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Understanding pastoralists’ preferences for goat traits: Application of all-levels and end-point choice experiments
April 16, 2023

Understanding pastoralists’ preferences for goat traits: Application of all-levels and end-point choice experiments

Pastoralists are generally known for carefully selecting and maintaining their livestock. In this study, we examine the preferences of pastoralists for goat traits. We employ discrete choice experiments of all levels and endpoints to investigate...

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Goat eating forage
April 11, 2023

Drought-tolerant and water use efficient forage production in drylands

Across global drylands, forage crops (animal feed as pasture, crop residue, or cereal) are essential to smallholder farmers to sustain their livestock throughout the year, especially in winter, when animal grazing may be restricted. By...
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Recovering The Degraded Soils Of The Badia In Jordan
April 11, 2023

Dryland Ecosystems - Restoration, Ecology and, Management

ICARDA’s RIDE (Restoration Initiative on Dryland Ecosystems) team addresses land degradation in dryland ecosystems. RIDE targets biophysical processes but focuses on drivers and potential solutions to degradation that consider socio-economic aspects and community-based solutions.
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Selected Doyogena ram for use in artificial insemination
April 11, 2023

Climate-resilient and productive small ruminants (sheep and goats)

Since its foundation in 1977, ICARDA has worked on small ruminant production in drylands, and its Small Ruminant team contributes to more productive and environmentally friendly livestock production systems.
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Inheritance of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Four Populations of Barley
November 01, 2003

Inheritance of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Four Populations of Barley

Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe [(teleomorph Giberella Zeae (Schwein.)], has been a major disease problem of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the U.S. Midwest since 1993. It can make a potentially profitable...

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Résilience des ménages face à l’insécurité alimentaire et au changement climatique dans les régions du centre et du nord-est de la Tunisie : Une analyse empirique
March 22, 2023

Résilience des ménages face à l’insécurité alimentaire et au changement climatique dans les régions du centre et du nord-est de la Tunisie : Une analyse empirique

With a clear decrease in the agricultural households’ incomes, the increase of food and production factors prices, and the negative effects of climate change on agricultural production, smallholders’ farmers are facing food insecurity challenge...

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World Water Day 2023
March 21, 2023

Being the Change in Water Innovation

ICARDA’s agri-water innovations and approaches help farmers to “Be the Change” for better water use in dryland agriculture.
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Genome-wide identification, characterization, and validation of the bHLH transcription factors in grass pea
March 20, 2023

Genome-wide identification, characterization, and validation of the bHLH transcription factors in grass pea

The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor is a vital component in plant biology, with a significant impact on various aspects of plant growth, cell development, and physiological processes. Grass pea is a vital agricultural crop...

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International Women's Day 2023
March 07, 2023

Research priorities to strengthen women's roles in climate-resilient agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa

A new strategy identifies priorities to advance gender equality in agriculture in the MENA region for adapting and building resilience to climate change.
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Surface runoff processes modeling
November 16, 2021

Surface runoff processes modeling

Workshop I: Training of trainers on in-situ WH functionality and soil water process monitoring. Surface runoff processes modeling

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