To strengthen the capacity of national research systems in management approaches
for agroindustrial and NRM-based research

The goal of the Project is to strengthen the institutional sustainability of agricultural
science and technology organizations in Latin America. Its purpose is to build conceptual,
methodological and technical capacities in the management of institutional change and innovation.

Universities in many developing countries have mandates and resources for research and they can
make significant contributions to agricultural and economic development. Yet university resources
are rarely fully utilized for development-oriented research. The study ¿Strengthening the Role of
Universities in the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in Sub-Saharan Africa¿ was
designed to help universities improve their research performance and to optimize their collaboration
with other components of their national agricultural research system.

To provide improved methods to assess the impact of introduction and use of technology resulting from USAID
investments in agricultural research, a suite of integrated interactive models was created for use in developing
countries. Economic, environmental, and biophysical models were developed to provide a holistic evaluation of
the impact of new technology or policy options. Studies were conducted in East and West Africa. In this case
study, the impact in Mali of the introduction of shorter season higher yielding sorghum varieties, ridge tilling for

The proposal aims at improved capacity of farmers¿ organizations (FOs) to link-up with agricultural
research, mainly through staff training and networking.
Working methods and procedures will be worked out to identify potential research priorities on a
participatory basis with farmers, and to submit and advocate these priorities with relevant
national/regional research authorities. This may include assessment, by the farmers, of available
research results, and of their potentials for dissemination through farmer-to-farmer contacts.

El objetivo general del Sistema de Información Agropecuaria de Colombia, es el de
facilitarle el acceso e intercambio de información a los actores públicos y privados,
nacionales e internacionales, que se relacionan con el sector agropecuario. Se
pretende alcanzar este objetivo a partir de los avances contemporáneos que ofrece
la tecnología moderna de la información y las comunicaciones.

L'objectif général est de proposer du matériel végétal adapté, des méthodes d'analyse et des outils d'aide à la décision pour améliorer et/ou stabiliser la production agricole en zones aride et semi-aride. Les méthodes classiques de sélection et de création variétale ont montré leurs limites dans ces conditions où la sécheresse devient de plus en plus sévère et multiforme.

The general objective of CERAAS is to propose plant varieties adapted
to drought, methods of analysis and decision-making tools, which contribute
to improving and/or stabilising agricultural production in arid and semi
arid zones. The classical methods of plant breeding have shown their limits
under conditions in which drought is becoming more and more severe and
multiform.

Objectives : Increase productivity of small holders agricultural systems in developing countries
through integrated control of the constraint of trypanosomes for the benefit of both producers and
consumers

General objectives: 1) To help alleviate poverty and improve food security for more than 80 million people in 86 countries who depend directly on coconut production and processing for their livelihood.
2) To increase the productivity of coconut farms producing coconuts for home consumption and local