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Development and Diffusion of Dryland Cereals in Semi-Arid Tropics of India — Role of Partnerships

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/9047/
http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00018.4
 
Title Development and Diffusion of Dryland Cereals in Semi-Arid Tropics of India — Role of Partnerships
 
Creator Kumara Charyulu, D
Singh, N P
Moses Shyam, D
Bantilan, C
 
Subject Millets
Pearl Millet
Sorghum
 
Description In any crop improvement program, public and private partnerships are vital for development of improved
cultivars and their dissemination to the target niche locations. This paper has provided information on the
diffusion of dryland cereals (particularly sorghum and pearl millet) in India and has highlighted the role
of partnerships in sustaining the crop improvement as well as improved cultivars’ adoption. Over the past
two decades, the R&D in pearl millet and sorghum has become increasingly privatized, reflecting a
general shift in India’s agricultural research system from public sector dominated to private sector-driven
seed development and distribution. The accomplishments of pearl millet and sorghum breeding are
considered as the success stories in India, with a large number of high-yielding, disease-resistant hybrids
and open-pollinated varieties very widely used by the Indian farmers. This was made possible because of
strong partnerships and Consortium model introduced by ICRISAT. This kind of approaches lead to
scientific innovations that create a vibrant and sustainable supply of new improved cultivars and their
adaptation in the targeted regions very quickly.
 
Publisher Agricultural Economics Research Association (AERA)
 
Date 2014-11-24
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9047/1/18-DK-Charyulu.pdf
Kumara Charyulu, D and Singh, N P and Moses Shyam, D and Bantilan, C (2014) Development and Diffusion of Dryland Cereals in Semi-Arid Tropics of India — Role of Partnerships. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 27 (Confe). pp. 157-165. ISSN 0971-3441