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Research partnership and technology exchange

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Title Research partnership and technology exchange
 
Creator Reddy, B V S
Obilana, A B
Gowda, C L L
Ramaiah, B
Akintayo, I
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sorghum is cultivated over wide geographic areas in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Though
ICRISAT’s research centers are located at Patancheru in Asia and Bulawayo, Nairobi, Bamako and
Niamey in Africa, and there are several special programs at Cali, Colombia in Latin America and
with ASARECA to cater to Eastern and Central Africa, it is difficult to serve several areas that need
specific agroecological zonal adaptations to varying agroclimates and cropping systems. Research
collaborations and partnerships among national, regional and international programs are the best
means of meeting developmental needs. Research partnerships are crucial to successful technology
exchange. Partnerships could be formal or informal and involve scientists, extension staff and
farmers in public institutions, private sector organizations and NGOs. Collaboration and
partnership among stakeholders avoid duplication of efforts and bring together comparative
advantages to address and solve priority production constraints at relatively low cost. Such
associations encourage interaction and exchange of information, knowledge and technologies. This
chapter documents ICRISAT’s partnership with public sector institutions, private sector
organizations, NGOs and other stakeholders.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2004
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4831/1/Research%20partnership%20and%20technology%20exchange.pdf
Reddy, B V S and Obilana, A B and Gowda, C L L and Ramaiah, B and Akintayo, I (2004) Research partnership and technology exchange. In: Sorghum Genetic Enhancement: Research Process,. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, pp. 153-178. ISBN 92-9066-470-3