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- Development of Salinity-tolerant Sorghum and Pearl Millet Varieties for Saline Lands
Development of Salinity-tolerant Sorghum and Pearl Millet Varieties for Saline Lands
India, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 16.04.2003 |
| Signed | 25.04.2003 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | ICBA |
| Co-financiers | AFESD, Dubai Municipality, ICBA Core budget, ICRISAT |
| Organization | ICBA |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.20 |
| Total Project Cost (USDm) | 1.93 |
The project aimed at the development of high salt tolerance varieties of pearl millet and sorghum genotypes with high grain and fodder yields for farmers in the arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. Research activities were implemented in cooperation with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The new varieties, with optimum production packages for economic and sustainable cropping in salt-affected environment, will be distributed to the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and farmers in India, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Oman and the U.A.E. Project implementation is progressing well.