August 10, 2010

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SEED INFO, Official newsletter of the WANA Seed Network - No 39, July 2010

June 15, 2010

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Tajikistan releases barley and chickpea varieties

Syria releases durum wheat varieties

June 14, 2010

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New MAIZE and WHEAT Mega Programs to fight hunger, poverty, and resource degradation

May 26, 2010

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Scientists identify virulent new strains of Ug99 stem rust - Gathered in St. Petersburg, world's top wheat experts report progress toward replacing 5 percent of vulnerable fields in nations at risk; effort called vital for preventing hunger

March 15, 2010

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New durum wheat varieties released in Syria

February 9, 2010

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The seed industry in Turkmenistan

February 8, 2010

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Performance of the Seed Sector in Pakistan

The Seed Producers Society in Libya

Four Egyptian universities launch new Masters program in seed science

First International Seed Trade Conference and General Assembly of ECO Seed Association (ECOSA)

September 18, 2009

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"GM Crops", first international peer-reviewed journal of its kind

September 14, 2009

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Top wheat experts call for scaling up efforts to combat Ug99 and other wheat rusts

July 30, 2009

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Afghanistan prepares itself to resist a deadly plant plague: Ug99 wheat stem rust poses a threat to food security in the region

July 19, 2009

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Joint ICARDA‐ ARC Wheat Improvement Program for Irrigated Areas in Central and West Asia and North Africa

First ECOSA International Seed Trade Conference (ECOSA 2009) to be held December 2-4, 2009 in Antalya, Turkey

May 25, 2009

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Islamic Development Bank and ICARDA establish strategic partnership on agricultural research, development and training programs

April 15, 2009

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Lentil — also called pulse or daal — attracts attention in India with its potential to alleviate micronutrient deficiency and promise of higher, more stable yields