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March 07, 2015

A Once Barred Crop, Now a Boon

When cyclone Aila struck the Sunderbans along the Bay of Bengal in 2009, it devastated thousands of hectares of fertile land used for rice farming. As the sea water receded, it left behind soil and water so saline, nothing would grow for several...
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March 03, 2015

Bringing Back the Buzz: A 'Blueprint' for Smallholders

As countries across the dry areas contend with rising temperatures and increasing water scarcity, farmers need rapid solutions to maintain food production. Are there any practical measures for farmers?Pollinators, often overlooked in food...
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Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation.
March 02, 2015

Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation.

This study examines the site-specific, social, political, ecological, and economic contexts that shape agricultural practices and policies in two desert resettlements of Sa’yda and Intilaq, also called the New Lands that form part of the massive...

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Abeyou Wale Worqlul
Scientist - Soil and Water Conservation Modeling

Abeyou Wale Worqlul

Dr. Worqlul is an Ethiopian National and holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, USA. He has seven years of experience working as a PostDoc and Assistant Research Scientist at Texas A&M...
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Effects of tillage and time of sowing on bread wheat, chickpea, barley and lentil grown in rotation in rainfed systems in Syria
March 01, 2015

Effects of tillage and time of sowing on bread wheat, chickpea, barley and lentil grown in rotation in rainfed systems in Syria

Cropping systems in the drylands of west Asia are characterized by grazing, burning or harvesting of stub-bles, multiple cultivations and late sowing, which can limit yields and lead to soil erosion and degradation.There is a lack of information...

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Impact of Using Desalinated Brackish Water on Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Heavy Saline Soil
March 01, 2015

Impact of Using Desalinated Brackish Water on Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Heavy Saline Soil

The Thesis has been submitted by Imad Ghanameh in partial fulfillment of the MSc Program in Water and Environmental Science at Birzeit University (West Bank), under the co-supervision of Dr. Mahmoud (Birzeit University) and Dr. Soppe (ICARDA).

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Dr, Vinay Nangia at UN 2023 Water Conference
March 29, 2023

Dr. Vinay Nangia makes a case for groundbreaking water innovation for sustainable dryland water use at the UN 2023 water conference

CGIAR's Dr. Vinay Nangia, Team Leader for ICARDA's Soil, Water, and Agronomy Research Program, showcased our water innovation and represented our dryland research partners at the UN 2023 Water Conference.
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Camelid nanobodies with high affinity for broad bean mottle virus: a possible promising tool to immunomodulate plant resistance against viruses
March 01, 2015

Camelid nanobodies with high affinity for broad bean mottle virus: a possible promising tool to immunomodulate plant resistance against viruses

Worldwide, plant viral infections decrease seriously the crop production yield, boosting the demand to develop new strategies to control viral diseases. One of these strategies to prevent viral infections, based on the immunomodulation faces...

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Phenotypic characteristics and trypanosome prevalence of Mursi cattle breed in the Bodi and Mursi districts of South Omo Zone, southwest Ethiopia
March 01, 2015

Phenotypic characteristics and trypanosome prevalence of Mursi cattle breed in the Bodi and Mursi districts of South Omo Zone, southwest Ethiopia

The study was conducted to characterize the morphological features of Mursi cattle breed and to identify the species of trypanosome infecting the cattle and its prevalence in these traditionally managed cattle in the Bodi and Mursi pastoral...

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