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Improving Agricultural Extension Systems for Wider Adoption of Technologies: Project highlights and main objectives
This introduction on the project inception workshop summarizes the project highlights and main objectives of the project Designing effective Extension Service Delivery Systems for Enhancing Wider Adoption of Agricultural ...
Technical and institutional certification of breeding rams in Ethiopia
This report is a preliminary attempt to describe the technical and institutional requirements for certification of improved rams selected in the framework of the community-based breeding programs in Ethiopia.
Strengthening Sheep fattening Communities of Practice in Ethiopia: Laying down revised strategies
ICARDA launched CoPs in 2019 with the intention to engage diverse stakeholders in livestock activities to sustainability support scaling of improved market-oriented sheep fattening (SF) practices and technologies in the ...
Phenotypic, Genomic and Physiological Basis of Fecundity Traits in Bonga Sheep of Ethiopia
Three interrelated investigations were carried out with the objectives of estimating genetic
parameters and trends of selection for Age at First Lambing (AFL), Lambing Interval (LI) and
Litter size (LS); understanding the ...
Genetic diversity assessment of Ethiopian tetraploid wheat landraces and improved durum wheat varieties using microsatellites and markers linked with stem rust resistance
A set of 77 markers was used to describe the genetic diversity in a group of 58 tetraploid wheat accessions. Analysis was performed using 31 neutral SSR markers, 31 SSR/STS markers linked with reported major stem rust ...
Multi environment evaluation of chickpea disease nurseries (wilt, Aschochyta blight and Botrytis grey mold) to identify stable and new sources of resistance
Under the ICRISAT- ICAR collaboration, disease nurseries of wilt (ICWN), AB (IABN) and BGM (IBGMN) consisting of 30 entries (28 resistant cultivars and 2 susceptible checks) were evaluated at different locations (hot spots) ...
Wheat Barley and Triticale Newsletter - RACHIS - No. 7(1-2)
The RACHIS information service has been initiated by ICARDA to meet the information needs of barley, wheat and triticale research workers in the Near East and North Africa region. RACHIS seeks to report research results ...
Analysis of crop residue use in small holder mixed farms in Ethiopia
Determinants of the use of cereal and pulse residue for livestock feeding and soil mulching among smallholder farmers in the mixed farming system were analyzed. Crop residue (CR) is dual purpose resources in the mixed ...
Simple smokers to improve traditional dairy products
Smoking of milk utensils is a crucial traditional practice to develop the product’s desired organoleptic characteristics. Fumigation also assures quality and safety of milk and dairy products. Traditional fumigation often ...
Participatory identification of breeding objective traits and selection criteria for indigenous goat of the pastoral communities in Ethiopia
Structured questionnaire, own-flock rankings and group discussions were undertaken to assess goat breeding practices and to identify traits of interest for genetic improvement of pastoral goats. Four pastoral villages in ...