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Trade, food security, and nutrition

This course addresses the linkages between trade and food security, which are highly complex and have been subject to intense debates at the national and global levels.
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Digital libraries, repositories, and documents

This course covers the processes relevant to the creation and management of digital libraries and repositories, including digital file formats, metadata management, database management.
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Genetic Dissection of the Seminal Root System Architecture in Mediterranean Durum Wheat Landraces by Genome-Wide Association Study
July 09, 2019

Genetic Dissection of the Seminal Root System Architecture in Mediterranean Durum Wheat Landraces by Genome-Wide Association Study

Roots are crucial for adaptation to drought stress. However, phenotyping root systems is a difficult and time-consuming task due to the special feature of the traits in the process of being analyzed. Correlations between root system architecture...

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Dynamics of rural livelihoods and rainfall variability in Northern Ethiopian Highlands
July 08, 2019

Dynamics of rural livelihoods and rainfall variability in Northern Ethiopian Highlands

The study has aimed to reveal the livelihood dynamics of rural households in Ethiopia and their association with rainfall conditions and household socio-economic characteristics. It has observed an upward livelihood patterns but fluctuating over...

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Cairo, Egypt

Food Technology in Supporting Entrepreneurs of Food Manufacturing Sectors through the Lens of Egypt Vision 2030

25 June 2019. Cairo, Egypt. Food Technology in Supporting Entrepreneurs of Food Manufacturing Sectors through the Lens of Egypt Vision 2030. Organised by the National Research Center (NRC) Cairo-Dokki Extract of the programme: Smaller unit for a...
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Cairo, Egypt

Launch of “AgriRowad”: Egypt ‘s Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Digital Platform.

Objectives: Provide a forum for learning and training in order to foster users and practitioners’ capacity. Generating knowledge, networking to build the SMEs capacity to engage in evidence-based approach; Support different stakeholders in...
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Practical sessions on agricultural machinery
July 07, 2019

Syrian agricultural experts refresh their crop management and seed production skills

A training course on crop management skills and seed production had an emphasis on conservation agriculture. The training targeted 15 Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers for eight days in Lebanon (Terbol Station).
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From Left to right: Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA's DG; Michelle Afram, ICARDA's board member; Matahiro Yamaguchi, Japanese ambassador to Lebanon.
July 05, 2019

Addressing the increasing pressure on Lebanon’s scarce water supplies

An ICARDA initiative that helped Lebanese farmers better manage their scarce water supplies and cope with the increasing pressures and demands of a growing Syrian refugee population concluded recently.
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Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 4-Lactation Period
July 04, 2019

Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 4-Lactation Period

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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European temperature of the land on June 26, 2019
July 03, 2019

Wheat to beat the heat

The heat-wave in Europe poses a significant threat to wheat production across the continent. The breeding of heat-tolerant wheat varieties remains one of the most strategic approaches to cope with extremely high temperatures - but Europe is failing to take advantage of the resilient varieties developed and disseminated by the CGIAR and its partners, which offer a robust defense against the warming effects of global climate change.
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