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Meteorological reports for ICARDA Experiment Stations in Syria 1986/87 Season
Weather during 1986/87 exhibited a number of peculiarities which made it a better than average season at the wetter sites (Jindiress ,Tel Hadya) and resulted in poor yields or even total crop failures at the drier sites ...
Meteorological Reports for ICARDA Experiment stations in Syria and Lebanon:1990/91 Season
In contrast to the two previous cropping seasons, which had been dry, the 1990/91 season had a total seasonal rainfall of only just below the long-term average.
To combat Ethiopia’s 2010 wheat stripe rust epidemic, a fast-track crop research and rust-resistant seed distribution program not only delivered future protection to the farmers, but also brought higher yields and incomes.
Stripe (yellow) rust disease threatens wheat crops every growing season. In recent years, outbreaks have become more frequent and severe with climate change, decimating harvests and leaving smallholder farmers devastated.
CAC e- Newsletter June, 2014: Learning to grow more with less in Central Asia
Increasing water scarcity and changing weather patterns in Central Asia worry policymakers and scientists alike.
Растущий дефицит воды и меняющиеся погодные условия в Центральной Азии вызывают беспокойство, как в руководящих, ...
Proceedings of the soil directorate/ICARDA: Workshop on Fertilizer use in the Dry Areas
The workshop was organized by: (1) the Soils Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria, and (2) the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and hosted by the latter. It ...
The Agricultural Sector in Qatar: Challenges and Opportunities
The State of Qatar imports most of its food. In 2008, when prices for major commodities rose sharply, several food-exporting nations banned exports, in an effort to shore up their own food security. In 2009, H.H. Sheikh ...
Meteorological Reports for ICARDA Experiments Stations in Syria 1987/88 Seasons
1987/88 was the wettest season in NW Syria since 1940/41 when seasonal rainfall totals exceeded those of 1987/88 by 10 to 20 %. The average recurring interval of seasons with the same rainfall as 1987/88 or more is estimated ...
Meteorological Reports for ICARDA Experiment Stations in Syria and Lebanon in 1989/90 Season
The season of 1989/90 in Nothern Syria was in many ways similar to the 1988/89 season. Overall rainfall was almost exactly the same, reaching about two-thirds of the long-term average. The total number of frost days was ...
Implications of water scarcity on agriculture in CWANA region: Limitations and potentials
All countries in Central and West Asia and North Africa CWANA region in general, and WANA region in particular, have faced severe challenges in increasing their agricultural production over the last 40 years. This is mainly ...
Agricultural Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in Jordan - Methodology and Data Collection Materials
The Syria crisis, now in its 6th year, has brought about an influx of 659,957 refugees (UNHCR, 2017). Around 80 per cent of Syrian refugees in Jordan live outside camps. Many work mainly in agricultural sector; their ...