ICRISAT Into the New Millennium
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ICRISAT in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) | ICRISAT has had extensive research collaborations in this region. For instance, by 1992, under the auspices of the sorghum network Comisión Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Sorgo (CLAIS), ICRISAT was collaborating with as many as 18 countries of LAC, and with its sister CG-Centers, Centro Internacional de |
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| Mejoramiento del Maďz y del Trigo (CIMMYT) in Mexico, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) in Colombia, with support from a range of donors, including private seed companies. |
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More recently, active partnerships have evolved with CIAT, and national programs in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, and through support from the Inter-American Development Bank. For instance, ICRISAT scientists have tested over 1,300 breeding lines of sorghum in the acidic soils of the savannas of South America, and found a number that are tolerant of both soil acidity and leaf diseases. These lines are being shared with NARS throughout the region. |
Milestones: 1979-80 |
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