|
Percent of output targets achieved: 90.41<=
/span> %<=
/span>
|
SC Assessment
Project 01
MP1: Management of Scarce Water Resources and Mitigat=
ion
of Drought in Dry Areas
Output 01.01<=
/o:p>
Assessment of available water resources, including
precipitation, surface water, groundwater and marginal water, and the
productivity, benefits and costs at different scales (plant, field, farm, a=
nd
basin) of their use in agriculture in the dry areas
|
Target 01.01.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Methodologies for assessment of agricultural water productiv=
ity
developed and basin water productivity assessed in the river basins of Kark=
heh,
Euphrates and Amu-Darya (CPWF)
Output 01.02<=
/o:p>
Options and strategies for improved water productivity of ra=
in,
irrigation and marginal-quality waters in rainfed and
irrigated systems through water harvesting, supplemental irrigation, agro
management, and improved germplasm and cropping
systems
|
Target 01.02.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Methodologies and tools developed and verified for scaling o=
ut
results from project benchmark sites on improved water productivity to other
countries in the dry areas
Output 01.03<=
/o:p>
Methods, options and strategies for drought characterization,
preparedness and mitigation in the dry areas
|
Target 01.03.01<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Network on drought management established and functioning
Output 01.04<=
/o:p>
Policy and institutional options for improved water use and
irrigation demand management
|
Target 01.04.01<=
o:p>
|
Policy strategie=
s
|
¨ Achieved
|
Methodologies for the valuation of sca=
rce
water developed and guidelines and recommendations for valuation by NARS in=
the
project benchmark sites documented and disseminated
Note: 70% of the target was only achieved due to the policy workshops plann=
ed
for 2007 at the three water benchmark sites being delayed to 2008 based on
consultations with NARS.
Output 01.05<=
/o:p>
Enhanced human capacity to improve water use in agriculture =
in
dry areas
|
Target 01.05.01<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
25 NARS specialists trained in improving water use efficienc=
y in
marginal areas
Project 02
MP2: Integrated Gene Management: Conservation,
Enhancement and Utilization of Agrobiodiversity=
in
Dry Areas
Output 02.01<=
/o:p>
Genetic
resources, including wild relatives of barley, wheat, food legumes (lentil,
chickpea and faba bean) and feed legumes (vetch=
and
grass pea) conserved ex situ with their genetic diversity characteri=
zed
and documented and evaluated for some relevant traits
|
Target 02.01.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Global
database of wheat wild relatives and global inventory of barley genetic
resources available on internet
|
Target 02.01.02<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Collection
mission in the Central Asia and Caucasus (CAC) region: collection mission i=
n Georgia<=
/span> with focus on chickpea wild relatives and cultivat=
ed
legumes
|
Target 02.01.03<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Genetic
diversity of composite subsets (4000 barley, 4000 chickpea,1000 lentil and =
1000
faba bean accessions) characterized using molec=
ular
markers (CP Generation)<=
span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#484848'>
Output 02.02<=
/o:p>
Improved
genetic stocks of barley developed through conventional, biotechnological a=
nd
participatory plant breeding methods and distributed globally through diffe=
rent
mechanisms including International Nursery Network
|
Target 02.02.01<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Identification
of barley germplasm with high concentration of
B-Carotene, iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) and their utilization in breeding progr=
am (CP HarvestPlus)
|
Target 02.02.02<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
At
least 100 barley elite lines produced and distributed to NARS worldwide
|
Target 02.02.03<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Participatory
plant breeding (PPB) for barley initiated in Algeria
Output 02.03<=
/o:p>
Improved
genetic stocks of bread wheat (winter and spring) and spring durum wheat
developed through conventional, biotechnological and participatory variety
selection methods and distributed in CWANA through different mechanisms
including International Nursery Network
|
Target 02.03.01<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Durum
wheat mapping populations developed and QTLs
established for grain yield, drought tolerance; and grain quality
Output 02.04<=
/o:p>
Improved
genetic stocks of food legumes (lentil, kabuli
chickpea and faba bean) developed through
conventional, biotechnological and participatory variety selection methods =
and
distributed to NARS globally through various means including International =
Nursery
Network
|
Target 02.04.01<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Experimental
materials for the genetic and molecular analyses for A=
scochyta
blight and drought in chickpea; and winter hardiness and rust in lentil
developed; and for chocolate spot in faba bean
crossing initiated
|
Target 02.04.02<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Efficiency of various designs using
international nurseries data tested and best design/designs identified for =
use
in lentils and chickpea
|
Target 02.04.03<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Transformation technology and genetic
engineering tools utilised to incorporate genes=
into
food legumes
Output 02.05<=
/o:p>
Improved
genetic stocks of feed legumes (vetches and grass pea) developed through
conventional, biotechnological and participatory varie=
tal
selection methodologies and distributed to NARS globally through various me=
ans
including International Nursery Network
|
Target 02.05.01<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Somaclone-derived grass pea for low neurotoxin stability
and high grain yield developed
|
Target 02.05.02<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Improved
germplasm of forage legumes (vetches and chicklings) with desirable traits and high nutritive =
value
developed and tested by NARS (Systemwide Lives=
tock
Program - SLP)
Output 02.06<=
/o:p>
Integrated pest management (IPM) control optio=
ns
including resistance sources, pathogenicity spe=
ctrum,
