Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved]
Dryland cereals and legumes are important crops in farming systems across the world. Yet they are frequently neglected among the priorities for international agricultural research and development, often due to lack of information on their magnitude and extent. Given what we know about the global d...
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| author | Glenn Hyman Elizabeth Barona Chandrashekhar Biradar Edward Guevara John Dixon Steve Beebe Silvia Elena Castano Tunrayo Alabi Murali Krishna Gumma Shoba Sivasankar Ovidio Rivera Herlin Espinosa Jorge Cardona |
| author_facet | Glenn Hyman Elizabeth Barona Chandrashekhar Biradar Edward Guevara John Dixon Steve Beebe Silvia Elena Castano Tunrayo Alabi Murali Krishna Gumma Shoba Sivasankar Ovidio Rivera Herlin Espinosa Jorge Cardona |
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| description | Dryland cereals and legumes are important crops in farming systems across the world. Yet they are frequently neglected among the priorities for international agricultural research and development, often due to lack of information on their magnitude and extent. Given what we know about the global distribution of dryland cereals and legumes, what regions should be high priority for research and development to improve livelihoods and food security? This research evaluated the geographic dimensions of these crops and the farming systems where they are found worldwide. The study employed geographic information science and data to assess the key farming systems and regions for these crops. Dryland cereal and legume crops should be given high priority in 18 farming systems worldwide, where their cultivated area comprises more than 160 million ha. These regions include the dryer areas of South Asia, West and East Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central America and other parts of Asia. These regions are prone to drought and heat stress, have limiting soil constraints, make up half of the global population and account for 60 percent of the global poor and malnourished. The dryland cereal and legume crops and farming systems merit more research and development attention to improve productivity and address development problems. This project developed an open access dataset and information resource that provides the basis for future analysis of the geographic dimensions of dryland cereals and legumes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a46bffa94dcb4636a896eed2c0bc39042022-12-21T18:13:12ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022016-07-01510.12688/f1000research.8657.29722Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved]Glenn Hyman0Elizabeth Barona1Chandrashekhar Biradar2Edward Guevara3John Dixon4Steve Beebe5Silvia Elena Castano6Tunrayo Alabi7Murali Krishna Gumma8Shoba Sivasankar9Ovidio Rivera10Herlin Espinosa11Jorge Cardona12International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaIndependent Researcher, Miami, USAInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Beirut, LebanonInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, AustraliaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, NigeriaInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, IndiaInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, IndiaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, ColombiaDryland cereals and legumes are important crops in farming systems across the world. Yet they are frequently neglected among the priorities for international agricultural research and development, often due to lack of information on their magnitude and extent. Given what we know about the global distribution of dryland cereals and legumes, what regions should be high priority for research and development to improve livelihoods and food security? This research evaluated the geographic dimensions of these crops and the farming systems where they are found worldwide. The study employed geographic information science and data to assess the key farming systems and regions for these crops. Dryland cereal and legume crops should be given high priority in 18 farming systems worldwide, where their cultivated area comprises more than 160 million ha. These regions include the dryer areas of South Asia, West and East Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central America and other parts of Asia. These regions are prone to drought and heat stress, have limiting soil constraints, make up half of the global population and account for 60 percent of the global poor and malnourished. The dryland cereal and legume crops and farming systems merit more research and development attention to improve productivity and address development problems. This project developed an open access dataset and information resource that provides the basis for future analysis of the geographic dimensions of dryland cereals and legumes.http://f1000research.com/articles/5-885/v2Agriculture & BiotechnologyGlobal Health |
| spellingShingle | Glenn Hyman Elizabeth Barona Chandrashekhar Biradar Edward Guevara John Dixon Steve Beebe Silvia Elena Castano Tunrayo Alabi Murali Krishna Gumma Shoba Sivasankar Ovidio Rivera Herlin Espinosa Jorge Cardona Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved] F1000Research Agriculture & Biotechnology Global Health |
| title | Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_full | Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_fullStr | Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_short | Priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes [version 2; referees: 2 approved] |
| title_sort | priority regions for research on dryland cereals and legumes version 2 referees 2 approved |
| topic | Agriculture & Biotechnology Global Health |
| url | http://f1000research.com/articles/5-885/v2 |
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