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Durum wheat: a staple crop for food security
Durum wheat is the 10th most important crop produced on the planet, and its consumption is nearly as old as civilisation itself. The Phoenicians were the first traders that sold its products along the shores of Mediterranean, ...
Seed Info No. 49
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs ...
Addressing SDG15 in the Sahel by Building Pathways for Transforming Food and Land Systems in a Climate Crisis
The up and out scaling of a technological innovation are driven by its suitability for specific farming system. These systems are defined by a complex interaction of climatic factors, and socio-economic considerations. ...
Effect of sowing date and seed treatment on food legume insects
In Morocco food legume crops are attacked by a number of insect pests. Among the important pests are
Sitona weevil and Stem borer on faba bean and pea aphid on lentil. Seed treatment with systemic
insecticides is becoming ...
Dietary change in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa: historical changes and future food consumption perspectives
The objective of this brief is to provide an outlook on historical dietary changes and future trends of diets by 2050 in selected Asian, SSA, and MENA countries. The study further focuses on the anticipated importance of ...
Final Technical Report: Genomic prediction to deliver heat tolerant wheat to the Senegal River basin: phase II
Final Technical Report: Genomic prediction to deliver heat tolerant wheat to the Senegal River basin: phase II
Manuel technique pour la plantation de blé en Afrique subsaharienne
La consommation annuelle de blé en Afrique subsaharienne suit une tendance à la hausse. Par
rapport à l'augmentation démographique de la population africaine qui a enregistré un + 32% depuis
2007, dans le même temps les ...
Crop Wild Relatives Crosses: Multi-Location Assessment in Durum Wheat, Barley, and Lentil
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are a good source of useful alleles for climate change adaptation.
Here, 19 durum wheat, 24 barley, and 24 lentil elites incorporating CWR in their pedigrees were yield
tested against commercial ...
Reversing land degradation in Africa through scaling-up Evergreen Agriculture- Component 1 Economics of Land Degradation (EGA/ELD)_ July-Dec 2019
Semi Annual technical report for Reversing land degradation in Africa through scaling-up Evergreen Agriculture- Component 1 Economics of Land Degradation (EGA/ELD) for the period from July - December 2019
Rainfed rice systems in Senegal: Vulnerable systems but with a great potential for food security in the context of climate change
Rice is a major strategic commodity in Senegal government's options, it accounts for 34% of national cereal consumption; from which 50% of cereals consumed in urban areas and 24% in rural areas. In Senegal, rainfed rice ...