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(Programa Biodiversidade Brasil-Italia)Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare
2004-09-01 - 2008-12-31
Contribute to poverty alleviation through improving the living conditions, food security and nutrition of rural, traditional and indigenous communities. Provision of alternatives based on plant biodiversity varieties and populations while promoting the ... - »» CORAF-WECARD Promoting fonio production in West and Central Africa through germplasm management and improvement of post-harvest technology
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
2002-01-01 - 2004-12-31
Goal: To improve the seed systems and on-farm germplasm management of fonio, and conserve the genetic diversity of the species as well as to enhance the processing of fonio Outputs: - Seed systems and on-farm germplasm management of fonio are improve... - »» Core contribution to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ)
(Core contribution to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ))Applied Research Institute Jerusalem
2006-01-01 - 2008-12-31
Palestinian Centre of excellence in the fields of agricultural, environmental, water and land use research. The institute promotes sustainable development and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people through greater control over their natural resources... - »» COTRAN “Assessment of the environmental and agronomic appropriateness of Bt transgenic cotton in small producer IPM systems in China”
Natural Resources International
2001-11-01 - 2005-04-30
The project develops and demonstrates methods to enable regulatory authorities, extension system personnel and Chinese small-holder farmers, to evaluate the environmental, biological and social appropriateness of the use of genetically engineered cotton e... - »» Cotton Farming Systems (CIRAD-UPR)
(Systèmes cotonniers en petit paysannat (CIRAD-UPR))Biological Systems Department (CIRAD)
2005-01-01 - 2009-05-01
On family farms, rotating cotton and food crops are mostly grown under rainfed conditions. Food self-sufficiency and farm income hence are susceptible to climatic hazard. Facing market and climatic uncertainties, farmers are not yet capable of managing th... - »» Cotton production improvement in Senegal
(Amélioration de la rentabilité de la filière cotonnière sénégalaise par une meilleure valorisation des sous-produits du coton-graine)Unit of Tropical crop husbandry and Horticulture
2005-01-01 - 2010-01-01
Au Sénégal, le coût et le manque de disponibilité d'aliments de qualité constituent des contraintes importantes au développement de l'aviculture et de l'élevage des animaux de trait monogastriques (ânes et chevaux) qui jouent un rôle essentiel da... - »» CPRC Planning Workshop - Kenya
Chronic Poverty Research Centre
2005-05-20 - 2005-06-20
Objectives: A one day training workshop on the available principles and tools for formulating and managing multi-party research partnerships, and two days thereafter for planning meetings. - »» Creation of a centre for information, education and research in aquaculture in Nord-Kivu (RDC)
(Création d'un centre de formation, recherche et développement en aquaculture)Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology
2004-09-01 - 2009-08-31
Promotor: P. Kestemont - »» Creation of a reference centre for post-harvest preservation by passif temperature control in store rooms and cold rooms in Morocco
(Implantation au Maroc d'un pôle d'expertise pour le contrôle passif de la température dans les unités de stockage et les chambres froides)Notre-Dame de la Paix University
1998-01-01 - 2004-01-01
Le souhait des promoteurs est de créer à Settat un laboratoire de grande renommée, dépositaire d'une expertise scientifique et de moyens suffisants pour adresser une question importante dans la vie quotidienne de la région : la conservation des réco... - »» Crop Insurance in Kazakhstan: Options for Building a Sound Institution
(Ernteversicherung in Kasachstan: Optionen zum Aufbau einer nachhaltigen Institution in der Landwirtschaft)Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe
2003-01-23 - 2005-07-23
A goal of the project is it to determine the effects of a high risk load on the productivity of the agrarian sector and to analyze possibilities for the introduction of an economically load-carrying and yield loss insurance corresponding to real market co... - »» Crop Irrigation Management for Combating Irrigation Induced Desertification in the Aral Sea Basin
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
2000-07-01 - 2004-12-31
Project Reference: ICA2-CT-2000-10039 The CIRMAN-ARAL project focus on developing crop irrigation management strategies for combating irrigation induced desertification in the Aral Sea Basin. Strategies concern water saving irrigation scheduling and fiel... - »» Culture and management of scylla spp.
University of Wales Bangor
2001-12-01 - 2005-11-30
The proposed research is a collaboration among four institutions worldwide - the University of Wales (Bangor) in the United Kingdom, Artemia Reference Center of the University of Ghent in Belgium, Can Tho University in Vietnam, and SEAFDEC/AQD in the Ph... - »» Cumulative Effects of Mineral Manure and Chemical Pesticides on Soils and Water in Irrigated Plains in Burkina Faso
Austrian Exchange Service
2003-04-03 - 2007-05-31
Cumulative Effects of Mineral Manure and Chemical Pesticides on Soils and Water in Irrigated Plains in Burkina Faso - »» Cysteine proteases of African trypanosomes: congopain and related enzymes
International Livestock Research Institute
Cysteine proteases of African trypanosomes: congopain and related enzymes - »» Darwin Initiative Research on Community Tree Seeds
(Darwin Initiative sur le recherche semencière)Darwin Initiative Research Exercise on Community Tree Seeds
2003-07-07 - 2006-06-30
Enhancing the role and capacity building of institutes in the conservation and sustainable use of native tree seeds of community value - »» Data management for natural physical resources
(Valorisation des données des ressources naturelles physiques)Department Geology and Soil Science
2002-04-01 - 2007-05-31
Valorisation des données disponibles des 'ressources naturelles physiques' de la RDC pour une gestion rationnelle et durable des terres - »» Data valorisation of Natural Resources in Congo DR for sustainable development
(Valorisation des données disponibles sur les ressources naturelles physiques de la R.D. Congo pour une gestion rationnelle et durable des terres.)Department Geology and Soil Science
2002-04-01 - 2007-03-31
Valorisation des données disponibles des 'ressources naturelles physiques' de la RDC pour une gestion rationnelle et durable des terres. Données cartographiques disponibles: INEAC et UGent. Promotors: Prof. Dr. E. VAN RANST – (UGENT) Prof. Pau... - »» Decision Support and Biostatistics (CIRAD-UPR)
(Aide à la décision et biostatistique (CIRAD-UPR))Biological Systems Department (CIRAD)
2005-01-01 - 2008-12-30
Agricultural research raises new issues, in terms of both modeling and decision support objectives and data collection and management; the solution lies in applied mathematics and computer science. The main challenge in the search for excellence and in en... - »» Decision support for endemic disease control in sub-Saharan Africa - private sector drivers for technology adoption by resource-poor farmers
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine. University of Edinburgh
2004-09-01 - 2006-03-30
Objectives: To develop farmer-based decision support tools for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of endemic diseases of livestock of the rural poor in sub-Saharan Africa and to examine adoption and delivery frameworks for these tools through engagement... - »» Decision support frameworks for weed management in lowland rice in Bangladesh
Natural Resources Institute
2005-04-01 - 2006-01-30
Objectives: Promotion of strategies to minimise impact of target pests in rice-based Land-Water interface cropping systems, for benefit of poor people. Background: In collaboration with NGOs and the Department of Agricultural Extension, research partne... - »» Decision support system for the control of trypanosomosis in South-East Uganda; improving public health and livestock productivity through the cost-effective control of trypanosomosis in livestock
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine. University of Edinburgh
2000-04-01 - 2006-03-30
Objectives: To enable policy makers, public institutions, communities and individual smallholder farmers to identify appropriate and cost-effective methods for the sustainable control of trypanosomosis in cattle of South-East Uganda, thereby improving th... - »» Decision-Making Assistance on three sites in Niger (economic aspects)
(Les relations contractuelles qui soutiennent la production et la commercialisation des biens agricoles d'exportation en Afrique sub-saharienne)Unit of rural economics
Lasting improvement of agricultural production and food security in three sahelian sites : economic aspects. Consumption (annual smoothing and impact of aid), production ( specialization and technology adoption), trade ( determinants of market integration... - »» Defining Strategies for Managing Intellectual Property in the CGIAR
International Service for National Agricultural Research
2000-08-01 - 2002-01-01
Major Research Domain: Intellectual property rights Goal: To enhance the provision by the CGIAR of public goods hat effectively assure the availability of new technologies for poor farmers and poor countries under the conditions of globalization and ... - »» Delivery of services by DIAS to support NARO under the ASPS II Agricultural Research Component (Uganda)
Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences
