Towards a conceptual model of optimal investment in the conservation of agricultural genetic resources
Advances in application of agricultural biotechnology to control diseases and pests of tropical crops
Superior and diverse grasses and legumes delivered to NARS partners are evaluated and released: Output 4
Economically viable and environmentally sound soil, water, and nutrient management practices developed and tested by applying and integrating knowledge of biophysical and socioeconomic processes: Output 2
Improved rural livelihoods through sustainable, profitable, diverse and intensive agricultural production systems: Output 4
Sustainable land management for social profitability developed, with special emphasis on reversing land degradation: Output 5
Grass and legume genotypes with known reaction to pests and diseases and to interaction with symbiont organisms are developed: Output 2
Grass and legumes genotypes with superior adaptation to edaphic and climatic constrains are developed: Output 3
Global IPM networks (integrated whitefly management technology) and knowledge systems developed: Output 4
Strengthened capacity of NARS to design and execute IPM R and D, to apply molecular tools for pathogen and pest detection, diagnosis, diversity studies and to device novel disease and pest management strategies: Output 3
Biophysical and socioeconomic processes understood, principles, concepts and methods developed for protecting and improving the health and fertility of soils: Output 1
