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- CIMMYT participates in the
CGIAR Collaborative Research
Program for Sustainable
Agricultural Development in
Central Asia and the Caucasus,
coordinated by ICARDA.
- CIMMYT participates in the
Future Harvest Consortium for
Rebuilding Agriculture in
Afghanistan (FHCRAA), coordinated
by ICARDA.
- ICARDA is participating in the
Generation Challenge Program
(Unlocking Genetic Resources in
Crops for the Resource Poor) led
by CIMMYT and IRRI.
CIP (International Potato Center)
- CIP participates in the CGIAR
Collaborative Research Program
for Sustainable Agricultural
Development in Central Asia
and the Caucasus, coordinated
by ICARDA.
- CIP participates in the Future
Harvest Consortium for
Rebuilding Agriculture in
Afghanistan (FHCRAA), coordinated
by ICARDA.
ESCWA (UN Economic and Social
Commission for West Asia)
- Development of a website for “
Professionals for Iraq
Reconstruction”.
- Collaboration in a study of onfarm
water use efficiency.
- Joint publication on enhancing
agricultural productivity
through on-farm water use efficiency:
an empirical case study
of wheat production in Iraq.
FAO (Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United
Nations)
- ICARDA and FAO are co-sponsors
of AARINENA.
- ICARDA participates in FAO’s
AGLINET cooperative library
network, AGRIS and CARIS.
- ICARDA cooperates with FAO
in the production of the Arabic
version of the agricultural multilingual
thesaurus AGROVOC.
- ICARDA participates in FAO’s
Global Animal Genetic
Resources program.
- Joint planning in areas of feeding
resources and strategies
with FAO’s Animal Production
and Health Division.
- ICARDA participates in the
FAO/CIHEAM Cooperative
Research Network on Sheep and
Goats, Genetic Resources Sub-
Network.
- ICARDA cooperates with the
FAO Commission on Plant
Genetic Resources.
- ICARDA participates in the
Inter-agency Task Forces convened
by the FAO-RNE (FAO
Regional Office for the Near
East).
- FAO-RNE, ICARDA and
CIHEAM are co-conveners of a
Network on Drought
Management for the Near East,
Mediterranean and Central Asia
(NEMEDCA Drought Network).
- Joint training courses, workshops,
publications and
exchange of information.
- ICARDA cooperates with FAO
in translating FAO plant and
animal terminology to Arabic.
- Expert Consultation Meeting on
Orobanche management in food
legumes.
- FAO-RNE and ICARDA coordinate
the Oat-Vetch Regional
Network (REMAV).
- FAO-RNE and ICARDA collaborate
in applied research to
improve and maintain seed
quality for fodder shrubs and
grass species used for rangeland
rehabilitation.
- Collaboration in a project on
food security and poverty alleviation
in Balochistan, Pakistan.
- Collaboration in a Technical
Cooperation Programme on
Appendix 5
Orobanche control in food
legumes.
- FAO participates in the Future
Harvest Consortium for
Rebuilding Agriculture in
Afghanistan (FHCRAA), coordinated
by ICARDA.
FAO/IAEA (International Atomic
Energy Agency) Joint Division
- Management of nutrients and
water in rainfed arid and semiarid
areas for increasing crop
production.
- Research in feeding systems for
small ruminants in the dry
areas.
ICRISAT (International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-
Arid Tropics)
- ICRISAT participates in the
CGIAR Collaborative Research
Program for Sustainable
Agricultural Development in
Central Asia and the Caucasus,
coordinated by ICARDA.
- ICRISAT participates in the
Future Harvest Consortium for
Rebuilding Agriculture in
Afghanistan (FHCRAA), coordinated
by ICARDA.
- ICARDA and ICRISAT are coconveners
of the sub-program
on Optimizing Soil Water Use
within the Systemwide
Programme on Soil Water and
Nutrient Management.
- ICARDA is collaborating with
ICRISAT on insect pests of grain
legumes within the Systemwide
Programme on Integrated Pest
Management.
- ICARDA and ICRISAT are coconveners
of the Consortium on
Desertification, Drought,
Poverty, and Agriculture
(DDPA).
- ICARDA and ICRISAT collaborate
in the Cereal and Legumes
Asia Network (CLAN).
- ICARDA and ICRISAT are part-
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