?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1937%2F&rft.title=ICRISAT+West+and+Central+Africa+2010%3A+Towards+greater+impacts&rft.creator=ICRISAT%2C+-&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=This+past+year%2C+the+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+(ICRISAT)+has+gathered+momentum+in+our+quest+to+find+new+ways+to+combat+poverty+in+the+dryland+tropics.+Our+new+Strategic+Plan+to+2020+is+anchored+on+a+conceptual+framework+that+we+call+%E2%80%98Inclusive+Market-Oriented+Development%E2%80%99%2C+or+IMOD.+This+promotes+a+progression+from+subsistence+to+market-oriented+agriculture%2C+empowering+smallholder+farm+families+and+building+their+resilience+on+the+path+to+prosperity.+Through+this+inclusive+development+strategy%2C+we+are+engaging+and+supporting+smallholder+farmers+in+WCA+to+achieve+food+security+and+improved+livelihoods+while+using+their+own+resources+in+more+strategic+ways.%0D%0AOur+programs+and+activities+in+the+region+are+already+showing+promising+results.+In+this+annual+report%2C+discover+how+a+groundnut+seed+project+is+making+a+difference+to+the+livelihoods+of+farmers+in+the+Sahel%2C+and+how+fertilizer+microdosing+is+bringing+hope+to+the+farmers%2C+while+scientists+are+working+to+find+new+genes+against+drought+and+aflatoxin.%0D%0AThis+report+also+highlights+some+of+ICRISAT-WCA%E2%80%99s+major+achievements+in+improving+productivity+and+diversifying+farming+systems+in+the+region+through+better+access+to+quality+seeds.+By+making+improved+seeds+available+to+smallholder+farmers+in+the+drylands%2C+we+are+also+helping+them+cope+with+climate+change.+You+can+read+about+our+project+in+the+Sahel+to+improve+seed+varieties+and+nutrient+management+options%2C+which+are+increasing+yields+and+benefitting+livelihoods+in+the+area.%0D%0AICRISAT-WCA+is+committed+to+harnessing+complementary+and+purposeful+partnerships+for+greater+impacts%2C+particularly+with+farmers%E2%80%99+organizations+in+the+drylands&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1937%2F1%2FICRISAT_WCA_TowardsGreaterImpacts2010.pdf&rft.identifier=++ICRISAT%2C+-++(2011)+ICRISAT+West+and+Central+Africa+2010%3A+Towards+greater+impacts.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Bamako%2C+Mali.+++++