2005-01-10 - 2006-06-30
Within the context of the reform of the NARS, in ASPS II the Livestock Systems Research Programme is being supported by the Danish government in a transitional arrangement that will get it out of 'project mode' to where livestock research is competently ... - »» Demand driven use of forages in fragile, long dry season environments of Central America to improve livelihoods of smallholders
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2004-02-01 - 2007-01-01
Major Research Domain: forages, extension strategies, farmer innovation, market analysis Goal: To improve the livelihoods of smallholders in Central America while protecting the natural resource base - »» Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Rural Poor: Survival Strategies and Environmental Implications
Austrian Exchange Service
2001-10-16 - 2006-04-15
Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Rural Poor: Survival Strategies and Environmental Implications - »» Demographic change and its impacts on land use - SFB552/A1
Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry
2000-01-01 - 2006-12-31
The intended work continues the regional analysis of the cultural landscape and its processes of change in the forest margin of the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi (see first phase of the SFB 552). Whereas in the first phase the development o... - »» Demography, spatial distribution, and growth of three arborescent palm species in a tropical premontane rain forest in Costa Rica
(Waldlücken-und Wuchsdynamik der Baumarten tropischer Bergregenwälder in Süd-Ecuador und Costa Rica)Faculty of Biology
2001-03-01 - 2005-02-28
no english description available, for german description please click the project link - »» Desertnet II - Implementation of a Platform of Services to combat desertification and drought through a system of pilot actions in the Mediterranean Regions
University of Sassari
2005-10-01 - 2008-06-30
The Project DESERTNET was integrated and coordinated with the previous project 'International Network of Multifunctional Environmental Laboratories' in the framework of the Interegg IIC-MED-OCC Program. Both projects aim to the study, monitoring and susta... - »» DesertNet: German Network for Research to Combat Desertification
Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden
The German Competence Network for Research to Combat Desertification was founded to form a binding link between different scientists who aim to investigate the complex causes and effects of desertification in interdisciplinary research approaches. It als... - »» Design of Appropriate Farm Technology for Vertisols Management in Ethiopia
(-)Laboratory of Agro-Machinery and Processing, Departement of Agricultural Engineering and Economics, Catholic University of Leuven
2003-07-01 - 2008-06-30
The highlands of Ethiopia make up over 60% of the East African highland area and accounts for more than 80% of the agricultural lands. In addition, it serves as the major catchments for many tributaries that feed the river Nile. Agricultural production is... - »» Designing community-based breeding strategies fo indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
2007-03-12 - 2010-03-11
The project develops community-based breeding strategies for sheep in Ethiopia. Communities will be actively involved in the project, from the definition of breeding goals and selection criteria to the identification of the most appropriate and acceptable... - »» Determinants and Effects of Alternative Institutions for Natural Resource Management in Developing Countries
Centre for Development Research
2001-04-01 - 2004-03-31
With this research project we want to contribute to an understanding of the comparative outcomes of alternative property rights institutions for the management of natural resources in developing countries. The key factors and policies affecting the effici... - »» Determination of high-potential aquaculture development areas and impact in Africa and Asia
WorldFish Center
2002-10-01 - 2007-10-31
Goal: To sustainably increase the aquaculture production of poor farmers in Asia and Africa, thereby contributing to the improvement of their livelihoods - »» Developement of new diagnostic tools for contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia: Identification of appropriate antigens using a proteomics approach
International Livestock Research Institute
2006-07-01 - 2008-06-30
Goal: Development of improved diagnostic tools for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), as part of an integrated control strategy Purpose: A diagnostic test able to detect chronically infected animals - »» Developing and disseminating stress tolerant maize for sustainable food security in Eastern and Central Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
2002-01-01 - 2005-08-01
