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WFP welcomes KES 112.2 million support from the Russian Federation towards resilience-building in Kenya's arid lands

APO 29 Nov 2021
“We are pleased that this gift from the Russian people will help contribute to changing the lives of hardworking families by helping them through a difficult time while they work towards lasting solutions to the food security challenges in the arid and semi-arid areas of the country,” he added.
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WFP welcomes KES 112.2 million support from the Russian Federation towards resilience-building in Kenya's arid lands (WFP - World Food Programme)

Public Technologies 29 Nov 2021
"We are pleased that this gift from the Russian people will help contribute to changing the lives of hardworking families by helping them through a difficult time while they work towards lasting solutions to the food security challenges in the arid and semi-arid areas of the country," he added.
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Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University organizes 'Kissan Mela' at Koont Farm

Urdu Point 27 Nov 2021
Qamar-uz-Zaman said that Arid Agriculture University was the only agricultural university in Pakistan which gives priority to industrial problems and the agricultural experts of the university always tried to deal with the problems being faced by the farmers and provide them timely guidance.
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Why farmers in the arid zone are not bothered about MSP?

Business Line 26 Nov 2021
Far away from the agitation by farmers on Delhi borders who are demanding a law for guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP), countless farmers in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions, which are infamous for farmer suicides, are battling the odds stacked against them even as MSP is not even on their agenda ... So MSP is not an issue here,” says Sominath.
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‘Silver Jubilee’ Week starts at Arid varsity

The News International 24 Nov 2021
Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi is playing an important role in imparting agricultural education and research in Rainfed areas. These views were expressed by Minister for Agriculture, Punjab Syed Hussain Jahanian Gardezi while addressing inaugural session of ‘Silver JubileeWeek at Arid Agriculture University.
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Rivers from Nandi Hills range find their course again in arid lands

The Hindu 21 Nov 2021
Farmers of Kolar and Chickballapur, who initially celebrated rains, have begun to despair at the damage they have caused ....
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Education for Sustainable Development: Visit to Aride Island |20 November 2021

Nation 20 Nov 2021
Our team was not only able to reconnect with undisturbed and protected nature, but also learned more about how Education for Sustainable Development practices are translated into real life through the operations of ICS on Aride ... Aride, like Aldabra and Bird Island, is known to be one of the world’s unique bird sanctuaries.
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One woman's determination unlocked science behind reforestation on an arid southwest forest

Alamogordo Daily News 18 Nov 2021
Forest Service silviculturist�Marisa Bowen, known as Reese to�her friends and coworkers,�revived the tree planting program�on the Lincoln National Forest ... .
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Arid University to celebrate silver jubilee

The News International 16 Nov 2021
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) is going to celebrate its silver jubilee from November 22-27, at the completion of 25 years of ...
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‘Farmers are digging their own graves’: true cost of growing food in Spain’s arid south

The Guardian 16 Nov 2021
Intensive agriculture’s insatiable thirst for water is turning wetland to wasteland, draining rivers and polluting groundwater A wetland without water is a melancholy sight ... ....
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How Omar Yaghi’s scientific work can make a difference to arid Middle East environments

Arab News 15 Nov 2021
Elaborating on his primary field of research and its relevance to an arid region like the Middle East, he said ... One of Yaghi’s goals is to develop systems to extract water from arid environments in the Middle East and make water easily available to everyone ... in arid regions.
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New postgraduate students welcomed at Arid university

The News International 06 Nov 2021
Rawalpindi.An orientation session for the newly admitted postgraduate students was held at the Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Thursday, to brief them about the university’s rules & regulations, facilities available at the campus, and the most proficient faculty.
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A cost effective and quick way to find groundwater in arid regions

Science Daily 27 Oct 2021
Water is a scarce commodity in many countries worldwide, but new cost-effective technology pioneered by researchers in Australia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia could ensure sustainable water supplies for decades to come. <!-- more --> ... .
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Study reveals inland arid climate dynamics over Asia since the Holocene

Phys Dot Org 21 Oct 2021
Shi Zhengguo from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators revealed the inland arid climate dynamics over Asia since the Holocene ... Zhengguo Shi et al, Distinct Holocene precipitation trends over arid Central Asia and linkages to westerlies and Asian monsoon, Quaternary Science Reviews (2021).
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