ICARDA
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INTERNATIONAL
CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS |
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| 30 September 2004 |
For
more information contact: Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG) |
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Women Trained in Producing Dehydrated Fruits
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| The Dryland Agrobiodiversity Project organized a training workshop for women on techniques for drying figs, apples, pears, and other fruits. A total of 13 women (4 from Jordan, 1 from Lebanon, 4 from Palestine, and 4 from Syria) attended the workshop, held in Lattakia, Syria, on 19-22 September 2004. The training was provided by women’s union and private enterprises with expertise in drying fruit. Upon completing the workshop and returning home, the trainees will conduct courses for other women in their region. This activity promotes the conservation and sustainable use of local agrobiodiversity through value-added technologies, including processing and transforming raw products. | |||||||
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About
ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.cgiar.org)
serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil,
and faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management
of water, improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep
and goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In the Central
and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for the
improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage legumes
and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of the natural
resource base of water, land, and biodiversity. |
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