- Roles of NBPGR, New Delhi
- Roles of NBAGR, Karnal
- Roles of NBFGR, Lucknow
- Roles of CSK HPKV, Palampur
- Roles of MPUA &T, Udaipur
- Roles of Seva Mandir, Udiapur
- Roles of ANGRAU, Hyderabad
- Roles of APSBB, Hyderabad
- District-specific technological interventions
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Roles of NBPGR, New Delhi
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- Identification of important crop populations and farming systems that are priorities for conservation
- Over all coordination and monitoring of consortium activities
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Sampling, documenting and presenting information for action plan particularly:
- The amount and distribution of genetic diversity maintained by farmers over time and space; processes used for maintaining and managing diversity on-farm; the factors that influence farmers to maintain diversity; people responsible for maintenance of genetic diversity on-farm and documentation and registration of farmers' and extant varieties.
- Developing community biodiversity registers of agro biodiversity including information on their custodians, passport data (e.g. agro morphological characteristics), agro ecological characteristics, and cultural or use significance.
- Present information for conservation and development action plans
- Capacity building and information management
- Coordination and monitoring of overall consortium activities
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Roles of NBAGR, Karnal
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- Identification of important animal breeds and farming systems that are priorities for conservation
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Sampling, documenting and presenting information for action plan particularly:
- The amount and distribution of genetic diversity maintained by farmers over time and space; processes used for maintaining and managing diversity on-farm; the factors that influence farmers to maintain diversity; people responsible for maintenance of genetic diversity on-farm
- Developing community biodiversity registers of agro biodiversity including information on their custodians, passport data (e.g. agro morphological characteristics), agro ecological characteristics, and cultural or use significance
- Present information for conservation and development action plans
- Capacity building and information management
- Coordination of animal genetic resources activities
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Roles of NBFGR, Lucknow
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Responsibilities |
- Identification of important fish resources and farming systems that are priorities for conservation
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Sampling, documenting and presenting information for action plan particularly:
- The amount and distribution of genetic diversity managed by farmers over time and space; processes used for maintaining and managing diversity; the factors that influence farmers to maintain diversity; people responsible for maintenance of genetic diversity
- Present information for conservation and development action plans
- Developing community biodiversity registers of agro biodiversity including information on their custodians, passport data (e.g. agro morphological characteristics), agro ecological characteristics, and cultural or use significance.
- Capacity building and information management
- Coordination of fish genetic resources activities
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Roles of CSK HPKV, Palampur
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Responsibilities |
Enhancing the benefits for farmers from local diversity in Chamba district viz.
- Potential options to support farming systems participating in on-farm conservation of agro-biodiversity
- Assessing the effect of "adding value" initiatives on genetic diversity over time
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- Potential options to support farming systems participating in on-farm conservation and customizing the strategies employed to the particular contexts of farmers and communities
- The effects of any "adding value" initiatives on genetic diversity over time, as well as evaluating the benefits to farmers' livelihoods and agro ecosystem health.
- Capacity building and information management
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Roles of MPUA &T, Udaipur
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Responsibilities |
Enhancing the benefits for farmers from local diversity in Udaipur district viz.
- Potential options to support farming systems participating in on-farm conservation of agro-biodiversity
- Assessing the effect of "adding value" initiatives on genetic diversity over time
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- Potential options to support farming systems participating in on-farm conservation and customizing the strategies employed to the particular contexts of farmers and communities
- The effects of any "adding value" initiatives on genetic diversity over time, as well as evaluating the benefits to farmers' livelihoods and agro ecosystem health.
- Capacity building and information management
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Roles of Seva Mandir, Udiapur
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Responsibilities |
- Community sensitization and assisting in Identification of important populations and farming systems that are priorities for conservation in Udaipur district
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- To assist in sampling, structuring and presenting information for conservation and development action plans
- Capacity building and information management
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Roles of ANGRAU, Hyderabad
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Enhancing the benefits for farmers from local diversity in Adilabad district viz.
- Potential options to support farming systems participating in on-farm conservation of agro-biodiversity
- Assessing the effect of "adding value" initiatives on genetic diversity over time
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- Potential options to support farming systems participating in on-farm conservation and customizing the strategies employed to the particular contexts of farmers and communities
- The effects of any "adding value" initiatives on genetic diversity over time, as well as evaluating the benefits to farmers' livelihoods and agro ecosystem health.
- Capacity building and information management
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Roles of APSBB, Hyderabad
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- Enhancing the benefits for farmers from local diversity and the role of policy in supporting farming systems maintaining crop diversity
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- Investigating the role that national economic and agricultural policies play in the support, or lack, therefore, of farming systems maintaining genetic diversity
- Capacity building and information management
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District-specific technological interventions
1. Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)
A. Plant genetic Resources
- Making available good quality seed of elite landraces/indigenous varieties of maize (e.g. Chitku-popping type), rice (e.g. Sukaradhan-red), black gram and rajmash (taste, aroma and cooking quality), grain amaranth (high protein & mineral nutrition) and other species
- Purification of and participatory selection in landraces/indigenous varieties.
