Utilization of Plant in Genetic Resources:
11. Promoting sustainable agriculture through diversification of crop production and broader diversity in crops
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Country |
Actions taken since mid-1995/Sources of founding |
Constrains/Needs |
Opportunities |
Support required from regional & international organizations |
| East & South Mediterranean |
| Algeria |
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Information not available |
| Cyprus |
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· Activities of the breeding programmes at ARI are to promote diversification of crop production · National funding |
Not mentioned |
Submission of project proposals at regional level |
Promoting and encouraging joint activities by developing joint projects |
| Egypt |
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· Two of the3 projects are dealing with aspect
· International funding |
Not mentioned
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Improving crop production |
Financial and technical support |
| Jordan |
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Information not available |
| Lebanon |
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Information not available |
| Libya |
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Information not available |
| Malta |
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Not applicable |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
| Morocco |
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Diversification of crop production is one national priority (Industrial crops, cash crops for exportation) |
Constraint: Foreign competition and quality requirements
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Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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| Palestine |
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· Through implementation of different regional projects · International funding
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Technical and financial assistance |
Regional and International collaboration |
Financial and technical support
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| Syria |
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50 local varieties and landraces of wheat and barley being used in breeding programmes |
Training
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Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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| Tunisia |
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Several varieties of different crops developed |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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Not mentioned
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| Turkey |
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Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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| West Asia |
| Afghanistan |
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No new action |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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| Bahrain |
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Information not available |
| Iran |
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Information not available |
| Iraq |
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Information not available |
| Kuwait |
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Information not available |
| Oman |
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No substantial work has been done due to financial limitations |
Training courses |
Not in immediate future |
Technical support in form of consultancy
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| Pakistan |
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Breeder from different crop commodity programme were able to develop suitable crop varieties for different agro-ecological region of the country |
Additional funds |
Not mentioned |
Financial and technical support
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| Qatar |
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Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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| Saudi Arabia |
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Information not available |
| United Arab Emirates |
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Information not available |
| Yemen |
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Information not available |
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| Central Asia |
| Armenia |
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Information not available |
| Azerbaijan |
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· Increasing of diversity is reached by using several crops · Use of adapted cultivars to different ecological zones |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Financial and technical assistance
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| Kazakhstan |
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Information not available |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
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Information not available |
| Tajikstan |
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Information not available |
| Uzbekistan |
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· Increasing of diversity is reached by using several crops
· Use of adapted cultivars to different ecological zones |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned
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