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A research and network strategy for sustainable sorghum production system for Latin America

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Title A research and network strategy for sustainable sorghum production system for Latin America
 
Creator Reddy, B V S
Ramaiah, B
Rangel, A F
Ortiz, R
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description The Latin America and Caribbean Program was initiated in 1976 by ICRISAT by stationing staff at
CIMMYT, Mexico. The program aimed to develop early, dwarf and bold grain varieties for fertile
soils in both the highlands and lowlands of Central America. The program was transformed as the
Latin American Sorghum Improvement Program (LASIP) in 1990 and led by Varthan Guiragosian
and Compton Paul, a cereals breeder. LASIP’s work with the NARS in the development and
improvement of cropping systems for small farmers in Latin America is well documented in Paul
(1993). With coordination of the regional sorghum research network, the Comision
Latinamericano Investigadores en Sorgo (CLAIS), LASIP maintained excellent contact with
NARS, private companies and institutions, and farmers of the region. As of 1993, the ICRISATLASIP/
CLAIS collaboration led to the training of 62 scientists in In-Service and Visiting Scientists
categories at LASIP in Mexico and ICRISAT in India. An additional 77 scientists have received
training in short courses. Several varieties were released and adopted based on the ICRISAT-led
program, particularly by Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and other countries in the region. These
are given in Chapter 7 (Table 7.6) and Chapter 8 (Section 8.4). Due to funding constraints, the
program was discontinued in 1993. However, considering the interest in sorghum shown by the
Latin American NARS, a program for improving sorghum for acid soil tolerance was initiated in
1996 with funding support from IADB.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2004
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4325/1/A_research_and_network_strategy_for_sustainable_sorghum_production_system_for_Latin_America.pdf
Reddy, B V S and Ramaiah, B and Rangel, A F and Ortiz, R (2004) A research and network strategy for sustainable sorghum production system for Latin America. In: A research and network strategy for sustainable sorghum and pearl millet production systems for Latin America. Proceedings of the Workshop, 24-26 November 1998, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia.