Agricultural Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA)

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News 25 Jul 2022

Scientists step up wheat landrace conservation efforts in Afghanistan, Turkey and other countries in the region

In 2009, a team of wheat scientists from CIMMYT, ICARDA, FAO, and national partners set off on a five-year expedition across Central Asia to collect as many landraces as they could find.

Press releases 22 Aug 2019

Scientists use DNA fingerprinting to gauge the spread of modern wheat in Afghanistan

New study finds that wheat farmers often do not accurately identify their varieties.