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January, 2013
This monthly electronic newsletter provides a snapshot of some of the current work of the Regional Program for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus, supported by the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The Program aims at reducing poverty and hunger, improving human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international research, partnership and leadership in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia).

Contacts

CGIAR Program Facilitation Unit for Central Asia and the Caucasus
c/o International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
P.O. Box 4375
Tashkent 100000
Uzbekistan

Tel.:
(998-71) 237-21-30/69/04; 234-82-16; 234-83-57; 237-47-19

E-mail:
pfu-tashkent@cgiar.org

Web site:
www.cac-program.org

New wheat lines can yield up to 10 tons per hectare. Photo by Sherzod Qosimov. / Íîâûå ñîðòà ïøåíèöû ìîãóò äàâàòü óðîæàé äî 10 ò/ãà. Ôîòî Øåðçîäà Êàñûìîâà.

Yellow rust-resistant wheat to boost food security in Central Asia

Date: January 20, 2013

Yellow rust, a disease affecting wheat, remains a serious problem in Central and West Asia. Finding wheat that is both resistant to the pathogen and can bring in good harvests is a daunting task.

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Создание сортов озимой пшеницы устойчивых к желтой ржавчине – шаг для улучшения продовольственной безопасности в Центральной Азии

Дата: January 20, 2013

Желтая ржавчина, заболевание, поражающее пшеницу, остается серьезной проблемой в Центральной и Западной Азии.

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CIP-bred potato clone, registered in Uzbekistan as Sarnav, in field trials. Photo by Durbek Khalikov. / Êëîí êàðòîôåëÿ âûðàùåííûé ÑÈÏ, çàðåãèñòðèðîâàííûé â Óçáåêèñòàíå êàê ñîðò Ñàðíàâ, ïðîõîäèò ïîëåâûå èñïûòàíèÿ. Ôîòî Äóðáåêà Õàëèêîâà.

Uzbekistan on course for more seed potato production

Date: January 25, 2013

Potato is one of the staple foods in Uzbekistan. According to the national research organization sources, around 111,000 ha of agricultural land is currently used for potato cultivation (up from 65,000 in 2010), and it is expected to increase.

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Узбекистан на пути к увеличению производства семенного картофеля

Дата: January 25, 2013

Картофель является одним из основных продуктов питания в Узбекистане. По данным национальных научно-исследовательских организаций, приблизительно 111 000 га сельскохозяйственных земель в настоящее время используются для выращивания картофеля (по сравнению с 65 000 га в 2010 году), и, ожидается, что площади под картофелем будут увеличиваться.

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