Starting with US$1 million from USAID, each of the countries taking part in the new initiative will begin implementing its own proposal for improving water and land management linked under the combined initiative. The consortium of countries will receive technical backstopping from ICARDA, together with two other CGIAR Centers-the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI)-as well as from a number of US universities.
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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/bc-