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Priorities

The most recent formal consultations were held in November 2008 during the review of the ASLP, which confirmed the importance of continuing research on dairy and efficient mango and citrus value chains. All continuing projects in Pakistan will include significant components of capacity building in participatory research and extension methodologies.

Indicative priorities are grouped under the following themes:

Subprogram 1: Developing more-productive and competitive mango and citrus production and marketing systems

  • Diagnosis and control of diseases, especially dieback in mango
  • Orchard management to increase productivity and reduce input costs
  • Optimisation of supply chains to increase value-adding and marketing opportunities
  • Support of linkages between farmers and the private agribusiness sector
  • Analysis of policies underpinning development of the horticultural sector

Subprogram 2: Improving livelihoods of dairy farmers

  • Increase in unit productivity of dairy cattle though improved nutrition
  • Support of linkages between farmers and the private agribusiness sector
  • Analysis of policies underpinning development of the dairy sector

Subprogram 3: Management of land and water resources to sustain productive enterprises

  • Introduction of strategies to optimise the value of limited and variable-quality irrigation water
  • Technology selection to improve productivity of saline land and water resources
  • Use of resource-conserving technologies for irrigated horticultural and cereal-based farming systems

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