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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[…ثلاثة نشرات جديدة أ- أفضل الممارسات في إدارة أغنام العواس: الولادة ب – أفضل الممارسات في إدارة أغنام العواس: مرحلة الحمل ج – أفضل الممارسات في إدارة أغنام العواس: مرحلة التزاوج إضغط هنا لتنزيل هذه النشرات<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1211&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hot-Shot! A camera that measures drought tolerance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICARDA scientists use the infrared camera to see how drought affects plant physiology. The one thing dryland farmers fear, above all else, is drought. In many parts of the world, droughts are becoming more frequent, and more severe, as a result of climate change. ICARDA scientists are using a new tool — the infrared camera [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1207&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancies at ICARDA headquarter in Aleppo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are seeking applications for the international and national positions below. Interested candidates please register on the website under Jobs and then apply for the above position. It is very simple and will take just a few minutes. Download International position(s) specifications: Senior Biotechnologist (85440)   Closing date: 25 February 2012 Iran-ICARDA Regional Officer (3826)   Closing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=625&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Rain Harvest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ICARDA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wise rainwater harvesting saves crops from failure Harvest water, not just crops. New mapping methods help planners see where water is available  dry areas. The majority of the world’s farmers live in low-rainfall areas. These farmers could substantially increase their harvests if rainfall were more plentiful. But in fact, water is not as scarce as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1199&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The WorldFish Center has two vacancies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ICARDA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WorldFish Center has two vacancies for the positions of: - Head of Corporate Finance (Director of Finance and Administration designate)&#8230; Click for details - Program Leader for WorldFish CGIAR Research Program More Meat, Milk and Fish by and for the Poor&#8230; Click for details<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1185&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Helping farmers cope with climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 2007, leaves no doubt that the Earth&#8217;s climate is changing, largely as a result of human activity. The last 60 years were the warmest in the last 1000 years. Rainfall patterns are changing. Both floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1179&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Combating a new global pathogen of wheat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global production of wheat – a staple food for more than two billion people – is threatened by rust diseases spread by wind-borne spores. A virulent race of stem rust, Ug99, poses a new threat. It was discovered in Uganda in 1999, hence the name, but has now spread to the Arabian Peninsula and West [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1173&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancy / AARINENA Executive Secretary</title>
		<link>http://icardablog.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/vacancy-aarinena-executive-secretary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa, (AARINENA) has a vacancy for the Position of Executive Secretary.. Click for details<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1166&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights on major achievements (Sep2009- Aug2010)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fkhoudershah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARC Libya-ICARDA collaborative program 51 p. ARC. Libya. 2010 Abstract: The implementation of planned activities will be realized within the framework of an integrated and coordinated effort by all involved staff from ARC-Libya and ICARDA. Research activities common across the three projects will be carried out with joint participation of the three project teams. Similar coordination [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1158&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jordan: Benefit-sharing through participatory plant breeding</title>
		<link>http://icardablog.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/benefit-sharing-through-participatory-plant-breeding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fkhoudershah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source:  The Custodians of Biodiversity Sharing Access and Benefits to Genetic Resources. p. 67-78 Al Yassin, Adnan. IDRC. Canada. 2012 Abstract:  Jordan’s government has been active in creating a supportive institutional environment for agricultural development. This case study looks at agricultural policies, laws and international agreements through the lens of the country’s efforts to introduce [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=icardablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628250&amp;post=1149&amp;subd=icardablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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