?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F330%2F&rft.title=ICRISAT+Annual+Report+2001+'Grey+to+Green+Revolution'&rft.creator=ICRISAT%2C+-&rft.subject=Annual+Reports&rft.description=The+2001+Annual+Report%2C+describing+ICRISAT's+work+during+2000%2C+is+themed+'Grey+to+Green+Revolution'%2C+highlighting+how+a+different+approach+is+being+applied+to+achieve+a+'green+revolution'+in+the+semi-arid+tropics.+The+term+'grey'+reflects+global+gloom+and+skepticism+about+potential+progress+in+these+regions+-+attitudes+that+ICRISAT+believes+are+unwarranted.+Unlike+the+well-known+Green+Revolution+of+the+1960s%2F70s+in+irrigated%2Fheavily+fertilized+wheat+and+rice%2C+dryland+farmers+lack+access+to+irrigation+and+agrochemicals+that+could+eliminate+environmental+stresses.+Instead+of+homogenizing+the+environment%2C+the+grey-to-green+revolution+embraces+diversity+-+adapting+agriculture+to+perform+better+despite+variable+and+uncertain+climates+and+rainfall+and+the+limited+investment+resources+available+to+the+poor.+Director+General+William+Dar's+overview+message+explains+that+%22Rather+than+eliminate+diversity%2C+we+are+helping+farmers+to+turn+it+to+their+advantage.+Adapting+the+crop+to+the+environment+means+farmers+get+more+out+of+their+own+natural+resource+endowment.%22+Seven+short%2C+illustrated+two-page+articles+describe+how+particular+natural+-+and+human+-+resources+are+being+developed+in+ways+that+capitalize+on+diversity%3A+water%2C+soil+fertility%2C+climate%2C+knowledge%2C+and+genes.+A+second+section+describes+two+unique+examples+in+which+partnerships+are+contributing+to+grey-to-green+progress%3A+utilizing+farmer+knowledge+about+seed+systems%2C+and+public-private+partnerships.+The+last+thematic+chapter+describes+eight+examples+of+how+women+farmers+are+making+a+major+difference+in+advancing+the+grey-to-green+revolution.+The+Annual+Report+concludes+with+institutional+information+including+includes+a+bibliography+of+scientific+journal+articles+by+ICRISAT+staff+that+were+published+during+the+year%3B+a+list+of+all+special-funded+projects+that+were+active+during+the+year%3B+a+list+of+research+scholars+pursuing+advanced+degrees+at+ICRISAT+in+partnership+with+universities+worldwide%3B+workshops%2C+and+training+courses+held%3B+a+multi-page+photographic+collage+of+media+articles+written+about+ICRISAT%2Fpartner+work+in+newspapers+and+on+the+worldwide+web+during+the+year%3B+a+staff+list%3B+and+a+summary+of+ICRISAT's+funding+and+financial+status.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2001&rft.type=Annual+Reports&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F330%2F1%2FCO_0009.pdf&rft.identifier=++ICRISAT%2C+-++(2001)+ICRISAT+Annual+Report+2001+'Grey+to+Green+Revolution'.++%5BAnnual+Reports%5D+++++