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Priorities
ACIAR has a program of consultation with India to establish priorities in research collaboration. The most recent review of priorities, held between July 2006 and May 2007, led to the emergence of several focal areas. These are outlined below.
Subprogram 1: Application of markerassisted selection as a tool in wheat breeding ('Indo-Australian program on marker assisted breeding for wheat')
- Application of rust and alternative genes to provide varieties with improved leaf, stripe and stem rust resistances
- Identification and application of suitable traits and markers for coping with abiotic stresses
- Identification and application of wheat quality traits.
Subprogram 2: Water management and productivity for enhanced livelihoods in rainfed areas of the central plateau, with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh
- Implementation of sustainable water harvesting and watershed development
- Informing of water resource management and policymaking to optimise water productivity
- Improvement in water productivity of rainfed cropping and livestock systems
- Adaptation of farming systems to cope with climate change.
Subprogram 3: Policy options for trade and market reform to underpin agribusiness development
- Adjustment to the challenges and opportunities of international trade
- Facilitation of private sector investment in agribusiness and marketing
- Safeguarding of smallholder livelihoods in the transition from a regulated to a market economy.
