CRP1.1: Dryland Systems
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This program aims to improve food security for the rural poor, protect the natural resource base, and empower small-scale farmers and pastoralists in dry areas, which are home to 2.5 billion people and where poverty, hunger, and environmental degradation are widespread. Researchers will pursue new technological, institutional, and policy options for enhancing productivity and managing risks through diversification, sustainable intensification, and integrated agro-ecosystem approaches. The program will also study and test technologies that have the potential to be scaled-up to help cope with climate change.
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Lead Center
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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Major Partners
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Bioversity International Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) International Water Management Institute (IWMI) World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) WorldFish Center CGIAR Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program (SSA-CP) |
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Status
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Unconditional approval of inception phase & conditional approval of overall program & budget by the Fund Council on November 9, 2011 |
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Budget
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The initial 3 year budget amounts to US $122.7 million
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Website
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Supporting Documents
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