CIP’s main partner in Uzbekistan, the National University of Uzbekistan in Tashkent received a US$2.8 million grant from the Government to implement a seed potato multiplication project using the three CIP clones released in the past two years.

Leaf mould caused by the fungus Cladosporium fulvum is one of the most destructive foliar diseases of tomato grown under humid conditions.

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) jointly with Arid Land Research Center of Totori University, Japan organized an International Workshop on “Dryland Science for Food Security and Natural Resource Management under Changing Climate”, which took place on 7-9 December, Konyo, Turkey.

Upon the request of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2010 CIMMYT and FAO in collaboration with National Center for Biotechnology and Joint Stock Company “KazAgroInnovation” of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan have jointly launched the scientific and technological project - “Strengthening the Plant Biotechnology Capacity for Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Kazakhstan”.

About 30 participants representing national agricultural research policy making, different research institutions, higher education, extension, farmers and agribusiness from all eight countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) attended the ‘brainstorm meeting’ held in Tashkent, on 29-30 November 2011. 

The region of Central Asia and the Caucasus is widely known for the rich agricultural biodiversity that is of vital importance to present-day agriculture globally.

To assist National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in their breeding programs and efforts on rehabilitation of salt affected and abandoned by farmers lands, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and International Crops Research Institute for the Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT) have supplied a set of improved lines and high-yielding accessions of pearl millet.

Small producers of sheep and goat fiber in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran share the problem of poor access to world fiber markets and, as a result, experience considerable losses of income.

The International Potato Center (CIP) is implementing a GIZ-funded (German International Cooperation Agency) Project on “Enhanced food and income security in South, West and Central Asia (SWCA) through potato varieties with improved tolerance to abiotic stress”.

Conservation agriculture (CA) is one of the most promising land use options. It is more an approach than a technology, as it consists of a variable and varying array of techniques that aim at minimizing soil disturbance, soil, water and nutrient losses.

• Productivity of Agricultural Systems
  • Germplasm Enhancement
  • Strengthening National Seed Supply Systems
  • Cropping Systems Management and Agricultural Diversification
  • Livestock Production Systems and Integrated Feed / Livestock Management
• Natural Resource Conservation and Management
  • Irrigation, Drainage, and Water Basin Analysis
  • On-Farm Soil and Water Management
  • Rangeland Rehabilitation and Management
• Conservation and Evaluation of Genetic Resources
  • Plant Genetic Resources
  • Animal Genetic Resources
• Socioeconomic and Public Policy Research