?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7134%2F&rft.title=ICRISAT+Annual+Report+2012+'Partnerships+for+Impact'&rft.creator=ICRISAT%2C+-&rft.subject=Annual+Reports&rft.description=The+year+2012+was+a+landmark+year+for+ICRISAT+as+we+celebrated+our+forty+anniversary.+More+importantly%2C+it+was+a+celebration+of+forty+years+of+agricultural+research+dedicated+to+improving+the+lives+of+poor+farmers+in+the+semiarid+tropics+%E2%80%93+and+what+an+eventful+period+this+has+been.+We+are+keenly+aware+that+much+of+our+success+stems+from+the+excellent+partnerships+we+enjoy%2C+and+this+annual+report+acknowledges+the+immense+contribution+of+our+partners%2C+recognizing+that+our+impacts+are+a+credit+to+our+combined+efforts.+Although+ICRISAT+is+widely+known+as+an+agency+serious+about+agricultural+research+to+improve+livelihoods%2C+we+know+that+to+remain+relevant+we+have+to+respond+to+current+needs%2C+elevate+our+efforts%2C+and+communicate+our+science+and+technology+to+the+ultimate+beneficiary%2C+the+poor+smallholder+farmer.+Our+report+this+year+bears+examples+of+on-going+successes%2C+achieved+through+the+strategic+partnerships+we+are+fortunate+to+have+established+%E2%80%93+and+this+time+our+partners+themselves+contribute+to+the+stories+and+affirm+the+power+of+partnerships.+Take+for+instance+the+unravelling+of+the+chickpea+genome+%E2%80%93+ICRISAT+and+its+partners+have+once+again+demonstrated+the+power+of+productive+partnerships+by+achieving+this+breakthrough+in+legume+genomics%2C+which+will+play+a+crucial+role+in+speeding+up+the+development+of+improved+varieties+for+smallholder+farmer+crops.+In+sub-Saharan+Africa+as+well+as+in+Asia%2C+it+would+have+been+impossible+for+ICRISAT+alone+to+spread+essential+knowledge+about+effective+farming+practices%2C+or+to+simplify+the+process+of+making+good+and+improved+seed+easily+available+to+farmers.+Here+too%2C+the+excellent+partnerships+with+national+systems+and+like-minded+private+sector+partners+facilitate+the+outreach+to+even+remote+villages+and+farms.+While+our+Inclusive+Market-Oriented+Development+(IMOD)+framework+is+aimed+at+assisting+smallholder+farmers+to+move+from+subsistence+farming+to+the+more+rewarding+and+secure+market+mainstream%2C+our+Agribusiness+Incubation+Program%2C+of+the+Agribusiness+Innovation+Platform%2C+is+fully+involved+in+creating+opportunities+for+startup+businesses+to+grow+into+more+useful+and+prosperous+ventures.+Our+partner+reports+on+setting+up+agribusiness+incubators+in+India+and+Africa+testifies+to+this.%0D%0AAlong+with+our+partners%2C+we+take+pride+in+reporting+that+our+eff+orts+are+showing+impact.+At+this+point+I+would+like+to+also+recognize+the+encouragement+and+guidance+given+to+us+by+our%0D%0Avery+engaged+Governing+Board%2C+by+our+supportive+donors+and+stakeholders%2C+and+by+our+dedicated%0D%0Astaff+.+I+wholeheartedly+thank+and+congratulate+you+all.+Let+us+continue+to+make+meaningful+impacts%2C+and+realize+our+vision+%E2%80%93+prosperous%2C+food-secure+and+resilient+dryland+tropics.%0D%0A&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Annual+Reports&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7134%2F1%2FAnnualReport2012_ICRISAT-2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++ICRISAT%2C+-++(2013)+ICRISAT+Annual+Report+2012+'Partnerships+for+Impact'.++%5BAnnual+Reports%5D+++++