In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR
2021
Kholová, Jana | Urban, Milan Oldřich | Cock, James | Arcos, Jairo | Arnaud, Elizabeth | Aytekin, Destan | Azevedo, Vania | Barnes, Andrew, P | Ceccarelli, Salvatore | Chavarriaga, Paul | Cobb, Joshua, N | Connor, David | Cooper, Mark | Craufurd, Peter | Debouck, Daniel | Fungo, Robert | Grando, Stefania | Hammer, Graeme, L | Jara, Carlos, E | Messina, Charlie | Mosquera, Gloria | Nchanji, Eileen | Ng, Eng Hwa | Prager, Steven | Sankaran, Sindhujan | Selvaraj, Michael | Tardieu, Francois | Thornton, Philip | Valdes-Gutierrez, Sandra, P | van Etten, Jacob | Wenzl, Peter | Xu, Yunbi | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics [Inde] (ICRISAT) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) [Cali] ; Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) [Rome] (Alliance) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR)-Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | HarvestPlus | Bioversity International [Montpellier] ; Bioversity International [Rome] ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR)-Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) | Independant Consultant [Italie] | Ricetec Inc | University of Melbourne | Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) ; The University of Queensland (UQ [All campuses : Brisbane, Dutton Park Gatton, Herston, St Lucia and other locations]) | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center [Nepal] (CIMMYT) | International Center for Tropical Agriculture [Ouganda] (CIAT) ; International Center for Tropical Agriculture [Colombie] (CIAT) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR)-Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas [Syrie] (ICARDA) | The University of Queensland (UQ [All campuses : Brisbane, Dutton Park Gatton, Herston, St Lucia and other locations]) | Independent Consultant [Colombie] | Corteva Agriscience | International Center for Tropical Agriculture [Kenya] (CIAT) ; International Center for Tropical Agriculture [Colombie] (CIAT) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR)-Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center [Colombie] (CIMMYT) ; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR)-Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | Washington State University (WSU) | Écophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress environnementaux (LEPSE) ; Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | World Agroforestry Center [CGIAR, Kenya] (ICRAF) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR) | Institute of Crop Sciences of CAAS [Beijing] (ICS CAAS) ; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) | USA government funding, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC), and Indian Council for Agricultural Research
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Afficher plus [+] Moins [-]anglais. Abstract The CGIAR crop improvement (CI) programs, unlike commercial CI programs, which are mainly geared to profit though meeting farmers’ needs, are charged with meeting multiple objectives with target populations that include both farmers and the community at large. We compiled the opinions from >30 experts in the private and public sector on key strategies, methodologies, and activities that could the help CGIAR meet the challenges of providing farmers with improved varieties while simultaneously meeting the goals of: (i) nutrition, health, and food security; (ii) poverty reduction, livelihoods, and jobs; (iii) gender equality, youth, and inclusion; (iv) climate adaptation and mitigation; and (v) environmental health and biodiversity. We review the crop improvement processes starting with crop choice, moving through to breeding objectives, production of potential new varieties, selection, and finally adoption by farmers. The importance of multidisciplinary teams working towards common objectives is stressed as a key factor to success. The role of the distinct disciplines, actors, and their interactions throughout the process from crop choice through to adoption by farmers is discussed and illustrated.
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