ADB approves 5.6 mil. dlr agricultural research grant.MANILA, Oct. 22 Kyodo The Asian Development Bank Asian Development Bank A financial_institution established in 1966 to reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. The bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines and consists of 61 member countries. (ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) A low-speed serial bus for connecting keyboards, mice and other input devices on Apple IIgs and Macintosh computers. Starting with the iMac in 1998, the ADB was superseded by USB. ) said Friday it has approved a 5.6 million dollar technical assistance grant to support five studies at international research institutions aimed at boosting global levels of agricultural productivity and farm incomes by developing environmentally sustainable farming. The research studies cover irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. , use of tropical fruit species biodiversity in Asia, irrigation investment and water resource allocation. The studies are to be conducted at the research centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) was originally created at the initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation, which had sponsored international meetings of agronomists at its Bellagio Conference Center in Lake Como, Italy, from 1968 onwards. , an international organization of which the ADB is a member. The group provides financial support to 16 international agricultural research Two key international agricultural research organizations are:
An ADB statement said that over the next 25 years, food production must be increased by more than 75% to meet the demand of an additional 1.5 billion people in the Asia-Pacific region by 2025. The challenges include achieving the target using reduced amounts of water and cultivated land, it said. |
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