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Medium duration and pest tolerant Pigeonpea cultivar: MPPV 4 (ICEAP 01551)
For robust and responsive global to national breeding systems producing and delivering novel varieties and allied innovations at appropriate scale and scope What is the profile of medium duration and pest tolerant pigeonpea cultivar: MPPV 4(ICEAP 01551)? Climate...
read moreSorghum Cultivar: ICSV 1361063 (SAMBONI)
ariety and hybrid development for robust, responsive global to national breeding systems producing and delivering novel varieties and allied innovations at appropriate scale and scope What is the profile of Sorghum variety 12KNICSV-188 (IMPROVED DEKO)? Samboni or ICSV...
read moreImprovement of Pearl millet Hybrid Parents under Public-Private Sector Partnership
For robust and responsive global to national breeding systems producing and delivering novel varieties and allied innovations at appropriate scale and scope At any point of time, India cultivates about 70 to 80 pearl millet hybrids on about 5 million ha (about 70% of...
read moreSnapping trait for reducing labor burden on women and children
For reduced market barriers, diversified enterprise and livelihood opportunities, and increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods How is a pearl millet cultivar with a “snapping trait” reducing the labor burden on women and children in ESA? Finger millet is...
read moreSorghum variety 12KNICSV-188 (IMPROVED DEKO)
For robust and responsive global to national breeding systems producing and delivering novel varieties and allied innovations at appropriate scale and scope What is the profile of Sorghum variety 12KNICSV-188 (Improved Deko)? Sorghum plays an important role in the...
read moreMicronutrient-rich sorghum cultivar: ICSR 14001 (Parbhani Shakti)
For robust and responsive global to national breeding systems producing and delivering novel varieties and allied innovations at appropriate scale and scope What is the profile of micronutrient-rich sorghum cultivar: ICSR 14001 (Parbhani Shakti)? Sorghum is an...
read moreGLDC mission and vision
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Discover ways to transform underperforming agri-food systems in the target ecologies of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa into well-functioning systems.
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Deliver greater crop technologies, productivity and economic gains from market linkages and value chain development.

GLDC Research is communicated through collaborative work by the participating centres, highlighting our constant emphasis on partnerships and collaboration. Watch this space as we share some unique ideas that highlight the broad thematic areas and solutions.
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Flagship Programs
Priority Setting and Impact Acceleration (FP1)
Ensures that GLDC research is demand-driven, outcome-focused, inclusive and scalable with high potential for large impact contributing to the Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) and System Level Outcomes (SLOs).
Transforming Agri-Food Systems (FP2)
Improves the profitability, productivity and sustainability of smallholder farming systems using on-farm and in-household innovation to ensure household nutritional security and enhanced income generation through integrated crop, tree and livestock production systems.
Integrated Farm and Household Management (FP3)
Strengthens agri-food system mechanisms to respond and adapt to context-specific and evolving needs of women, men and young farmers, value chain and governance actors.
Variety and Hybrid Development (FP4)
High-yielding, nutrient-dense and market-preferred GLDC varieties and hybrids will be made locally available and utilized by women, men and young farmers and value chain actors.
Pre-Breeding and Trait Discovery (FP5)
Widens the genetic base of GLDC crops and provides an extensive tool kit of modern genomics, genetic enhancement, breeding tools and high precision phenotyping for efficient breeding.
Common Beans for Markets and Nutrition (FP6)
Analyses the agroecological and social context of the common bean crop, and develops and disseminates new varieties within a production-to-consumption corridor approach.
Cross-cutting areas
Projected outcomes (2022-2030)

Farm households adopt
improved varieties
2022 8.9 million
2030 21.7 million

Exit poverty
2022 4.4 million
2030 11.8 million

Meet daily nutritional needs
2022 12.7 million
2030 24.8 million

Cumulative carbon inputs to soils
2020 4.9 million tons
2030 13.1 million tons
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