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Improving wheat production in the CWANA region
Wheat is the principal staple food in most countries of the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, accounting for 45% of the region’s per capita calorie intake with an average wheat consumption of about 200 ...
Training and Surveillance Support for Wheat Rust Diseases in Central Asia and Near East: Field-based assessment of wheat rust pathogenic variability (Trap Nurseries)
Under the FAO-ICARDA initiative on Training and Surveillance Support for Wheat Rust Diseases, 132 sets of International Rust Trap Nurseries of yellow, stem, and leaf ruts was distributed to the 10 supported countries. The ...
Training and Surveillance Support for Wheat Rust Diseases in Central Asia and Near East: In-Country Rust Surveillance
Through the FAO-ICARDA initiative on Training and Surveillance Support for Wheat Rust Diseases, technical backstopping, guidelines and financial support were provided to facilitate national in-country rust surveillance in ...
Wheat
Wheat is one of the most important staple crops of global food and nutritional security. The demand for wheat has been increasing substantially with the increasing human population pressure. Wheat genetic resources including ...
Ensuring Sustainability of Rangelands and Livelihoods of Pastoralists Inclusive Land Management Practices
Rangelands are often seen as grazing lands for animals only, but they play a far wider role. They provide vital ecosystem services such as mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity in drylands with important ...
Gender Norms and Migration in Wheat Systems of Uzbekistan and Morocco: Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose?
Migration in both Morocco and Uzbekistan is leading to varying impacts on gender norms in wheat systems. Outmigration is resulting in women undertaking more farm management roles.Migration is leading to changes in gender ...