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Identification and Mapping of Drought Resistance QTLs in Common Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) in Terbol ICARDA Station, Lebanon
November 30, 2016

Identification and Mapping of Drought Resistance QTLs in Common Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) in Terbol ICARDA Station, Lebanon

This thesis was submitted by Choghag Demirjian in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MSc Degree in Agricultural Engineering at the Lebanese University, under the co-supervision of Dr. Lamis Chalak (Lebanese University) and Dr...

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Mapping paddy rice planting area in northeastern Asia with Landsat 8 images, phenology-based algorithm and Google Earth Engine
November 30, 2016

Mapping paddy rice planting area in northeastern Asia with Landsat 8 images, phenology-based algorithm and Google Earth Engine

Area and spatial distribution information of paddy rice are important for understanding of food security, water use, greenhouse gas emission, and disease transmission. Due to climatic warming and increasing food demand, paddy rice has been...

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Mapping Desertification: Constraints and Challenges
November 30, 2016

Mapping Desertification: Constraints and Challenges

Mapping desertification has proven to be a challenging task. Difficulties derive from its ambiguous definition and the comprehensive integration of various biophysical and socioeconomic indicators that need to be considered in the evaluation...

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Démarche innovante pour la création d’une chaîne de valeur "Agneau Barbarin de Sidi-Bouzid"
November 30, 2016

Démarche innovante pour la création d’une chaîne de valeur "Agneau Barbarin de Sidi-Bouzid"

Le développement de l'élevage ovin à viande a été basé principalement sur certains maillons de la filière plutôt que sur une approche de système de production intégré. En dépit, des efforts déployés pour améliorer ce secteur, la productivité du...

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Innovation Platform, Farmers’ Organizations, and Market to Empower Small Farmers Benefit from an Autochthonous Meat Sheep Value Chain Under Low Input Production Systems
November 30, 2016

Innovation Platform, Farmers’ Organizations, and Market to Empower Small Farmers Benefit from an Autochthonous Meat Sheep Value Chain Under Low Input Production Systems

Regional development in Tunisian livestock has been based mainly on segments rather than on an integrated system approach and a value chains concept. Even though efforts were made to improve production, livestock productivity is still low (.7...

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Blog
November 29, 2016

A shift in paradigm for more responsive soil restoration and climate change mitigation

Studies lead to a more accurate framework to account for carbon and nitrogen balance in soils.
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News
November 28, 2016

How climate-smart technologies from drylands research add value to national climate change plans.

Innovations from agricultural research have solutions that add value to country investment plans tto  combat climate change and meeting Sustainable Development Goals. 

ICARDA offers a range of tested technologies and practices. They are...

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News
November 28, 2016

Join the International Workshop on Barley Leaf Diseases

Are you an international expert or student interested in recent advanced studies concerning barley leaf diseases? Join ICARDA’s 2nd International Workshop on Barley Leaf Diseases (IWBLD) held in Rabat, Morocco, on April 5-7, 2017. Through this...

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Blog
November 28, 2016

New emerging strains of net blotch disease, a danger to Morocco’s deployed barley resistance

Scientists discover new strains of net blotch disease are virulent to the durable barley varieties currently in use in Morocco.
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News
Dr. Ahmed Amri, head of ICARDA's Genetic Resources Unit, displays seed samples in the Rabat seed bank, Morocco
November 28, 2016

Climate-smart crops and know-how from the dry lands brings solutions to all countries

The genetic makeup of native plants and animals in drylands countries is well adapted to resist the harsh conditions that climate change brings – hotter, drier, less predictable and more extreme climate events. 

The situation faced today by...

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