website_cover_AR2012Which vegetable crop is grown by 100% of households surveyed in Ghana? What’s the name of the latest tomato variety released in Armenia? Where does VEGINET operate? How do disaster seed packs promote surplus vegetable production in India?

Answers to these questions—and much more—can be found in AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center’s 2012 Annual Report, now available for your consideration. This report highlights the Center’s research and development activities during the year, and also includes a list of achievements based on output targets by research theme (Germplasm, Breeding, Production, Consumption) and a round-up of journal articles, books and other documents published by AVRDC authors.

A global climate in flux presents hard challenges for smallholder farmers worldwide, and research and development organizations must address their specific needs, now. Don’t miss Director General Dyno Keatinge’s thoughtful essay, “What response is needed from vegetable research worldwide to address potential variability in air temperature?”

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2012 Annual Report (.pdf, 5 MB)