ICARDA annual report 2004

ICARDA Annual Report 2004
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Iran
- Scientific and technical cooperation
and training.
Italy
Italy Attributed Funding
- Durum wheat germplasm
improvement for increased productivity,
yield stability and
grain quality in West Asia and
North Africa.
- Barley germplasm improvement
for increased productivity.
- Food legume germplasm
improvement for increased systems
productivity: Chickpea
improvement
Islamic Development
Bank
- Joint ICBA-ICARDA training of
Afghan nationals in irrigated
Agricultural Production from
Groundwater and Saline Water
Japan
Japan Attributed Funding
- Rehabilitation and improved
management of native pastures
and rangelands in dry areas.
- Improvement of small ruminant
production in dry areas.
- Germplasm enhancement for
diversification and intensification
of agricultural production in
Central Asia and the Caucasus.
- Improving income of small-scale
producers in marginal agricultural
environments: small ruminant
milk production and milk derivatives,
market opportunities and
improving value added returns.
JICA (Japan International
Cooperation Agency)
- Training program in management
of water resources and
improvement of water use efficiency
in dry areas.
- Third Country Training
Program in crop improvement
and seed technology.
JIRCAS (Japan International
Research Center for Agricultural
Sciences)
- Collaboration in durum
research: Growth response of
some recombinant inbred lines
of durum wheat under different
moisture stressed conditions.
KOREA: Rural Development
Administration (RDA), Republic
of Korea
- Collaboration in barley research.
Mauritania
- Technical assistance within the
project Projet Gestion des
Parcours et Developpement de
l’Elevage (PADEL)
Morocco
- Collaborative activities in crop
improvement, biotechnology,
GIS and agroecological information
system services, genetic
resources and biodiversity, and
integrated management of cereal
and legume pests
OPEC Fund for
International Development
- Decentralization of barley
breeding with farmers’ participation.
- Sustainable management of natural
resources and improvement
of major production systems of
the Arabian Peninsula.
- Community-based research for
agricultural development and
sustainable resource management
in Afghanistan
Pakistan
- Cooperation in the applied
research component of the
Barani Village Development
Project (BVDP).
Switzerland
Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation (SDC)
- Associate Expert in poverty
analysis.
- Sustainable management of the
agropastoral resource base in
the Maghreb.
- Communal management and
optimization of mechanized
micro-catchment water harvesting
for combating desertification
in the East Mediterranean
region.
- Improving the livelihoods of
rural communities and natural
resource management in the
mountains of the Maghreb
countries of Algeria, Morocco
and Tunisia.
Swiss Centre for International
Agriculture (ZIL), Federal Institute
of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
- Research Fellowship project on
improving resistance to barley
scald.
Turkey
- Technical assistance to
Southeast Anatolia Project
Regional Development
Administration.
United Kingdom
DFID (Department for
International Development)
Competitive Research Facility
- Integrated pest management of
Sunn Pest in West Asia.