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Inception
Workshop of the Sustainable Land Management
Research Project for Central Asia | |||
An Inception
Workshop on Sustainable Land Management Research (SLMR) Project under
CACILM was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2-4 July, organized by ICARDA.
The inaugural session was chaired by Prof. Abdushukur Khanazarov,
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources and Director General
of the Uzbekistan Scientific Production Center for Agriculture. The
workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Amir Amanov, Principal Consultant
for Agriculture in the Office of the President of Uzbekistan.
There were 70 participants from the five Central Asian NARS, CGIAR Centers, ADB, FAO, NGOs and farmer associations. The objective of the workshop was to develop a research plan for sustainable use and productivity of renewable natural resources. The national partners reached agreement on key project issues: research sites, implementing partners and institutions, activities by site in each country, research plan, strategies for up-scaling, and budget allocations. Project sites were chosen to represent the two major farming systems (irrigated and rainfed pastoral systems, which cover almost 90% of Central Asia). Two sites were selected in each country, to represent the major agro-ecologies, farming systems and land features (sloping vs relatively flat), and taking into consideration the major processes leading to land degradation. The locations chosen will also allow trans-boundary comparisons of the performance of various resource conservation technologies. |
About
ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org)
serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil, and
faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water,
improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and goats),
and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In the Central and West Asia
and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for the improvement of
durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage legumes and farming systems;
and for the protection and enhancement of the natural resource base of water,
land, and biodiversity.
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of countries, international
and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international
research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable development
by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition and health, and protecting
the environment.