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ICARDA-CAC Team overlooks a field of ordinary wheat. Despite the apparent abundance of greenery, wheat yields are significantly lower than where the specialized wheat varieties have been planted (Syrdarya Province, Uzbekistan).
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Runoff water collected in a ditch (Syrdarya Province, Uzbekistan). Overwatering of soils is still a problem in many parts of Uzbekistan.
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Cows grazing along an irrigation canal in the Syrdarya Province of Uzbekistan. Across the way lay an expanse of empty field, unable to grow any crops because of salt-saturation.
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Soil affected by high salinity in the Syrdarya Province of Uzbekistan.
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Mr. Tulkun Yuldashev, an Irrigation/Drainage Specialist at ICARDA-CAC showcases new salinity-resistant wheat varieties in Karshi Province, Uzbekistan.
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A researcher from ICARDA-CAC holds up a variety of salt-resistant wheat. (Karshi, Uzbekistan).
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A researcher poses with farmers for a photo among the specialized wheat varieties (Karshi, Uzbekistan).
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A researcher collects samples from the wheat varieties (Karshi, Uzbekistan).
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Grazing sheep along the M39 Highway (Southern Uzbekistan). Unfortunately, livestock are one of the many secondary victims of land degradation.