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The Asian Grain Legumes Network (AGLN) Model

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Title The Asian Grain Legumes Network (AGLN) Model
 
Creator Faris, D G
Gowda, C L L
McDonald, D
 
Subject Chickpea
Pigeonpea
Groundnut
 
Description The Asian Grain Legumes Network (AGLN) deals with chickpea and provides an example for
forming other chickpea networks. The AGLN was established in 1986 to strengthen research in
Asian countries on chickpea, pigeonpea, and groundnut, to generate appropriate technology by
more effectively using existing staff and facilities, and to coordinate and facilitate collaborative
research activities on these crops to help farmers increase their legume production. The
structure and operation of the network is founded on five components: membership, research,
coordination, communication, and assets. The network has two elements: bilateral and multilateral
links. The bilateral element is based on memor.anda of understanding between lCRfSAT
and each of 11 AGLN countries, and on work plans detailing specific activities. The national'
AGLN coordinator is the administrative link between each national program and the AGLN
Coordination Unit (supported by feRfSAT). The multilateral element provides links. between
AGLN members in all network groups including those in national programs, several regional
and international institutes, donors, and mentor institutions. The linking activities include
meetings, workshops, monitoring tours, regular and~special training at IG.RlSAT and in~country,
special projects and working groups, an information bank, and literature services. 9verall the
AGLN provides a structure to facilitate interchange and cooperation among grain legume
scientists in Asia, provides scientific backstopping, acts as a clearing house for information and
material, and helps strengthen national programs.
 
Date 1990
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3540/1/0020.pdf
Faris, D G and Gowda, C L L and McDonald, D (1990) The Asian Grain Legumes Network (AGLN) Model. In: Chickpea in the Nineties: proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Chickpea Improvement, 4-8 Dec 1989, ICRISAT Center, Patancheru, India.