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Mena Grand Challenge
June 18, 2020

The 2DI Mena Grand Challenge Stakeholder Meetings - 22-24 of June

The Two Degree Initiative (2DI) is a global level initiative led by the alliance of CGIAR, World Resources Institute (WRI), and Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) to foster a Climate Smart AgriFood Sector. 2DI aims to address the challenges of intensifying climate change and population growth in eight key climate-change hotspots across the world by strengthening their preparedness and adaptation capabilities, and capitalizing on opportunities the regions hold.
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Dataset for describing the diversity of household farming systems and the degree of crop-livestock diversification and integration in the Western part of Nile valley (Egypt)
June 17, 2020

Dataset for describing the diversity of household farming systems and the degree of crop-livestock diversification and integration in the Western part of Nile valley (Egypt)

The CLIMED household farm dataset comes from a data collection conducted from 2013 to 2014 in five zones of the New Reclaimed Lands in the western part of the Nile Delta (Egypt). The main objective was to describe the diversity of household...

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Towards an innovative olive oil value chain: Options for inclusive development in South-Eastern Tunisia
June 17, 2020

Towards an innovative olive oil value chain: Options for inclusive development in South-Eastern Tunisia

The objective of this paper is to analyse the olive oil value chain (OVC) in the Governorate of Medenine (south-east of Tunisia) and the relationships between its main operators for an effective involvement and better performance and resilience...

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Desertification Day Header
June 16, 2020

Reversing desertification to enhance food security

On Desertification and Drought Day, ICARDA showcases its work to build resilient food systems in dryland ecosystems, through a people-centered approach that puts the knowledge, experiences, and challenges of rural communities directly at the center of its core research.
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Characterization of the production system and breeding practices of indigenous goat keepers in Hai district, Northern Tanzania implications for community-based breeding program
June 13, 2020

Characterization of the production system and breeding practices of indigenous goat keepers in Hai district, Northern Tanzania implications for community-based breeding program

Indigenous breeding practices of the farmers and the livestock production system form the bases for designing community-based breeding programs. The aim of this study was to characterize production system and examine breeding practices of the...

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Coat color alterations over the years and their association with growth performances in the Menz sheep central nucleus and community-based breeding programs
June 11, 2020

Coat color alterations over the years and their association with growth performances in the Menz sheep central nucleus and community-based breeding programs

In the traditional Menz sheep breeding, communities select against black coat color and therefore its frequency is declining over time. We hypothesize that this exercise is causing the loss of an important gene pool. Data collected from on...

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Minister for Environment and Agriculture Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh (left) DG of NARC Dr. Nizar Haddad (right)
June 08, 2020

Jordan's Minister of Agriculture Tours ICARDA's Labs in Mushaggar station

the Jordan Minister of Environment and of Agriculture Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, joined by Dr. Nizar Haddad, Director General of the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) toured ICARDA's laboratories and facilities in Mushaggar Station
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Assessing technological change in agri-food systems of the Global South: A review of adoption-impact studies in wheat
June 08, 2020

Assessing technological change in agri-food systems of the Global South: A review of adoption-impact studies in wheat

Agricultural research-and-development (R&D) systems generate and disseminate new technologies, aiming to enhance crop and livestock production sustainably. Adoption-impact studies analyze farmer acceptance of these innovations and their impacts...

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World Environment Day 2020
June 04, 2020

Balanced agro-ecosystems strengthen food security

On World Environment Day we celebrate biodiversity and examine how we can rehabilitate our food production systems to be more in line with the natural world and its sustainability.
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Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits
June 04, 2020

Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

Understanding the genetic changes underlying phenotypic variation in sheep (Ovis aries) may facilitate our efforts towards further improvement. Here, we report the deep resequencing of 248 sheep including the wild ancestor (O. orientalis)...

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