In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR

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dc.creatorKholová, Jana
dc.creatorUrban, Milan Oldřich
dc.creatorCock, James H.
dc.creatorArcos, Jairo
dc.creatorArnaud, Elizabeth
dc.creatorAytekin, Destan
dc.creatorAzevedo, Vania
dc.creatorBarnes, Andrew P.
dc.creatorCeccarelli, Salvatore
dc.creatorChavarriaga, Paul
dc.creatorCobb, Joshua N.
dc.creatorConnor, David
dc.creatorCooper, Mark
dc.creatorDebouck, Daniel G.
dc.creatorEllis, Noel
dc.creatorFungo, Robert
dc.creatorGrando, Stefania
dc.creatorHammer, Graeme L.
dc.creatorHoffer, Julia
dc.creatorJara, Carlos
dc.creatorMessina, Charlie
dc.creatorMosquera, Gloria
dc.creatorNchanji, Eileen Bogweh
dc.creatorNg, Enghwa
dc.creatorPrager, Steven
dc.creatorSankaran, Sindhuja
dc.creatorSelvaraj, Michael Gomez
dc.creatorTardieu, François
dc.creatorThornton, Philip K.
dc.creatorValdés, Sylvia
dc.creatorEtten, Jacob van
dc.creatorWenzl, Peter
dc.creatorXu, Yunbi
dc.creatorCraufurd, Peter Q.
dc.date2021-07-10
dc.date2021-06-24T14:42:56Z
dc.date2021-06-24T14:42:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:23:24Z
dc.descriptionThe CGIAR crop improvement (CI) programs, unlike commercial CI programs, which are mainly geared to profit though meeting farmers’ needs, are charged with meeting multiple objectives with target populations that include both farmers and the community at large. We compiled the opinions from more than thirty experts in the private and public sector on key strategies, methodologies and activities that could the help CGIAR meet the challenges of providing farmers with improved varieties while simultaneously meeting the goals of: (i) nutrition, health, and food security; (ii) poverty reduction, livelihoods, and jobs; (iii) gender equality, youth and inclusion; (iv) climate adaptation and mitigation and (v) environmental health and biodiversity. We review the crop improvement processes starting with crop choice, moving through to breeding objectives, production of potential new varieties, selection and finally adoption by farmers. The importance of multi-disciplinary teams working towards common objectives is stressed as a key factor to success. The role of the distinct disciplines, actors and their interactions throughout the process from crop choice through to adoption by farmers is discussed and illustrated.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114113
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/57877
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKholova J, Urban MO, Cock J, Arcos J, Arnaud E, Aytekin D, Azevedo V, Barnes AP, Ceccarelli S, Chavarriaga P, Cobb J, Connor D, Cooper M, Craufurd P, Debouck D, Fungo R, Grando S, Hammer GL, Jara C, Messina C, Mosquera G, Nchanji E, Ng E, Prager S, Sankaran S, Selvaraj M, Tardieu F, Thornton P, Valdes S, van Etten J, Wenzl P, Xu Y. 2021. In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR. Journal of Experimental Botany 72(14):5158-5179.
dc.subjectagricultural production
dc.subjectcgiar
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectcrop improvement
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectvarieties
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectbreeding
dc.titleIn pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR
dc.typeJournal Article

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