ICRISAT - ICRISAT: Medium Term Plan 2010-12 - 2010-12

Outputs Intended Users Outcome Impact
food safety and
environmental standards
for dryland crops
established and promoted
Target 2009: Materials 1.6.1
Preferred market traits
identified for selected tradable
legumes in three regions --
ESA, WCA and Asia
Target 2010: Policy strategies 1.6.1
Preferred market traits
identified for livestock (in
southern Africa) and dryland
cereals in WCA region
Target 2011: Policy strategies 1.6.1
Three Policy options for
establishing quality-based
agricultural marketing
systems for selected legumes,
livestock and cereals
identified and communicated
to policy makers and
partners
competitiveness, product
quality and profitability of
farmers, agro-enterprises,
market agents and processors
and facilitate enhanced
national, intra-regional and
global trade
competitiveness of
agricultural produce from SAT
countries in the global
market.
Output 7
Institutional innovations
for reducing transaction
costs and improving
coordination in input and
output market chains for
dryland commodities in
domestic and international
markets identified and
promoted
NARES partners, traders,
processors, market agents,
small-scale crop and livestock
producers
Partners show informed
decision making for SAT
regions and commodities and
assist small-scale producers
of both crops and livestock to
demonstrate enhanced
technical know-how, reducedrisk
production strategies,
institutional linkages,
bargaining power; access to
The marketing industry
harmonized at a regional level
contributes greatly to the
transformati on of agricultural
performanc e in
SAT countries. Improved
competitiveness of
agricultural produce from SAT
countries in the global market
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