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April 29, 2018

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 …
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Identification and characterization of winter wheat germplasm resistant to stem rust in Kenya and Turkey
April 17, 2018

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 … material was comprised of various Facultative and Winter Wheat Observation Nurseries (FAWWON), which are developed and distributed by the International Winter Wheat Improvement Program (www.iwwip.org) in Turkey. More …
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Over 350 experts gather for the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative workshop. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Baum.
April 14, 2018

ICARDA and Borlaug Global Rust Initiative hold their annual workshop

… Marrakech, Morocco, April 14 – Wheat is the most widely consumed crop globally. Climate change and pathogens threaten wheat production, and therefore the world food supply. As …  met for the BGRI workshop.  Named after the American wheat breeder Norman Borlaug – also known as the father of …
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Regional-scale monitoring of cropland intensity and productivity with multi-source satellite image time series
April 01, 2018

Regional-scale monitoring of cropland intensity and productivity with multi-source satellite image time series

In the context of growing populations and limited resources, the sustainable intensification of agricultural production is of great importance to achieve food security. As the need to support management at a range of spatial scales grows...

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Assessing the Impact of Salinity on Resource Use Efficiency in Wheat Production in Central Iraq
March 31, 2018

Assessing the Impact of Salinity on Resource Use Efficiency in Wheat Production in Central Iraq

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of salinity on resource use efficiency in wheat production in central Iraq using a cross-sectional database of 270 farmers. A parametric approach used to estimate a frontier of production...

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Salinity Impacts on Environmental Efficiency of Wheat farms in Central of Iraq
March 31, 2018

Salinity Impacts on Environmental Efficiency of Wheat farms in Central of Iraq

A stochastic frontier approach is used for analyzing of the environmental impacts of soil salinity in Iraq. An econometric method based on the neoclassical production theory (stochastic frontier analysis) is transformed to enable the definition...

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Typology analysis of sheep production, feeding systems and farmers strategies for livestock watering in Tunisia
March 31, 2018

Typology analysis of sheep production, feeding systems and farmers strategies for livestock watering in Tunisia

n this study, we analyzed a representative sample of sheep farms (n = 1021) using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and multivariate K-Mean classification, to characterize the production and feeding systems across Tunisia. We also identified...

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Heat stress in filling stage confers distinct effect on starch granules formation in different thermotolerant wheat accessions
March 28, 2018

Heat stress in filling stage confers distinct effect on starch granules formation in different thermotolerant wheat accessions

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March 20, 2018

ICARDA calls upon joining forces to improve food security in MENA region

Beirut – Speaking at the Global Forum for Innovations and Agriculture (GFIA) in Abu Dhabi today, Dr. Andrew Noble, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and representing the...
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El Bouhssini, in the center, with members of the International Plant Resistance to Insects.
March 14, 2018

Lifetime of making plants resistant to insects

… as well as other germplasm carrying resistance to Russian wheat aphid, chickpea leaf miner, and sunn pest. The …
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