Policy and Development Implications and Way Forward

Published Date
November 01, 2016
Type
Book Chapter
Policy and Development Implications and Way Forward
Authors:
Dawit Alemu
Zewdie Bishaw, Abebe Atilaw, Abebe Kirub

Wheat rusts remain a challenge for wheat production at national, regional and global levels. Empirical evidence shows the emergence of new races and their quick spread across countries and continents with devastating consequences.In response to Ug99 crisis, CIMMYT and ICARDA in partnership with a number of National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) have initiated the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (ex GRI) under the leadership of the late Nobel Prize laureate Dr Norman Borlaug. Development and deployment of resistant varieties, adequate surveillance systems and effective plant protection strategies are important elements of an integrated wheat rust control strategy to replace widely grown susceptible varieties and ensure national, regional and global food security. Accordingly the achievements and lessons learned in this book present critical research, development and policy implications both at global/regional and national levels.

Citation:
Dawit Alemu, Zewdie Bishaw, Abebe Atilaw, Abebe Kirub. (1/11/2016). Policy and Development Implications and Way Forward, in "Containing the Menace of Wheat Rusts: Institutional Interventions and Impacts". Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR).
Keywords:
pests and disease
policies and institutions
management
partnerships
research for development