Goal: Enhanced food security and improved human nutrition for resource-poor farming families and consumers Outputs: - Higher and more stable maize yields for the farmers in the ECA ecologies through the use of stress tolerant and nutritionally enha... - »» Developing and initiating the implementation of AVRDC's organic vegetable program
The World Vegetable Center
2005-01-01 - 2007-12-31
Major Research Domain: multidisease and pest-resistant germplasm, IPM, safe organic vegetables Goal: - To develop alternative choices for vegetable farmers for compatible and viable income generation - To contribute to sufficient supply of safe vegeta... - »» Developing biochemical and molecular markers for determining quality assurance in the primary processing of cocoa in West Africa
(Entwicklung von biochemischen und molekularen Markern zur Qualitätssicherung bei der Primärverarbeitung von Kakao in Westafrika)Max Rubner-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel
2002-10-01 - 2005-10-31
The main objective of the project is to put the practices for quality assessment of cocoa on a scientific base. Both the fermentation and the post-harvest processes will be analysed and evaluated microbiologically. Critical points have to be identified wi... - »» Developing biometric sampling systems and optimal harvesting methods for medicinal tree bark in southern Africa
Wild Resources Limited
2003-05-01 - 2006-01-30
Objectives: To contribute locally to the knowledge base on which sustainable management plans can be prepared for tree species from which medicinal bark is harvested. The lessons learned through the research process will be generalised to provide advice ... - »» Developing drought and heat tole rance wheat germplasm and ist utilisation for the drylands of Central and West Asia and North Africa
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
2008-01-01 - 2010-12-30
Goal: To enhance the tolerance of wheat to drought and heat in the Mediterranean region in order to improve wheat productivity in the dryland and reduce risks in unfavorable agricultural environments Purpose: Phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of dr... - »» Developing institutions for sustainable use of non-timber forests products
Center For International Forestry Research
2000-01-01 - 2004-12-31
Goal: Identification of appropriate institutional arrangements to optimise sustainable development opportunities from non-timber forests products from forests and woodlands Major Results Achieved: All fieldwork planned under the project has been comple... - »» Developing IPM for the potato tuber moth in cropping systems of different agroecological zones
International Potato Center
1998-02-01 - 2002-12-31
Goal: Development of location-specific integrated control strategies for the potato tuber moth which are compatible with farming systems of different agroecological zones in Africa and South America - »» Developing Land Snail Expertise in South and Southeast Asia
Natural History Museum
2006-04-30 - 2009-04-29
Purpose To develop a long-term relationship between the NHM and Chulalongkorn University, establishing Chulalongkorn University as a regional centre of land snail expertise. - »» Developing optimised cattle breeding schemes, with a special focus on trypanotolerance, based on the demands and opportunities of poor livestock-keepers
Institute of Animal Sciences
2003-10-01 - 2007-10-01
The main objectives of the project are to identify poor farmers’ demand for genetic improvement and identify routes by which they can participate and access improved genetic material; to assess ways by which farmers can make efficient use of improved ge... - »» Developing strategies for effective use of the Granulosis virus-based biopesticide for Potato Tuber Moth management
International Potato Center
2003-07-01 - 2006-06-01
Goal: To increase farmer income, foster growth and food security by reducing pest losses while protecting the health of producers, consumers and the environment. - »» Developing Striga control strategies for cropping systems in Kenya (Phase II)
Kisumu Station of Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
1998-04-01 - 2002-02-28
Goal: Development and extension of sustainable cropping systems adapted to western Kenya that control Striga and improve production. - »» Developing Training Capacity and Human Resources for the Management of Forest Biodiversity
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Project goal: To protect the environment and improve livelihoods through improved capacity of developing country scientists to address the needs and challenges of biodiversity management in forest production systems. Project purpose (immediate impact)... - »» Development and application of a new ELISA diagnostic test for Fasciola gigantica infection in cattle by detection of circulating Cathepsin L antigen
Research Institute for Veterinary Science
2001-04-01 - 2004-03-30