and biological control mechanism against cereal and legume diseases and ins=
ects
|
Target 02.06.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Wide
array of germplasm of cereals, including wild
relatives, evaluated for sources of resistance to diseases (wheat yellow ru=
st,
UG99 wheat stem rust, scald of barley) and insect pests (Sunn
pest and barley stem gall midge)
|
Target 02.06.02<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
þ Achieved
|
Subsets
of crop wild relatives, landraces and breeding lines of legumes evaluated f=
or
resistance to diseases (Bean yellow mosaic virus, Bean leaf roll virus,
chocolate spot, Chickpea Ascochyta blight and l=
entil Fusarium wilt) and insect pests (leaf minor in chickp=
ea and
Sitona in lentils)
|
Target 02.06.03<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
¨ Achieved
|
Effect
of IPM components targeting control of major diseases (Ascochyta
and Fusarium wilt in food legumes) and insect p=
ests
(Hessian fly) tested in hot spots, and IPM pilot sites established in CWANA=
Note: The work on IPM =
of
Hessian fly is carried out in collaboration with INRA Morocco, and because =
of
the severe drought in this country in 2007, this work was not completed.
Output 02.07<=
/o:p>
Enhanced
research capacity of human resources through training, workshops and
conferences
|
Target 02.07.01<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Eight
headquarters and non-headquarters specialized tr=
aining
courses in such themes as biotechnology, seed health technology, applicatio=
n of
molecular markers in crop improvement, IPM, plant breeding, and genetic
resources management organized each year
|
Target 02.07.02<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Seven
MSc/PhD graduate students complete degree program under ICARDA’s
co-supervision
|
Target 02.07.03<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Individual
non-degree specialized short training program organized
Project 03
MP3: Improved Land Management to Combat Desertificati=
on
and Increase Productivity in Dry Areas
Output 03.01<=
/o:p>
A
holistic Integrated Natural Resources Management (INRM) approach for combat=
ing
desertification developed and delivered to partners
|
Target 03.01.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Users adopt and adapt the INRM tools in projec=
ts
of NRM
Output 03.02<=
/o:p>
Assessment of land degradation and development=
of
multi-scale tools and methods to assess land degradation, (location, extent=
, driving
forces, causes, impacts and consequences of desertification in dry areas)
|
Target 03.02.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
¨ Achieved
|
Assessments
of causes, extent and risks of land degradation in five pilot areas in CWAN=
A
|
Target 03.02.02<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
A
toolbox for rapid assessment of land degradation available
|
Target 03.02.03<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
A conceptual approach for using multi-scale
satellite products to estimate land degradation
Output 03.03<=
/o:p>
'Best-bet' technologies and practices developed
for the sustainable management of land, vegetation and rangeland resources<=
/span>
|
Target 03.03.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Best-bet options for sloping olive orchards
available
|
Target 03.03.02<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Approach for participatory development of land
management practices available (participatory technology development)
Output 03.04<=
/o:p>
Community-based land management practices
|
Target 03.04.01<=
o:p>
|
Please select...=
|
¨ Achieved
|
Community-based
approaches to rangeland management
Note:
This output target is still under way and expected to be achieved in 2008.<=
/span>
Output 03.05<=
/o:p>
Improved policy and institutional options for
developing enabling environments to enhance private and public investment i=
n dryland development and to combat desertification
|
Target 03.05.01<=
o:p>
|
Policy strategie=
s
|
þ Achieved
|
Impact
of policies and institutional settings on desertification and the welfare of
rural people evaluated and alternative institutional and policy options to
prevent/reverse desertification identified (with MP5)
Output 03.06<=
/o:p>
Training and human capacity building to manage
natural resources in areas affected/prone to land degradation
|
Target 03.06.01<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Training of national programs in CWANA on INRM
approaches, impacts and importance of land degradation, participatory and
action research methodologies
Project 04
MP4: Improvement, Intensification and Diversification=
of
Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Systems in Dry Areas
Output 04.01<=
/o:p>
Analysis of market constraints and opportuniti=
es
for value-added crop and livestock products in the dry areas
|
Target 04.01.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Marketing niches for value-added crop products
identified and shared with NARS
|
Target 04.01.02<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Best-bet small ruminant health delivery and ot=
her
technology options for better market access tested in Tunisia, Sudan, Syria=
and
Jordan (with ILRI)
Output 04.02<=
/o:p>
Options to increase the productivity of
agricultural systems and to diversify income generating opportunities avail=
able
to rural households, by diversifying cropping systems and increasing the
quality and end-use value of crop products
|
Target 04.02.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Statistical methodologies for evaluating
productivity trends in long-term cereal-legume rotations developed and
transferred to NARS
|
Target 04.02.02<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Improved agronomic management packages for oli=
ve,
safflower and selected medicinal plants developed and promoted in =
Syria, Iran and Central Asia
|
Target 04.02.03<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Adoption and impact assessment of improved
Integrated Production and Protection Management (IPPM) packages for high ca=
sh
crop production under protected agriculture in the Arabian Peninsula and Afghanis=
tan
|
Target 04.02.04<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Demonstrations at 28 pilot sites of new packages of IPPM in
protected agriculture
Note: This is an additional output target added to MTP
2007-2009.
