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About DSD
Dryland Science for Development (DSD) is a consortium of five research organizations with deep and complementary experience on issues of sustainable land management and combating land degradation. The five organizations (in alphabetical order) are: DesertNet International, the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the European Commission Joint Research Centre – Institute for Environment and Sustainability (JRC-IES), and United Nations University’s International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).
About ICRISAT
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that does innovative agricultural research and capacity building for sustainable development with a wide array of partners across the globe. Its mission is to help empower 600 million poor people to overcome hunger, poverty and a degraded environment in the dry tropics through better agriculture. www.icrisat.org
About ICARDA
Established in 1977, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) works to improve the welfare of poor people and alleviate poverty through research, capacity development and partnerships in the non-tropical dry areas of the developing world, by increasing the production, productivity and nutritional quality of food and feed, while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base. www.icarda.cgiar.org.
About the CGIAR
The CGIAR, established in 1971, is a strategic partnership of countries, international and regional organizations and private foundations supporting the work of 15 international Centers. In collaboration with national agricultural research systems, civil society and the private sector, the CGIAR fosters sustainable agricultural growth through high-quality science aimed at benefiting the poor through stronger food security, better human nutrition and health, higher incomes and improved management of natural resources. www.cgiar.org.
