Global programs / International agricultural research centers (IARCs)
THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLISHED ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ASIAN VEGETABLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (AVRDC). THE PURPOSE OF AVRDC'S RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO BRING HIGHER YIELD POTENTIALS TO IMPORTANT FOOD CROPS THAT CONTAIN MORE PROTEIN, VITAMINS, AND MINERALS THAN DO THE STAPLE CEREAL GRAINS. FURTHERMORE, THOSE CROPS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ADAPTABILITY TO UPLAND SOILS AND THEIR DEMAND IN THE MARKET, PROMISE HIGHER INCOMES AND IMPROVED NUTRITION FOR THE ASIAN SMALL FARMER WHO OFTEN DEPENDS ALMOST ENTIRELY ON RICE FOR HIS INCOME AND FOOD. AS RICE STILL WILL BE THE STAPLE FOOD FOR MONSOON ASIA, THE CROPS THAT AVRDC IS WORKING ON WILL BE IMPROVED PRIMARILY AS PRODUCE TO BE GROWN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT GRAIN. FROM THE MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT CROPS CLASSIFIED AS VEGETABLES, AVRDC SELECTED SIX FOR EARLY MAJOR ATTENTION. THEY ARE THE MUNGBEAN, THE SOYBEAN, THE TOMATO, THE SWEET POTATO, THE IRISH POTATO, AND THE CHINESE CABBAGE. THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE AVRDC SCIENTISTS, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTER, IN GROWING THESE SIX VEGETABLES.
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAB-817 (1974). The source's own text.
Operated in: Taiwan, Asia, Philippines, Southern Africa, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Latin America, Malaysia, Australia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Africa, Uganda, Israel, Vietnam, China, Korea R, Mediterranean countries, Japan, Egypt, East Asia, Southern Hemisphere, Somalia, Kenya, South Asia.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
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Evaluation studies and evaluation-type documents linked to this program.
| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of environmental parameters in the humid tropics for crop scheduling purposes | 1979 | Evaluation-type document |
| AID grant agreement no. LAG-4111-G-00-3040-00 with the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) in support of its proposal, entitled `Introducing and developing adaptive technologies for year - round vegetable production in Bangladesh', dated April 12, 1993 | 1993 | Linked evaluation |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) | implementer | 1974 to 1998 | Stated in a document | 61 sources |
| Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center. Tropical Vegetable Information Center | implementer | 1987 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/TA-G-1260 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1974 to 1978 | Stated in a document | 13 sources |
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| International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) | implementer | 1980 to 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region | implementer | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Southern African Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Training | implementer | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| User's Perspective with Agricultural Research and Development | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) | implementer | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) | implementing agency | 1996 | Likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) | implementing agency | 1996 | Likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 1974 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 28 sources |
| Asia | 1974 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 18 sources |
| Philippines | 1976 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 8 sources |
| Southern Africa | 1974 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| India | 1978 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| Indonesia | 1984 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Thailand | 1978 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Bangladesh | 1978 to 1996 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| 23010479731948 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAG-4111-G-3040 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| AID/DSAN-G-0057 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1979 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Agriculture | 1980 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 27 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Global Programs, Field Support and Research. Center for Economic Growth and Agricultural Development. Ofc. of Agriculture and Food Security | 1998 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Support | 1974 to 1998 | Stated in a document | 40 sources |
| China, Republic of (Taiwan) | 1975 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| Bangladesh | 1993 to 1996 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Indonesia | 1984 to 1986 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Philippines | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 56%; Agriculture: policy, land tenure and land reform 7%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 7%
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Program key prj:936411105
| 1978 to 1988 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| Sri Lanka | 1978 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Pakistan | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Africa | 1983 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Uganda | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Israel | 1994 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Vietnam | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| China | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Korea R | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Mediterranean countries | 1994 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Japan | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Egypt | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| East Asia | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Southern Hemisphere | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Somalia | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Kenya | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| South Asia | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |