Traveling seminar through the wheat fields of Turkey
… Turkey – In June, about 50 crop scientists gathered in the wheat fields of Turkey. The group, representing no fewer … offered global technical expertise on and insights into wheat as a crop in drylands. Their goal: learn more about improved winter wheat varieties. Organized by the International Winter …
Breeding Small Grain Cereal Crops in a Climate Change Scenario
Small grain cereals (mainly barley and bread and durum wheat) are the most important staple crops in Europe and in the Mediterranean region. Over the past century, breeding has been able to provide the highest yield increase ever seen, although...
Pushing toward the integration of crop-livestock and conservation agriculture
Reliance on crop residues to feed livestock has hindered the adoption of conservation agriculture. The IFAD-funded “CLCA” project aims to reverse this.
Enhancing adoption of agricultural technologies requiring high initial investment among smallholders
Low and slow adoption of improved agricultural technologies among smallholders often frustrate technology development and promotion efforts in the developing world. That is especially true for technologies requiring high initial investment. This...
Regional Research Center in Turkey to Combat Cereal Rust Diseases
Izmir, Turkey – With the inauguration of the Regional Cereal Rust Research Center in Turkey, ICARDA and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock have formalized efforts to help fight cereal rust diseases. Situated in Turkey’s Aegean...
Economic and food security benefits associated with raised-bed wheat production in Egypt
Countries in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region are dependent on imports of wheat to meet their food security needs. Mechanized raised-bed wheat production is an effective means of increasing productivity and saving scarce water, but...
… scientists participated in ICARDA’s annual training on wheat improvement. The course in Morocco is an annual … build the capacity of students and scientists involved in wheat farming. One of the cornerstones of ICARDA’s mission … to train professionals in agriculture. “We aim to train wheat breeders from their respective national programs in …
Opinion: Time to reevaluate agriculture as Cape Town runs dry
… lands. In the mid-20th century, history’s most famous wheat breeder Norman Borlaug gave farmers high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice to crank out more food. This advancement in …
Identification and characterization of winter wheat germplasm resistant to stem rust in Kenya and Turkey
A diverse set of winter wheat germplasm was screened for resistance to stem rust in large-scale trials in Kenya and Turkey during 2009-16. The study aimed to select resistant material and characterize types of resistance and possible genes, as...
