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Mapping Social Networks for Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Water Management in Dry Areas
April 30, 2017

Mapping Social Networks for Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Water Management in Dry Areas

Collaboration between actors is an important determinant of water governance, particularly in developing countries suffering from lack of institutional and organizational performances for water management. The objective of this paper is to use...

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Identification of potential rainwater-harvesting sites for the sustainable management of a semi-arid watershed
April 30, 2017

Identification of potential rainwater-harvesting sites for the sustainable management of a semi-arid watershed

In the present study, the potential locations for constructing different water-harvesting structures in a semi-arid watershed located at Goparajpalli, in southern India, were derived using GIS in three stages. The locations were first identified...

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Terbol, Lebanon

Variety development, Seed Health Testing, field inspection and variety certification

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Wad Medani, Sudan

Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Field Experiments using GenStat

Organized by International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) In partnership with Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) Funded by Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic...
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Amman, Jordan

Advanced Technologies to Improve Sheep and Goat Production

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How Investment in RD&E Offset the Negative Impact of Climate Change on the Tunisian Agricultural Productivity Sector
April 27, 2017

How Investment in RD&E Offset the Negative Impact of Climate Change on the Tunisian Agricultural Productivity Sector

The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of research, development extension (RD&E) and climate change (measured in terms of change in rainfall) on the productivity growth of agriculture in Tunisia during the period 1970-2011, using output...

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News
April 14, 2017

Focus on barley as a climate change crop

More than 60 delegates from 20 countries discussed the solutions to combat barley leaf diseases during the workshop in Rabat, organized by ICARDA.
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Development of Molecular Markers for Iron Metabolism Related Genes in Lentil and Their Expression Analysis under Excess Iron Stress
April 13, 2017

Development of Molecular Markers for Iron Metabolism Related Genes in Lentil and Their Expression Analysis under Excess Iron Stress

Multiple genes and transcription factors are involved in the uptake and translocation of iron in plants from soil. The sequence information about iron uptake and translocation related genes is largely unknown in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)...

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Impact story
ICARDA sent its precious seed collection to the Svalbard Seed Vault for safekeeping in 2014
April 12, 2017

Conserving the fragile biodiversity of the world's dry areas

Conserving the fragile biodiversity of dryland regions helps ensure the preservation of vital genetic material – the genetic material we need to breed resilient crops and confront the worsening impacts of climate change. Since its inception in...
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News
April 12, 2017

ICARDA and FAO Near East and North Africa Office agree to expand collaboration

ICARDA  and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) agreed on extending strategic partnership until 2020. 
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