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Improving nutrition through agriculture and food systems

This course illustrates the linkages between agriculture, food systems and nutrition. Starting from two realistic scenarios, the course describes benefits and opportunities for integrating nutrition into food system policies, investments and programmes.
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Introduction to Sustainable Development Goal indicators under FAO custodianship

This short course introduces the process of monitoring progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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SDG Indicator 6.4.2 - Water stress

This course provides tools, methods and processes to support countries in monitoring and reporting on SDG Indicator 6.4.2
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SDG Indicator 2.c.1 - Food price anomalies

This course is a clear and easy-to-use guide to understand Indicator 2.c.1 (Indicator of food price anomalies) and the methodology to estimate it.
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Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 5-Milk and Milk Processing
July 17, 2019

Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 5-Milk and Milk Processing

This booklet is part of a ten-part series of technical guidelines describing best practices for managing Awassi sheep – the dominant sheep breed in several countries across the Middle East. The series is targeted at sheep farmers and milk...

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Effect of lactation season on Awassi sheep milk quality and fatty acid profiles
July 16, 2019

Effect of lactation season on Awassi sheep milk quality and fatty acid profiles

Awassi sheep milk is the main milk used to produce traditional dairy products in the Middle East. Sheep management during lactation is affecting milk quality including fatty acid profiles. Generally, farmers graze their animals and may offer a...

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Online

Design of resilient farming systems

This short training course is dedicated to the design of resilient and sustainable farming systems in the dry and arid areas.
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Cairo

Workshop on Novel Research Dimensions in Modeling Climate Change Impacts in Agriculture

The participants brainstormed on issues associated with modelling of crop growth process (in particular wheat) under various limiting factors such as weather, soil, management and water in a climate change scenario to strengthen the in-house...
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Hettani village in Al-Safireh, Aleppo province, Syria

Rebuilding the Seed System in Syria

On 10 June 2019, a field day was organized at Hettani village in Al-Safireh, Aleppo province. The major agricultural research for development partners in Syria represented by the National Agriculture Syndicate and Farmers Union participated in the event.
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Travelling workshop
July 09, 2019

Improving the integration of crop-livestock systems and conservation agriculture

A recent travelling workshop assessed improved livestock-based interventions to enhance the adoption of conservation agriculture in the sheep-cereal production systems of North Africa.
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