Objectives: Improve the diagnosis and control of fasciolosis by measuring the amount of Cat L antigen released by flukes using monoclonal antibodies to Fasciola gigantica Cat L in a sandwich ELISA. Background: Liver fluke disease (fasciolosis), due to ... - »» Development and application of genetic markers linked to trypanotolerance genes
International Livestock Research Institute
1998-03-01 - 2001-02-28
Major Research Domain: Breeding, trypanotolerance, genom mapping Goal: Contribution to the genetic improvement of trypanotolerant livestock Outputs: - To develop high resolution type II genetic marker maps of those chromosomal regions of the bovi... - »» Development and distribution of improved nematode resistant banana varieties for poor farmers in the Highlands of East Africa
(Ontwikkeling en verspreiding van verbeterde nematode resistente bananenvariëteiten voor arme boeren in de hooglanden van Oost-Afrika)International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
1999-03-15 - 2005-06-01
Development and distribution of improved nematode resistant banana varieties for poor farmers in the Highlands of East Africa. Strenghtening the local nematology research capacity. - »» Development and evaluation of strategies to reduce aflatoxin contamination of maize in Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
1999-01-01 - 2001-12-31
Major Research Domain: Food security, aflatoxin Goal: Contribution to an improvement of public health by improving maize quality and food security Outputs: - To test efficacy and economics of agrotechnological components of maize aflatoxin reduct... - »» Development and Evaluation of Transgenic Chickpea for Tolerance to Drought and Low Temperature Stress by Using P5CSF Gene and Drought Responsive Regulatory Elements
Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology
2004-09-01 - 2007-08-31
[This project forms part of the network 'Improvement of disease resistance in pulses'.] The project aims to enhance the drought tolerance of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), which is considered an important pulse crop in India, through the introduction o... - »» Development and implementation of a sustainable IPM program for major mango pests and opportunity for improving market information and processing in sub-Saharan Africa
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2007-03-01 - 2010-02-28
To enhance food security and income generation capacity in the targeted countries in East and West Africa To develop and implement in collaboration with international and national partners effective approaches to reduction of mango loses due to insect ... - »» Development and testing of cassava lines with improved resistance to African Cassava Mosaic Virus
Institute of Plant Sciences
2003-01-01 - 2005-12-31
Development of virus resistant and nutritional improved cassava via transgene technology can challenge the food insecurity and alleviate the poverty in Africa, where cassava is one of the major crops for more than 200 million people. Over the last several... - »» Development and transfer of IPM technology to small-scale farmers for sustainable banana production in Asia and the Pacific
(Ontwikkelingen en overdracht van IPM technologieën naar kleine boeren voor de duurzame productie van bananen in Azië en de Pacific)Flemish organisation for Development Cooperation and Technical Support
Concept Het project heeft als doel de ontwikkeling van geïntegreerde bestrijdingsmethoden, met inbegrip van het gebruik van resistente variëteiten, agronomische praktijken, ziektevrij plant materiaal, biologische bestrijding, enz., voor de duurzame en ... - »» Development methods of training for SME
Senegalese association for research, development, information and training
2007-05-10 - 2007-08-10
The project is a capitalization of best practices about business developping services used to support creating or consolidation enterprises in poor areas. It is a package of items, methods which could be appropriated by users - »» Development of a database and retrieval system for the selection of tropical forages for farming systems in the tropics and subtropics
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2002-07-01 - 2005-06-30
Goal: To develop a knowledge system for the identification of forages suitable for specified niches within smallholder farming systems. Major Results Achieved: Design of database completed, based on interaction of partners involved in project and exp... - »» Development of a field-based nutrition publication
HTSPE Limited
2004-03-01 - 2004-10-15
Objectives: To set out how a publication and network will be developed to facilitate dialogue between policy-makers and implementers. Background: Field-based staff are directly responsible for raising nutrition standards and implementing the first Mill... - »» Development of a Mycoinsecticide Agains Helicoverpa armigera in Pulses: From the Laboratory to the Market
Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology
2004-09-01 - 2007-08-31
Under the Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology (ISCB) studies were undertaken to develop a mycoinsecticide for the control of H. armigera on pulses in April 2000. The project started with the isolation of different entomopathogenic fungi. Three best... - »» Development of a second generation anti-tick vaccine using a mimotope-virosome approach
International Livestock Research Institute
2004-09-10 - 2006-08-31
Animal health research that alleviates the negative impact of infectious diseases and infestation by ecto-parasites cost-effectively can potentially bring enormous benefits to both crop-livestock and nomadic pastoralist systems, contributing significantly... - »» Development of alternative foot and mouth and tick-borne disease control strategies to benefit resource poor farmers in southern Africa
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. Agricultural Research Council
2000-04-01 - 2004-03-30
Objectives: To develop alternative, more cost-effective strategies for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and ticks and tick-borne disease (T&TBD) in specific regions. Background: The Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa is situated in a... - »» Development of an In Vitro Protocol for the Production of Cassava Doubled-Haploids and its Use in Breeding
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2005-01-01 - 2008-03-31
Cassava is an important crop for subsistence farming in the tropical and subtropical regions. The globalization of world economy offers cassava new opportunities for becoming an even more important source of raw materials for different industrial uses. Pr... - »» Development of bacterial agents to protect plants from pathogens
(Entwicklung bakterieller Pflanzenschutzmittel zur Bekämpfung von Krankheitsstress)Institute of Agricultural Technology and Biosystems Engineering
2001-03-01 - 2004-03-31
Bacterial communities of sugarcane, infected and not-infected with a plant pathogenic bacterium, were characterized in a collaboration with a research Institute in Cuba. The objective of this work is to find non-pathogenic colonizers that may be useful fo... - »» Development of basis for vulnerability analysis in mountanious agro-ecosystems
(Desarrollo de bases para el análisis de la vulnerabilidad en agro-ecosistemas de montaña)National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
2007-07-13 -
This programme is composed of 4 projects: 1.Mexico Project: Diversification and increment in agrarian production and sustainable management of natural resources for rural families well-being in three micro mountainous basins in Mexico, executed by INIFA... - »» Development of bio-control based IPM for the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella L. and crucifer aphids in Eastern and Southern
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2000-01-01 - 2003-12-31
Goal: Improvement of biological control of crucifer pests in Eastern and Southern Africa Major Results Achieved: Mortality attributed to natural enemy activity is generally well below 20%. In contrast, mortality due to weather conditions seems to be mu... - »» Development of durum wheat, bread
(Desarrollo de germoplasma de trigo duro, trigo harinero y triticale)National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
2005-09-02 - 2007-09-02
The aim of this project is to reinforce the cooperation between the Spanish Research Institutes, integrated in the INIA and Autonomous Communities collaborative system, and CIMMYT. The goal is to develop cooperation between CIMMYT and INIA in research, ... - »» Development of ecological apiculture and training of beekeepers in Yucatan und four other Mexican states
Foundation for Economic Development and Vocational Training
2002-01-01 - 2004-12-30
no description available, please contact coordinating organisation for further information - »» Development of egg parasitoid-based biocontrol of Helicoverpa armigera (Hb.) and Plutella xylostella (L.) in vegetable crops in Eastern and Southern Africa
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2001-01-01 - 2004-12-13
Goal: Improvement of scope for biological control of two key lepidopteran pests towards sustainable production of vegetables in Eastern and Southern Africa Major Results Achieved: The establishment of a gene bank, with the approval from the Kenyan gove... - »» Development of environmentally friendly management methods for red spider mites in small-holder tomato production systems in Eastern and Southern Africa (Phase I)
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
1998-06-01 - 2001-05-31
