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The FIGS (Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy) Approach Identifies Traits Related to Drought Adaptation in Vicia faba Genetic Resources
Efficient methods to explore plant agro-biodiversity for climate change adaptive traits are urgently required. The focused
identification of germplasm strategy (FIGS) is one such approach. FIGS works on the premise that ...
Villages develop strategies to adapt to climate change (Uzbekistan)
This brief is intended to inform local-level extension and rural development agencies and development partners (including non-governmental organizations), or research teams, of a process that communities can use to better ...
Elements of Research Strategy and Priorities for Sustainable Agricultural Development of Highlands in Central, West Asia and North Africa
The main objectives of this report is to review the current status, constraints and potential of
highlands in Iran, Morocco and Turkey and to define elements of a research strategy and
ICARDA’s research priorities for ...
CAC e- Newsletter October, 2013: Climate change makes heat tolerance a must-have trait for wheat in Central Asia
Heat stress is a major worry for farmers in large parts of Central Asia, and Uzbekistan in particular. After all, agricultural production is affected.
Тепловой стресс является основной причиной беспокойства большинства ...
A new approach to mining agricultural gene banks – to speed the pace of research innovation for food security
‘FIGS’: A more precise approach to mining agricultural gene banks.
This report presents the possibilities of ‘FIGS’, a new technique for searching agricultural genebanks, that helps crop breeders and their managers achieve ...
A new approach for mapping and assessing degraded lands (Tunisia)
This summary describes the work of the LADA (Land Degradation and Assessment in Dry Areas) project that identifies and describes geographical areas suffering from land degradation in the governorates of Tunisia. Through a ...
Adapting to climate change by improving water productivity of soils in dry areas
Considering extreme events of climate change and declining availability of appropriate quality water and/or highly productive soil resources for agriculture in dryland regions, the need to produce more food, forage and ...
CAC e- Newsletter May, 2013: New climate change adaptation project in Uzbekistan focuses on pollinators
Climate change poses one of the most severe risks to pollinators. But they, specifically wild pollinators, are indispensable for agricultural production of most high-value crops, for 60-90% of all plant species, and for ...
Index-based insurance for climate risk management and rural development in Syria
Improving the adaptive capacity of rural producers to climate and weather risks may become an urgent issue in the early stages
of political stabilization in Syria. Therefore, this study analyses the agro-ecological, economic ...
North-Africa-ICARDA Partnership on Food Legumes Research for Development: Present Status and Future Strategy
Food legumes are important crops for human food,
animal feed and services for sustainable agriculture.
They are the rich sources of protein and micronutrients,
thus contributing significantly to the health and
nutritional ...