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Durum Wheat: Globally Minor, Locally Major Crop
July 01, 2020

Durum Wheat: Globally Minor, Locally Major Crop

In this book, experienced scientists in the field describe the importance of durum wheat as an adapted cash crop for drylands in detail, as well as a valuable food crop that must be paid more attention in relation to climate change, global...

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Developing an artificial inoculation technique for screening chickpea genotypes against a Syrian isolate of Chickpea chlorotic stunt virus
June 30, 2020

Developing an artificial inoculation technique for screening chickpea genotypes against a Syrian isolate of Chickpea chlorotic stunt virus

Chickpea chlorotic stunt virus (CpCSV) is the most important virus affecting chickpea crop in several countries of West Asia and North Africa (WANA), including Syria. The main objective of this study was to develop a simple and economical...

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FAO and ICARDA
June 28, 2020

FAO and ICARDA Present the Information 4 Innovation in Food and Agriculture Virtual Sessions

FAO and ICARDA bring you: Information 4 Innovation in Food and Agriculture (I4IFA), A week-long learning opportunity. 29 June – 3 July 2020
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Vacancy
June 28, 2020

Vacancy-Data Scientist – CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) invites applications for the internationally recruited position of Data Scientist – CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy.
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Editorial: Why Livestock Genomics for Developing Countries Offers Opportunities for Success
June 26, 2020

Editorial: Why Livestock Genomics for Developing Countries Offers Opportunities for Success

In the developing world, rural farmers rely on local breeds to play crucial roles aimed at ameliorating the effects of adverse environments and resources shortages in sustaining their livelihoods. The local breeds appear to be adapted to...

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Individual variability among autochthonous sheep in Northern Tunisia to infection by abomasum nematodes and Babesia/Theileria parasites
June 25, 2020

Individual variability among autochthonous sheep in Northern Tunisia to infection by abomasum nematodes and Babesia/Theileria parasites

In Tunisia, livestock plays an important role in the economy; unfortunately, Tunisian sheep population faces several health challenges. The aim of this trial was to study phenotypic variability of four local sheep breeds and strains to abomasum...

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Potential distribution and the habitat suitability of the African mustard (Brassica tournefortii) in Tunisia in the context of climate change
June 20, 2020

Potential distribution and the habitat suitability of the African mustard (Brassica tournefortii) in Tunisia in the context of climate change

The global warming resulting from anthropogenic activities is considered a major threat for the biodiversity in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. North African countries in western Mediterranean basin, including Tunisia, are expected to...

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Mena Grand Challenge
June 18, 2020

The 2DI Mena Grand Challenge Stakeholder Meetings - 22-24 of June

The Two Degree Initiative (2DI) is a global level initiative led by the alliance of CGIAR, World Resources Institute (WRI), and Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) to foster a Climate Smart AgriFood Sector. 2DI aims to address the challenges of intensifying climate change and population growth in eight key climate-change hotspots across the world by strengthening their preparedness and adaptation capabilities, and capitalizing on opportunities the regions hold.
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Towards an innovative olive oil value chain: Options for inclusive development in South-Eastern Tunisia
June 17, 2020

Towards an innovative olive oil value chain: Options for inclusive development in South-Eastern Tunisia

The objective of this paper is to analyse the olive oil value chain (OVC) in the Governorate of Medenine (south-east of Tunisia) and the relationships between its main operators for an effective involvement and better performance and resilience...

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Dataset for describing the diversity of household farming systems and the degree of crop-livestock diversification and integration in the Western part of Nile valley (Egypt)
June 17, 2020

Dataset for describing the diversity of household farming systems and the degree of crop-livestock diversification and integration in the Western part of Nile valley (Egypt)

The CLIMED household farm dataset comes from a data collection conducted from 2013 to 2014 in five zones of the New Reclaimed Lands in the western part of the Nile Delta (Egypt). The main objective was to describe the diversity of household...

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