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1 (2005-2008) Better Crop Germplasm and Management for Improved Production of Wheat, Barley and Pulse and Forage Legumes in Iraq Overview Agriculture in northern Iraq is dominated by cereal cropping. The dry, rain-fed conditions, require varieties well suited to the physical stresses commonly found; salinity and drought, and diseases, notably stripe rust. Introducing modern seed varieties and agronomic practices to replace those used since the 1980s could realistically double yields, currently well down on similar cropping regions elsewhere. Research is focusing on identifying and disseminating suitable varieties from within Iraq, ICARDA's collection and Australia, emphasising farmer participation. Capacity building is underway with Iraqi scientists also being supported to attend appropriate and relevant international workshops. .......more |
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2 (2008-2011) Development of conservation cropping systems in the drylands of northern Iraq Overview The project builds upon CIM/2004/024: Better crop germplasm and management for improved production of wheat, barley and pulse and forage legumes in Iraq, implemented from July 2005 to June 2008 in Ninevah Governorate in northern Iraq and funded by ACIAR and AusAID. The new project will be led by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and implemented by the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) through its State Board of Agricultural Research in Baghdad and Directorate of Agriculture in Ninevah, the University of Mosul and Australian partner institutions (University of Adelaide, University of Western Australia and Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food). .......more |
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