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Minutes of a workshop on Developing Small Ruminant Breeding programs
In Ethiopia there has been different attempts at developing breeding programs either for selective breeding or crossbreeding. Different institutions also follow varying approaches including nucleus and community-based ...
Feeding Trial: Goat
In Afghanistan, goats are an essential element in the mixed crop-livestock farming under irrigated and rainfed production systems and the livelihoods of rural communities with a total number of 7.3 million goats that ...
Genome-wide Analysis of Small Ruminant Tolerance to Grazing Stress Under Arid Desert
There are three major hot and dry deserts in North America, all located in the Western United States and Northern Mexico. Desert areas are facing serious environmental challenges, most importantly drought and water shortages ...
Report on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (KAP) and Gender responsiveness of households in target provinces
The document reports the results of a survey undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and perceptions of households about project interventions and their likely influence on the correct technology adoption/practice in ...
Establishment of the Elite Karakul-Sur Nucleus Flock at Koybak Livestock Cooperative in Karauzyak district of Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan)
In April, 2015, during the field mission of ICARDA staff (Dr. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dr.
Mourad Rekik and Makhmud Shaumarov) met with the Hokim (Governor) of Karauzyak District
of Karakalpakstan to identify research and ...
Genetic trends in growth and reproductive Performance of indigenous sheep breeds managed under community-based breeding programs in the highlands of Ethiopia
This paper reports the biological performance of the sheep from three sheep community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) namely, Bonga, Horro and Menz from Ethiopia with the following objectives: i) Evaluate the growth and ...
Genetic improvement of small ruminants
The main purpose of this workshop is to present and assess previous and on-going experiences on Community-based improvement of Awassi sheep and Shami goat breeds in order to define a common strategy for future collaborative ...
CGIAR Regional Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus Progress Report 2014 – 2016
The reporting period (July 2014 – June 2016) has been fruitful in identifying improved winter wheat varieties resistant to soil salinity, frost, and heat. Varieties like ‘Buniyodkor’, ‘Gozgon’, and ‘Yaksart’ in Uzbekistan, ...
ICARDA Annual Report 2015
The year 2015 will be remembered for the waves of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region looking for a safer future in other parts of the world. While millions of people crossed into Europe, the ...
ICARDA Annual Report 2016
2016 was the hottest year on record – the third consecutive record-breaking year. It was a sign that we have to act fast to enhance the resilience of dryland farmers, who not only have to contend with more extreme temperatures ...