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Producing More and Better Food at Lower Cost: Breeding for ProPoor Traits in Groundnut
Nepal, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Technical Assistance |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 14.06.2007 |
Signed | 20.08.2007 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Organization | ICRISAT |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.20 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 0.81 |
The project aimed to develop diverse pro-poor-trait-specific, high-yielding breeding populations and advanced breeding lines, identify short- and medium-duration, dual-purpose (food and fodder), oil- and confectionery- type varieties for local adaptation under different rain-fed cropping systems, produce Breeder seed of released and farmer-preferred groundnut varieties, empower poor groundnut farmers in seed production, processing and storage methodology to promote seed self-sufficiency at village level, and disseminate information on improved farmer-preferred groundnut varieties and integrated crop management technologies in farmer-friendly manner through electronic and print media.