|
Target 04.02.05<=
o:p>
|
Materials
|
¨ Achieved
|
Genetic resources collected and better crop management (WUE,
nutrition, IPM), post-harvest technology, marketing and processing evaluated
and promoted for date palm in the Arabian Peninsula<=
/st1:place>
Note: 1) Not fully achieved. Reason: Delay in the startup of=
the
Arabian Peninsula Regional Program
|
Target 04.02.06<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Crop and cultivars responses to soilles=
s
culture under protected agriculture tested with NARS and private growers in=
Arabian Peninsula
Note: This is an additional output target added to MTP
2007-2009.
|
Target 04.02.07<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Protected agriculture facilities established in farmers fiel=
ds:
ten in Afghanistan and
seventeen in Yemen
Note: This is an additional output target added to MTP
2007-2009.
Output 04.03<=
/o:p>
Crop-livestock technologies to increase the
productivity of livestock and to diversify and increase the quality and val=
ue
of their products, through improved feed supply, feeding, health and breedi=
ng
practices tested with NARS and farmers in CWANA
|
Target 04.03.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Forage-livestock technologies that increase
productivity of small-scale lamb fattening and peri-urban
dairy producers involving least-cost feeding, health and reproductive
management in West Asia (Syria)
|
Target 04.03.02<=
o:p>
|
Policy strategie=
s
|
þ Achieved
|
Strategies to improve food-feed crops and
pasture/forage legumes as feed resources in small-scale crop-livestock farm=
s
|
Target 04.03.03<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
¨ Achieved
|
Integrated
production technologies for using spineless cactus as supplementary feed for
livestock under harsh environmental conditions in the Arabi=
an
Peninsula
Note: Note fully achieved. Reason: Arabian
Peninsula project was delayed
Output 04.04<=
/o:p>
Options for adding value to crop and livestock
products through improved post-harvest handling and processing accessible to
NARS and farmers
|
Target 04.04.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Production technologies for diversifying milk
derivative products in response to market opportunities developed in West A=
sia
(Syria) and Mexico
Output 04.05<=
/o:p>
Knowledge and information to enhance the
diversification of income generation options and reduce risk through traini=
ng,
networking and access to information accessible to NARS and other stakehold=
ers
(producers, handlers, marketers, policy makers)
|
Target 04.05.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
International network on crop-small ruminant
interactions established in Latin America=
and an international workshop on integrated
crop-livestock production organized for WANA
|
Target 04.05.02<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Three MSc/PhD students trained in aspects of
diversification and sustainable improvement of crop and livestock production
from Syria, Mexico and Denmark<=
/span>
|
Target 04.05.03<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Twenty NARS researchers and extension officers
from WANA and Asia (<=
st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Iraq=
, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Afghanis=
tan) trained on integrated crop-livestock production
|
Target 04.05.04<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Twenty research and extension scientists from =
Iraq trained in crop improvement and management methodo=
logies
and technologies
|
Target 04.05.05<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Twenty farmers from Yemen trained on IPPM for cash crop =
production under protected agriculture=
Project 05
MP5: Poverty and Livelihood Analysis and Impact
Assessment in Dry Areas
Output 05.01<=
/o:p>
Causes of poverty and determinants of liveliho=
od
strategies in the dry areas are quantified, documented and accessible to
stakeholders
|
Target 05.01.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
GIS data bases and poverty mapping completed f=
or
selected areas in <=
ns0:place>Syria
|
Target 05.01.02<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Gender disaggregated analysis of agricultural =
and
rural activities and implications on women’s welfare implemented in <=
/span>=
Iran and Syria
Output 05.02<=
/o:p>
Impacts of agricultural research on productivi=
ty,
income, and rural welfare in the dry areas quantified and accessible to
stakeholders
|
Target 05.02.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Adoption indicators and factors affecting the
adoption of agricultural technologies identified in Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia=
|
Target 05.02.02<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
The potential impact of crop and livestock
technological options on poverty and rural livelihoods analyzed in <=
span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language=
:EN-GB;
layout-grid-mode:line'>=
Uzbekistan and Syria
Output 05.03<=
/o:p>
Impacts of natural resource management (NRM)
research on economic, social and environmental sustainability quantified and
results made available to stakeholders
