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Recovering The Degraded Soils Of The Badia In Jordan
April 20, 2021

Recovering The Degraded Soils Of The Badia In Jordan

Using indigenous knowledge and modern land management techniques, ICARDA scientists rejuvenated a vast stretch of degraded land in t the Badia region in Jordan.
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The Contribution of Mobile Pastoral Herds to Soil Fertility Maintenance in Sedentary Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems at Farm and Territory Scales—Part of Mutually Reinforcing Social and Ecological Relationships Supporting Sustainability
April 20, 2021

The Contribution of Mobile Pastoral Herds to Soil Fertility Maintenance in Sedentary Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems at Farm and Territory Scales—Part of Mutually Reinforcing Social and Ecological Relationships Supporting Sustainability

Agricultural development through settlement schemes on desert lands has always raised acute debates, especially over environmental issues due to cultivation based on intensive additions of water and fertilizers. However, nutrient cycling...

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Wheat field at Terbol Station, Lebanon
April 18, 2021

Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops

In close partnership with the Crop Trust, ICARDA scientists have successfully introduced Crop wild relatives’ resistance to diseases, pests, drought, and extreme heat into the related improved varieties.
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New World Cactaceae Plants Harbor Diverse Geminiviruses
April 16, 2021

New World Cactaceae Plants Harbor Diverse Geminiviruses

The family Cactaceae comprises a diverse group of typically succulent plants that are native to the American continent but have been introduced to nearly all other continents, predominantly for ornamental purposes. Despite their economic...

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Innovation
Harvesting a field of wheat under conservation agriculture cropping
April 15, 2021

CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

ICARDA’s package of sustainable land management practices increases farmers' yields and income and improves soil health while protecting dryland ecosystem crops in the face of climate change.
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Innovation
Yeshareg Tesfa (18 years) is one of 485 youth who have participated and benefited from the youth sheep fattening program. Photo by Nahom Ephrem
April 15, 2021

Improved Sheep Fattening Skills for Ethiopia's Youth

 ICARDA equips unemployed Ethiopian youth with an innovative package of sheep-fattening practices and technologies to improve their income and access to market enterprise.
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Innovation
Community Based Sheep Breeding
April 15, 2021

Community-based breeding programs for sheep and goats

ICARDA’s community-based breeding program focuses on indigenous breeds and is suited to smallholder conditions, making it a sustainable alternative to conventional methods.
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Joram Mwacharo
Small Ruminant Genetics - SRUC

Joram Mwacharo

Innovation
Genebank Manager Athanasios Tsivelikas in base collection cold room in Morocco -- Photo by Michael Major
April 14, 2021

Community based in-situ conservation of dryland agrobiodiversity

ICARDA has developed a holistic community-driven approach for promoting in-situ/on-farm conservation of landraces and wild relatives in non-tropical drylands.
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Publication
Identifying and validating SSR markers linked with rust resistance in lentil (Lens culinaris)
April 14, 2021

Identifying and validating SSR markers linked with rust resistance in lentil (Lens culinaris)

Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) developed from a cross between rust resistant (FLIP-2004-7L) and susceptible (L-9-12) genotypes were phenotyped against lentil rust at two hot-spot locations for two consecutive years (2017-2018 and 2018-2019) and...

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