- Adding value by purification, grading, labelling and packaging of the produce for increased market value (e.g. in maize, red rice, rajmash, blackgram, amaranth, walnut, apricot, and local wild edibles - raspberry and black berry).
- Rainwater/rooftop water harvesting; establishing model dugout poly-lined tanks.
- Vermicomposting for utilizing local animal and plant waste products.
B. Animal genetic resources
- Identification, conservation and improvement of local livestock breed (sheep, goat and cattle); improvement of non-descript livestock
- Disease surveillance, monitoring, diagnostics and prophylaxis for livestock health management
- Improving the nutrient utilization of locally available feed and fodder resources (urea treatment, complete feed blocks, total mixed rations, strategic supplementation of area specific micro/macro nutrients)
- Adding value / value addition to animal and products such as milk, meat, wool, etc.
C. Fish genetic resources
- Propagation-assisted establishment of indigenous fishes (trout and masher) for conservation and stock enhancement.
- Integrated fish farming models (carp culture) with rabbitary, poultry and vermin composting.
- Post-harvest processing and value addition to trout for distant markets
2. Udaipur (Rajasthan)
A. Plant genetic resources
- Making available good quality seed of elite landraces/indigenous varieties of maize (e.g. malan, sathi), mustard, foxtail millet, horse gram (high protein and mineral nutrition) and ajwain (high market value).
- Purification of and participatory selection in landraces/indigenous varieties.
- Adding value by purification, grading, labelling and packaging of produce of elite landraces/varieties for increased market value.
- Rainwater/rooftop water harvesting; establishing model dugout poly-lined tanks.
- Vermicomposting for utilizing local animal and plant waste products.
B. Animal genetic resources
- Identification, conservation and improvement of local breeds of livestock (sheep, goat, cattle, buffalo) and poultry; improvement of non-descript livestock
- Disease surveillance, monitoring, diagnostics and prophylaxis for livestock health management
- Improving the nutrient utilization of locally available feed and fodder resources (urea treatment, complete feed blocks, total mixed rations, strategic supplementation of area specific micro/macro nutrients)
- Adding value / value addition to animal and products such as milk, meat, wool, etc.
C. Fish genetic resources
- Captive breeding and propagation of indigenous species (Labeo rajasthanicus, minor carps, Channa marulius)
- Integrated aquaculture (fish and prawn) with agriculture, livestock and poultry
- Ornamental fish culture
- Fish culture systems in micro-water sheds and recycling of wastewater for aquaculture
3. Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh)
A. Plant genetic resources
- Making available good quality seed of elite landraces/indigenous varieties of sorghum (e.g. Maldandi- parent extensively used crop improvement), cotton (Gossypium arboretum- Mudhole/ Gaorani/ Erra pathi-with greater pest resistance compared to G. hirsutum varieties), black gram (e.g. Barre minumulu, Konda minumulu, Lal urad, Nalla minumulu, Saadaa minumulu, Teega minumulu, Toppa minumulu - with green/ red coloured bold seeds and twining habit preferred locally), green gram (e.g. Balinta pesalu, Dodda pesalu, Kitki pesalu, Konda pesalu, Mentem pesalu, Nalla pesalu, Sanna pesalu - landraces with ethno medicinal values) and rice landraces (e.g. Chittimuthyalu, Kakirekkala vadlu (scented)).
- Purification of and participatory selection in landraces/indigenous varieties.
- Adding value by purification, grading, labelling and packaging of produce of elite landraces/varieties for increased market value.
- Rainwater/rooftop water harvesting; establishing model dugout poly-lined tanks.
- Vermicomposting for utilizing local animal and plant waste products.
B. Animal genetic resources
- Identification, conservation and improvement of local breeds of livestock (sheep, goat, cattle, buffalo) and poultry; improvement of non-descript livestock
- Disease surveillance, monitoring, diagnostics and prophylaxis for livestock and poultry health management
- Improving the nutrient utilization of locally available feed and fodder resources (urea treatment, complete feed blocks, total mixed rations, strategic supplementation of area specific micro/macro nutrients)
- Adding value / value addition to animal and products such as milk, meat, wool, etc.
C. Fish genetic resources
- Propagation of indigenous species such as Kalbasu and magur (Labeo calbasu, minor carps, Clarias batrachus)
- Use of derelict water bodies for aquaculture and fish culture in micro watersheds.
- Integrated aquaculture (fish and prawn) with agriculture, livestock and poultry.
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