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| Title |
Objectives/ Activities |
Coordinator |
Countries/ Institutions |
Donor Support |
| International and Regional Networks | ||||
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International Germplasm Testing Network |
Disseminates
advanced lines, parental lines, and segregating populations of barley,
durum wheat, bread wheat, lentil, kabuli chickpea, faba bean, vetches,
and chicklings developed by ICARDA, CIMMYT, ICRISAT and national programs.
Feedback from NARS assists in developing adapted germplasm and provides
a better understanding of GxE interaction and of the agroecological characteristics
of major production areas. |
ICARDA Germplasm Program |
52 Countries Worldwide; CIMMYT; ICRISAT |
ICARDA Core Funds |
| Southern Europe and WANA Durum Wheat Research Network (SEWANA) | Cooperation between durum breeders and crop improvement scientists from Southern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa (SEWANA) in developing techniques and breeding material adapted to the Mediterranean environment and with high grain quality. |
ICARDA Germplasm Program |
Algeria, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey,USA |
ICARDA Core Funds; France; Italy |
| Soil Fertility Network | To standardize methods and exchange information and results from research on soil fertility, soil management, and fertilizer use. | ICARDA Natural Resource Management Program | Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen | ICARDA Core Funds |
| Dryland Pasture and Forage Legume Network | Communication linkages among pasture, forage, and livestock scientists in WANA. | ICARDA Natural Resource Management Program | WANA; Europe; USA; Australia | ICARDA Core Funds; FAO. |
| WANA Plant Genetic Resources Network (WANANET) | Working groups specify priorities in plant genetic resources; identify and implement collaborative projects; implement regional activities. | IPGRI Regional Office for CWANA; ICARDA Genetic Resources Unit | WANA Counties; IPGRI; FAO; ACSAD |
IPGRI; ICARDA; FAO |
| WANA Seed Network | Encourages stronger regional seed sector cooperation, exchange of information, regional consultations, and inter-country seed trade. | ICARDA
Seed Unit
|
Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Turkey,Yemen | ICARDA; Germany; (GTZ); Netherlands |
| Agricultural Information Network for WANA (AINWANA) | Improve national and regional capacities in information management, preservation, and dissemination. | ICARDA Communication, Documentation and Information Services | WANA Countries; CIHEAM; ISNAR | ICARDA |
| The Network on Drought Management for the Near East, Mediterranean, and Central Asia (NEMEDCA Drought Network) | Enhanced technical cooperation among concerned national, regional, and international organizations, particularly the exchange of information and experience among the member countries, on issues concerning drought mitigation. | ICARDA servers as Secretariat | Countries of the Near East, Mediterranean, and Central Asia; FAO; EC; CIHEAM. | ICARDA; FAO; CIHEAM |
| Title |
Objectives/ Activities |
Coordinator |
Countries/ Institutions |
Donor Support |
| Sub-Regional Networks
Networks operating under the Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP) |
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| Sources of Primary Inoculum of Stem and Leaf Rusts of Wheat: Their Pathways and Sources of Resistance | Determine disease development of leaf and ARC, Egypt stem rusts in relation to weather data. Identify prevailing races and the pathways of pathogens. Identify wheat germplasm with effective resistance genes. Identify primary sources of inoculum. Contribute to overall breeding strategy. | ARC, Egypt | Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, ICARDA | Supported by national programs and ICARDA |
| Management of Wilt and Root Rot Diseases of Cool Season Food Legumes | Identify sources of resistance to wilt and root-rots. Incorporate resistance into germplasm with suitable characteristics. Provide segregating populations to NARS to select under their own conditions. Develop strategy for multiple disease resistance. Identify races in Fusarium wilt pathogens. Studies of other components of integrated disease management. | AUA, Ethiopia | Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, ICARDA, ICRISAT | Supported by national programs and ICARDA |
| Integrated Control of
Aphids and Major Virus Diseases in Cool Season Food Legumes and
cereals
|
Assess the potential for and implement biological control of aphids. Identify and incorporate sources of resistance to, and improve chemical control of aphids. Develop improved diagnostic methods to identify virus diseases and assess their spread and relative importance. Identify germplasm for virus resistance. Develop integrated pest management program. | ARC, Egypt ARC, Sudan | Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, ICARDA | Supported by national programs and ICARDA |
| Thermotolerance in Wheat and Maintenance of Yield Stability in Hot Environments | Identify physiological and morphological traits for improving wheat adaptation to heat and verify these traits in collaboration with breeders. Identify improved management strategies through a better understanding of development and growth. Describe the physical environment and characterize promising genotypes for development of computer simulations of crop growth. | ARC, Sudan | Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, ICARDA, CIMMYT | Supported by national programs and ICARDA |
| Water Use Efficiency in Wheat | Develop and identify wheat cultivars requiring less water and tolerant to moisture stress. Identify irrigation regimes that meet crop water requirements. Improve soil management practices for soil moisture conservation. Develop improved production packages. Calibrate crop modeling systems. | ARC, Egypt | Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, ICARDA | Supported by national programs and ICARDA |
| Socioeconomic Studies on Adoption and Impact of Improved Technologies | Monitoring and evaluation of technology transfer to farmers with respect to adoption levels and identification of factors influencing adoption; impact of improved technology on farm income levels and production; effect of policy and institutional factors on technology transfer and adoption. | ARC, Sudan | Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, ICARDA | Supported by national programs and ICARDA |