Goal: Contribution to increased tomato production while at the same time decreasing the amount of pesticides used and thus reducing the risk of environmental, producer and product contamination with pesticides - »» Development of environmentally friendly management methods for red spider mites in small-holder tomato production systems in Eastern and Southern Africa (Phase II)
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2002-06-01 - 2005-05-30
Goal: To develop an integrated and biological control programme for RSM on tomatoes in Eastern and Southern Africa Major Results Achieved: The second phase of the project started in July 2002. So far, all activities could be executed as planned with th... - »» Development of Enzymatic and Immuno-Bioreactor Based Biosensors for Analysis of Pesticides and Herbicides in Water
Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology
2005-07-01 - 2007-08-31
Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides has resulted in environmental pollution and health hazard risks. Strict vigil and accurate monitoring of such toxins in water and food is therefore required for achieving food security and implementation of laws.... - »» Development of farmer field school methodology for smallholder dairy farmers
Imperial College at Silwood Park
2001-04-01 - 2006-03-30
Objectives: To adapt and test Farmer Field School (FFS) methodology for animal health and production, focussing upon smallholder dairy farmers. Background: Dissemination has traditionally been seen by research and extension as finding effective ways of... - »» Development of human resources of the national Malian of the agricultural research system
(Développement des ressources humaines du système national de recherche agricole malien)Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002-06-01 - 2006-05-31
Ce programme vise principalement à l’amélioration du système national malien de recherche agronomique (SNRA), au travers de deux objectifs : - former de jeunes chercheurs maliens à travers leur mise en situation au sein d’équipes de recherche, d... - »» Development of Integrated Crop/Livestock Production in Low Rainfall Areas of West Asia and North Africa
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Development of Integrated Crop/Livestock Production in Low Rainfall Areas of West Asia and North Africa - »» Development of Integrated pest Management Techniques for the Control of Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea
University of London
2000-09-01 - 2004-08-31
oject Reference: ICA4-CT-2000-30003 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) procedures based on fundamental data obtained in the project will be developed for the control of blight of chickpea caused by Ascochyta rabiei. Image analyses and their conversion to a... - »» Development of lasting, integrated fight strategies against important Thrips kinds and stonefruits
(Entwicklung von nachhaltigen, integrierten Bekämpfungsstrategien gegen wichtige Thrips-Arten an Steinobst)University of Bonn
Collection of the population dynamics of important harming and arthrophobics. Laboratory and open land investigations to biology, ecology and effectiveness of harming and/or arthrophobics. Prognosis of the occurrence of parasits and arthrophobics. Develop... - »» Development of locally adapted, multiple disease-resistant, high yielding chili (Capsicum annuum) cultivars for China, India, Indonesia and Thailand
The World Vegetable Center
2005-03-01 - 2008-02-28
Major Research Domain: chili, capsicum annuum, multiple disease resistance, crop management practices Goal: To contribute to increased income and reduced risk of resource-poor chili farmers in Asia - »» Development of locally adapted, multiple disease-resistant, high yielding chili (Capsicum annuum) cultivars for China, India, Indonesia and Thailand (Phase II)
The World Vegetable Center
2006-03-01 - 2008-02-28
Major Research Domain: chili, capsicum annuum, multiple disease resistance, crop management practices Goal: To contribute to increased income and reduced risk of resource-poor chili farmers in Asia Purpose: To provide farmers with multi-disease-resis... - »» Development of modelling tools as decision support instruments for coastal zone management, with emphasis on coastal erosion protection
Hydraulics Section
2005-08-01 - 2009-07-31
Development of modelling tools as decision support instruments for coastal zone management, with emphasis on coastal erosion protection - »» Development of new diagnostic assays and epidemiological surveillance of viral pathogens of livestock in Africa
(Desarrollo de nuevas técnicas de diagnóstico y vigilancia epidemiológica de enfermedades virales de ganado en África)National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
2007-07-27 - 2010-07-27
The project seeks to build on the initial succesful collaboration between INIA and ILRI on three viral diseases: African Swine Fever (ASF), Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and Lumpy skin disease (LSD), that arae important in constraining trade in Africa. Sensitiv...