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A protected plot on a degraded hillside in the Vazrob Valley, Tajikistan
June 05, 2017

Conserving the fragile beauty of dry areas

“Connecting People to Nature” is the theme for 2017’s World Environment Day. On this day, ICARDA, as a global organization working in over 50 countries across the world’s dry areas, joins the call to get into nature and appreciate its beauty and...

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June 04, 2017

Protecting Pakistan’s cotton farmers

Cotton is a major contributor to Pakistan’s economy, but yields are often threatened by the virus, which can cause losses of up to 20-40 percent.
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June 01, 2017

Supporting dairy farmers for better incomes and product quality

In celebrating World Milk Day on 1 June, a practical course on enhancing traditional dairy processing and milk quality was organized in rural Jordan.
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Modeling Preference and Willingness to Pay for Drought Tolerance (DT) in Maize in Rural Zimbabwe
June 01, 2017

Modeling Preference and Willingness to Pay for Drought Tolerance (DT) in Maize in Rural Zimbabwe

Maize plays a leading role in the food security of millions in southern Africa, yet it is highly vulnerable to the moisture stress brought about by the erratic rainfall patterns that characterize weather systems in the area. Developing and...

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Evaluation of mohair quality in Angora goats from the Northern dry lands of Tajikistan
June 01, 2017

Evaluation of mohair quality in Angora goats from the Northern dry lands of Tajikistan

Mohair quality of Angora goats in the Sogd Province of Tajikistan was assessed in spring and autumn 2007 and 2008 by inspecting and sampling a total of 797 goats of both sexes, different ages and several coat colors from 15 randomly selected...

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May 31, 2017

‘Cactus choppers’ reduce work load for rural women

Practical and cost-effective technology introduced in Tunisia to enhance rural livelihoods and reduce workloads of women producers.
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Influence of Varietal Selection and Treatments on the Nutritive Value of Selected Pulse Crop Residue
May 31, 2017

Influence of Varietal Selection and Treatments on the Nutritive Value of Selected Pulse Crop Residue

The current study was aimed to analyze the utilization of crop residue in the mixed farming systems of Ethiopia, to explore the possibility of improving straw yield and nutritive value of chickpea, faba bean and lentil without compromising grain...

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Technical Report Variety Development, Seed Health Testing, Field Inspection and Variety Certification, 2017 May Labenon
May 31, 2017

Technical Report Variety Development, Seed Health Testing, Field Inspection and Variety Certification, 2017 May Labenon

Training course to enhance the capacity development of government officials and researchers who are engaged in agricultural development mainly in Iraq.

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Analysis of genetic structure and interrelationships in lentil species using morphological and SSR markers
May 31, 2017

Analysis of genetic structure and interrelationships in lentil species using morphological and SSR markers

Genetic structure and relationships of 130 lentil accessions belonging to six taxa were analysed. For this purpose, seven morphological traits and 31 polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers were used for this purpose. Morphological...

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Protective effects of three Artemisia essential oils against Callosobruchus maculatus and Bruchus rufimanus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the extended side-effects on their natural enemies
May 31, 2017

Protective effects of three Artemisia essential oils against Callosobruchus maculatus and Bruchus rufimanus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the extended side-effects on their natural enemies

This research aimed to find plant essential oils with a strong fumigant-specific toxicity effects against Callosobruchus maculatus and Bruchus rufimanus, but which have lower side effects on their parasitoids wasps Dinarmus basalis and Triaspis...

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