Superior and diverse grasses and legumes delivered to NARS partners are evaluated and released: Output 4
Economically viable and environmentally sound soil, water, and nutrient management practices developed and tested by applying and integrating knowledge of biophysical and socioeconomic processes: Output 2
Improved rural livelihoods through sustainable, profitable, diverse and intensive agricultural production systems: Output 4
Sustainable land management for social profitability developed, with special emphasis on reversing land degradation: Output 5
Partnerships and tools developed and capacity enhanced of all stakeholders for improving the health and fertility of soils: Output 3
Grass and legumes genotypes with superior adaptation to edaphic and climatic constrains are developed: Output 3
Grass and legume genotypes with known reaction to pests and diseases and to interaction with symbiont organisms are developed: Output 2
Global IPM networks (integrated whitefly management technology) and knowledge systems developed: Output 4
Strengthened capacity of NARS to design and execute IPM R and D, to apply molecular tools for pathogen and pest detection, diagnosis, diversity studies and to device novel disease and pest management strategies: Output 3
Participatory rice breeding, using population improvement: a new methodology adapted to the needs of small farmers in Central America and the Caribbean