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Evidence for genotypic differences among elite lines of common bean in the ability to remobilize photosynthate to increase yield under drought
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important food legume for human consumption. Drought stress is the major abiotic stress limitation of bean yields in smallholder farming systems worldwide. The current work ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1983
ICARDA Annual Report 1983
Ties that Bind: Africa and ICARDA
ICARDA has long-standing outreach programs in North Africa, the Nile Valley, and the Red Sea region (Fig 2). In its current strategic plan, the Center will extend its work to the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa.
A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies
Intensifying outmigration in dryland areas affects women's roles in agriculture and related activities, with
broader implications for productivity and gender equity. Using a systematic review of literature, we examine
the ...
Improving food security and nutrition in Africa
Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1996
One of the major activities during 1996 was the development of a new Medium-Term Plan
(MTP) for 1998-2000, designed to enhance food security while protecting the natural resource
base in the fragile environments of dry ...
Food Legume Nurseries: International Nursery Report 1979/80
The main objective of the program is to provide a mechanism for the multi-location testing of the genetic material of chickpea, faba beans, and lentils originating from national and International programs.
The testing aims ...
Food Security and Water Poverty in Central and West Asia and North Africa Region
ll countries in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region in general, and the WANA region in particular, have faced severe challenges in increasing their agricultural production over the last 40 years. This is ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1994
The season under review in this volume represented a milestone in the progress of ICARDA. It
marked the end of the service of several veteran Board members and of the Director General, and
the election of a new Board Chair ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1986
ICARDA Annual Report 1986