing crop resources
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