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Unraveling Origin, History, Genetics, and Strategies for Accelerated Domestication and Diversification of Food Legumes
July 22, 2022

Unraveling Origin, History, Genetics, and Strategies for Accelerated Domestication and Diversification of Food Legumes

Domestication is a dynamic and ongoing process of transforming wild species into cultivated species by selecting desirable agricultural plant features to meet human needs such as taste, yield, storage, and cultivation practices. Human plant...

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Collaboration at the F2R-CWANA Launch in Morrocco
July 20, 2022

LAUNCHED! F2R-CWANA Offers the World a Head Start in Climate Adaptation

The CGIAR Initiative From Fragility to -Resilience in CWANA, launched across the region, integrates new agri-innovation with existing climate-smart actions and assets for truly resilient food systems.
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Wheat Production and Breeding in Ethiopia: Retrospect and Prospects
July 18, 2022

Wheat Production and Breeding in Ethiopia: Retrospect and Prospects

Wheat, cultivated on a total area of 2.1 million hectares annually with a total production of 6.7 million tons, is one of the most important food security crops in Ethiopia. However, there is a huge gap between wheat production and supply due to...

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Heritability and genetic gain of digestible organic matter intake of barley straw genotypes by sheep, using repeatable in situ- and laboratory-based indicator traits
July 18, 2022

Heritability and genetic gain of digestible organic matter intake of barley straw genotypes by sheep, using repeatable in situ- and laboratory-based indicator traits

The voluntary digestible organic matter intake (DOMI) of mature barley crops (Hordeum spp.) for sheep depends largely on straw quality. Direct measurement of DOMI is laborious; consequently, the research reported here evaluated indicator traits...

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A restored silvopasture site in semi-arid of Tunisia where two-layered dense vegetation is covering the soil surface.
July 17, 2022

ICARDA at the International Exhibition and Forum on Afforestation Technologies

ICARDA's Dr. Mounir Louhaichi addresses the International Exhibition and Forum for Afforestation Techniques, helping to raise awareness of the increasing loss of vegetation cover in the region, vital for combating desertification and addressing climate change challenges in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East
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Empowerment resources, decision-making and gender attitudes: which matter most to livestock keepers in the mixed and livestock-based systems in Ethiopia?
July 16, 2022

Empowerment resources, decision-making and gender attitudes: which matter most to livestock keepers in the mixed and livestock-based systems in Ethiopia?

Women's empowerment constitutes an important aspect of the development agenda. Although it is highly contextual in nature, empowerment literature so far has focussed on identifying factors associated with empowerment, neglecting the importance...

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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: A Synopsis of Coordinated National Crop Wild Relative Seed Collecting Programs across Five Continents
July 13, 2022

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: A Synopsis of Coordinated National Crop Wild Relative Seed Collecting Programs across Five Continents

The Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change Project set out to improve the diversity, quantity, and accessibility of germplasm collections of crop wild relatives (CWR). Between 2013 and 2018, partners in 25 countries, heirs to the globetrotting...

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