Wheat against weeds and windstorm on small farms

FAO

Wheat against weeds and windstorm on small farms

Weeds and windstorm - double scourge to wheat crop of the smallholders in Durmon village in the cold winter desert of Uzbekistan

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Tashkent, Uzbekistan ;

Pages 1p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The publication explores the damage caused by both a windstorm and weeds to wheat harvest of the farmers in Durmon village in the cold winter desert of Uzbekistan. Improved variety of wheat crops has been introduced to smallholders through Farmer Field Schools, implemented jointly with the International Center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) and FAO.

Language English

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