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Seeking Sustainable Protein Sources for Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

OAR@ICRISAT

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/10278/
https://www.illumina.com/content/dam/illumina-marketing/documents/icommunity/article_2013_10_GreaterGood_ICRISAT.pdf
 
Title Seeking Sustainable Protein Sources for Asia and
Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Creator Varshney, R K
 
Subject Pigeonpea
Genetics and Genomics
 
Description Founded in 1972, the International Crops Research Institute for the
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit, non-political organization
conducting agricultural research for development in Asia and subSaharan
Africa. It’s an area of the world that is in desperate need
of new farming tactics and tools, with more than 25% of its 2 billion
people living in poverty and hunger. According to Rajeev Varshney, Ph.D.,
Research Program Director, Grain Legumes and Director, Center of Excellence in
Genomics at ICRISAT, one of the organization’s objectives is to apply scientific
innovations to dryland agriculture. This farming method is designed for
regions of scant rainfall, focusing on water-retentive tillage methods
and the selection of suitable crops, rather than relying on irrigation.
“The objective of ICRISAT is to develop superior varieties of crops that
can thrive in drought conditions,” Dr. Varshney said. “There’s not much
variety within the few crops that are cultivated in Asia and Africa. While
breeders have been successful in developing new, hardier crops using
traditional approaches, it wasn’t until 2005 that we really started to
leverage genomics. Molecular breeding enables us to make strides in
developing crops that are truly sustainable in this region”...
 
Publisher Illumina
 
Date 2013-08
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10278/1/article_2013_10_GreaterGood_ICRISAT.pdf
Varshney, R K (2013) Seeking Sustainable Protein Sources for Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Illumina Community Newsletter. pp. 1-2.