Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture

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2018-10-01

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2018-10-01

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Ashutosh Sarker, Shiv Kumar Agrawal. (1/10/2018). Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

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Food legumes are particularly suited to sustainable agriculture. ICARDA is developing and disseminating improved varieties and production technologies so farmers can benefit from the increasing demand for these climate-smart crops. The result: stable yields, healthier soils, and enhanced food and nutritional security.

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Agricultural Research Knowledge
Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Intensification

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germplasm ; technology ; crop management ; climate-smart agriculture ; faba bean ; lentil ; chickpea ; legume ; grass pea (lathyrus sativus)

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improved varieties; dry areas; food legumes

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Sarker, Ashutosh  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9074-4876
 Agrawal, Shiv Kumar  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-3562