|
Target 05.03.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Benefits and costs of water harvesting options=
in =
Jordan and Syria quantified and documented
Output 05.04<=
/o:p>
Framework for community-based and participatory
research approaches adapted or developed and made available to stakeholders=
(in
collaboration with other MPs)
|
Target 05.04.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Frameworks for community-based and participato=
ry
approaches developed and shared with NARS
Output 05.05<=
/o:p>
Policy and institutional options analyzed and
priorities for public investment to improve rural livelihoods in dry areas
identified (joint research with IFP=
RI)
|
Target 05.05.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Comparative analysis of investment options in
selected project sites in Morocco and Tunisia<=
/span> and calculation of returns to investment completed=
Output 05.06<=
/o:p>
Capacity of national research and extension
programs in the application of economic tools, livelihood analysis, and imp=
act
assessment enhanced
|
Target 05.06.01<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Three graduate research students in research
related to poverty and livelihood analysis and impact assessment completed
their degrees
|
Target 05.06.02<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Three training workshops on livelihood analysis
and impact assessments organized for NARS
|
Target 05.06.03<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
Five visiting scientists from NARS to jointly
analyze data of collaborative research activities
Project 06
MP6: Knowledge Management and Dissemination for
Sustainable Development in Dry Areas
Output 06.01<=
/o:p>
Enhanced access by end users to key agricultur=
al
knowledge elements (TIPOs; methodologies; lesso=
ns
learned; 'best-bet' practices; innovations) for sustainable agricultural
production
|
Target 06.01.01<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Available and verified key agricultural knowle=
dge
elements generated by ICARDA and/or partners analyzed and shared in a
participatory co-learning approach.
Packages disseminated and ready for up-scaling
|
Target 06.01.02<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Video and other media messages on improved milk
processing practices delivered to NARS and other users; agricultural resear=
ch
information processing system developed
|
Target 06.01.03<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Community-based adaptive research and technolo=
gy
evaluation approaches adopted by national programs in selected countries
|
Target 06.01.04<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Two inter-governmental and community-based
organization (CBO) peer-reviews of first and second order draft reports of =
the
CWANA Sub-Global Assessment for International Agricultural Science &
Technology for Development (IAASTD) conducted
Output 06.02<=
/o:p>
Strengthened seed systems through increased
private sector participation and alternative delivery systems
|
Target 06.02.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Three village-based seed enterprise (VBSEs), in each of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia<=
/span> providing at least a total of 100 MT of quality se=
ed to
farmers
|
Target 06.02.02<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Chickpea
seed quality
(health) management options analyzed and published
|
Target 06.02.03<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
International seed trade conference for CWANA
organized in 2007 in Egypt
Output 06.03<=
/o:p>
Effective mechanism for mitigating natural
disasters and for agricultural rehabilitation in post conflict countries
|
Target 06.03.01<=
o:p>
|
Practices
|
þ Achieved
|
Collaborative agricultural rehabilitation prog=
ram
developed in Sudan
|
Target 06.03.02<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
GIS database and maps of suitable crop varieti=
es
by agro-ecologies developed and disseminated
|
Target 06.03.03<=
o:p>
|
Other kinds of
knowledge
|
þ Achieved
|
Communication strategy for RALF (Research into
Alternative Livelihoods Fund) in Afghanis=
tan developed
Output 06.04<=
/o:p>
Enhanced management and delivery to stakeholde=
rs
of research products and knowledge
Output 06.05<=
/o:p>
Enhanced capacity of national research, seed
system and technology transfer programs to better manage and disseminate
knowledge
|
Target 06.05.01<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
One
regional workshop and three courses organized in seed industry development
aspects training over 100 NARS and seed staff and farmers
Note:
Target exceeded as 6 courses were conducted for 191 trainees and 2
graduate students were supported in M.Sc. and Ph.D.
|
Target 06.05.02<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
¨ Achieved
|
Annual training course in use of agricultural expert systems=
Note: Not achieved. Reason: Lack of funds for the course
|
Target 06.05.03<=
o:p>
|
Capacity strengt=
hening
|
þ Achieved
|
E-learning and web-based training resources
developed in collaboration with IARCs and advan=
ced
research and training institutions each year