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From the Editor News
We have pleasure in presenting the seventh issue of
ICPN. This comes at a time when we as researchers are
being increasingly challenged to demonstrate impact
from our work on the livelihoods of the poor in the semiarid
tropics (SAT). Anybody associated with these two
crops hardly needs to be convinced of the important role
that they play, but we need to be far more proactive in
getting this message across to policy makers and potential
investors. ICRISAT is in the process of producing The
World Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economy: Facts, Trends
and Outlook which is designed to assist in this process
and help researchers from all disciplines focus on the
priority problems that need to be addressed. We would
welcome contributions on how chickpea and pigeonpea
are contributing to the livelihoods of the poor, and
opportunities that exist to target new markets.
The editors would like to thank the following people
for their time in reviewing articles in the current issue of
ICPN: C Johansen, DDR Reddy (ANGRAU), E M Minja,
G V Ranga Rao, H C Sharma, Jagdish Kumar, K K Sharma,
L Krishnamurthy, N P Saxena, N Seetharama, S D Singh,
Suresh Pande, S P Wani, S Sivaramakrishnan, Y S
Chauhan, and S Chandra. We also thank the contribution
of Library and Documentation Services, ICRISAT
for compiling the SATCRIS listing as well as verifying
the references in the Research Reports.
Said N Silim
Richard B Jones
Chinese Award to ICRISAT Scientists
We are proud to announce that two of our scientists,
Drs L J Reddy and K B Saxena of Genetic Resources
and Enhancement Program (GREP), were awarded the
Jin Xiu Qiu Jiang (Golden Love Ball) award for 1999 by
the Guangxi Provincial Government of China for their
contributions to research and development of pigeonpea
in the Guangxi province of south China.
L J Reddy
K B Saxena
ICRISAT and China have been cooperating on
pigeonpea research and development in Guangxi for the
past three years. Drs Reddy and
Saxena provided improved
varieties, exchanged research
information, and helped train
Chinese scientists and government
staff during this period.
The Golden Love Ball (very
similar to the picture) is a traditional
folk symbol of love and
friendship. The tradition has
gradually been extended to
express the highest appreciation
to foreign scientists who
have contributed significantly
to research and development in
Guangxi.
The 1999 award was given
to four foreign scientists, one
from Brazil and three from India (two of whom are from
ICRISAT) by the Bureau for Foreign Experts, Guangxi
Zhuang Zhu Autonomous Region, on 7 January, during
their Science and Technology Activity Week of 2000,
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