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Benefits of improved wheat variety for rural smallholders in Uzbekistan

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Tashkent, Uzbekistan ;

Pages 1p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas for Central Asia and the South Caucasus (ICARDA-CAC), in cooperation with FAO, conducted a farmer field school program in a village in Kyzylkum, which opened up access to new farming prospects for local smallholders. The publication explores the first-hand benefits of improved wheat variety through the story of a local farmer.

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