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Tunisian and Algerian partners meet a conservation agriculture farmer in Setif, Algeria
August 08, 2019

Locally-made seeders are critical enablers of conservation agriculture

A south-south collaboration is initiating the manufacture of locally-produced direct seeders to facilitate the scaling-up of conservation agriculture in Algeria and Tunisia. Significantly cheaper than imported models, the seeders could be a game-changing innovation for North Africa’s smallholder farmers.
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Geneva

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

IPCC #SRCCL accepted by the Panel #IPCC will present the Special report to the world Thurs. Aug. 8 at 10:00 Geneva time. 8 August 2019. The IPCC , the world body for assessing the state of scientific knowledge related to climate change, its...
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Tunisian and Algerian partners meet a conservation agriculture farmer in Setif, Algeria
August 07, 2019

Locally-made seeders are critical enablers of conservation agriculture

A south-south collaboration is initiating the manufacture of locally-produced direct seeders to facilitate the scaling-up of conservation agriculture in Algeria and Tunisia. Significantly cheaper than imported models, the seeders could be a game-changing innovation for North Africa’s smallholder farmers
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Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Is the Most Water-Stressed Region on Earth
August 07, 2019

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Is the Most Water-Stressed Region on Earth

The results of the latest World Resources Institute’s updated Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas clearly highlight the Middle East and North Africa - where ICARDA is active - as the most water-stressed region on Earth by far. In fact, 12 out of the top 17 most water stressed countries listed by WRI are located MENA.
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Cairo

Innovations for Agricultural Development in Egypt

20 June 2019. Cairo, Egypt. IFPRI Egypt - World Bank seminar| "Innovations for Agricultural Development in Egypt" Organised in the framework of the Egypt Strategy Support Program of IFPRI in collaboration with ICARDA. This seminar focused on...
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Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Aschers: an important sand stabilizer for saline deserts
August 02, 2019

Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Aschers: an important sand stabilizer for saline deserts

This factsheet describes the benefits, establishment, management, and effective maintenance of Nitraria retusa. Nitraria retusa, also known as Ghardaq or Sahanoon, is one of the leading halophyte perennial shrubs belonging to the Nitrariaceae...

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Risk Factors for Reproductive Disorders and Major Infectious Causes of Abortion in Sheep in the Highlands of Ethiopia
August 01, 2019

Risk Factors for Reproductive Disorders and Major Infectious Causes of Abortion in Sheep in the Highlands of Ethiopia

Community-based sheep breeding programs (CBBPs) were established in Ethiopia since 2010. Improved rams from CBBPs need to be disseminated. However, there is a risk of transmitting reproductive diseases to other community flocks. To investigate...

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Genetic progress and economic benefit of community-based breeding programs for sheep out- and upscaling options in Ethiopia
August 01, 2019

Genetic progress and economic benefit of community-based breeding programs for sheep out- and upscaling options in Ethiopia

In this study, expected genetic progress and economic benefits from implementing three community-based breeding programs for sheep (CBBP) out- and upscaling strategies were investigated. Strategy 1 is to replicate average existing CBBPs...

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Ethiopian barley landraces: useful resistant sources to manage Barley yellow dwarf and other foliar diseases constraining productivity
August 01, 2019

Ethiopian barley landraces: useful resistant sources to manage Barley yellow dwarf and other foliar diseases constraining productivity

One hundred sixty-five advanced lines were subjected to marker-assisted selection using Cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence-polymerase chain reaction (CAPS-PCR) primer against Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) resistant Yd2 gene. In addition...

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Seed Info no. 57
July 31, 2019

Seed Info no. 57

Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication between seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs and thus improve the...

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