Filippo Bassi

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Durum wheat breeder at ICARDA for Africa, Middle East, Central Asia. Beachell-Borlaug Scholar. Awardee OLAM Prize Innov in Food Sec. profile pic credit M.Major

Rabat, Morocco
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Joined August 2013
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  1. Dec 31

    That great feeling of entering the new year with a clean inbox. Happy new year to all, and a great new season full of genetic gains

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  2. 16 Dec 2021

    Re-posting- from a friend: -19.55% global durum production. How was season 2020-21 for you? In Morocco was quite good

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    7 Dec 2021

    Deep scoping: a breeding strategy to preserve, reintroduce and exploit genetic variation

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    3 Dec 2021

    We developed a method for DNA purification-free PCR using plant tissues. This allows for low cost and high throughput genotyping such as more than 1000 samples per day per person. This is now in October issue of PCP. Hope this helps many plant scientists!

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    3 Dec 2021

    We will not meet the challenges of climate adaptation without 500 million small-scale farmers around the world. project is developing new ways of putting climate-resilient seeds into the hands of farmers. Find out more 👉

    Farmer El Kbir Safraoui in his durum wheat field.
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    1 Dec 2021

    Morocco will cultivate 1M hectares of under (CA) by 2030 🌟 👩‍🔬17 years of joint research work by and on CA has led to this outcome 👨‍🔬 👉

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  7. 23 Nov 2021

    Video by about the Durum EWG of the As Jason says: "if you work in durum then come join us!" .. as I say: "if you do not work in durum yet, never better time to change than NOW!!"

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    23 Nov 2021

    The scientists involved in the CWR project have spent really long days and nights out in the fields, rainforest, desert areas and swamps, in lowlands and highlands. They have diligently searched for these tiny plants that were once considered weeds.

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    22 Nov 2021

    Seeds ready to plant -FLRP, India

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  10. 19 Nov 2021

    Now that is a BIG BOOK! Thanks for sending us the printed version of this great special edition Check out that great work on page 9:

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    18 Nov 2021

    Sowing of New season in durum field -FLRP India ..

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    11 Nov 2021

    Brasil aprobó trigo HB4 tolerante a sequía, desarrollado por empresa argentina 👏🏻🍞 🧬 | Era el paso final para que 🇦🇷 pudiera llevar este trigo a campo sin problemas por parte de su mayor comprador de trigo (🇧🇷) Enhorabuena amigos trasandinos!

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  13. 11 Nov 2021

    The final output of the DIIVA-PR project funded by : Wild Relatives Crosses: Multi-Location Assessment in Durum Wheat, Barley, and Lentil via

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    7 Nov 2021

    Dr. Faouzi Bekkaoui, director of , discusses how the CWANA initiative further strengthens the long collaboration between Morocco and , , , , among other CGIAR centers.

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    7 Nov 2021

    Increasing in 2021 heartbreaking photos of drying up dams in Jordan what next?

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    6 Nov 2021

    "I'm very grateful to everyone who has contributed to this project over the last decade. We look forward to taking on new challenges, building new partnerships and helping where it's needed the most." - Benjamin Kilian, Crop Wild Relatives Project Coordinator

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    2 Nov 2021

    BREAKING NEWS: At , announces $315 million to to support its climate-related work, incl. climate adaptation initiatives in the new CGIAR portfolio. The news helps push total pledges close to $1 billion. Read more:

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  18. 29 Oct 2021

    A saddening story in an outstanding article by Dr Royo and colleagues: Global loss of climatically suitable areas for durum wheat growth in the future. Too bad that the 2.0 M ha of durum in South Asia are not accounted for.. but great work!!

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  19. 21 Oct 2021

    Gosh.. how many did I bin??!! Thanks for this never thought of this before!

    'New cycle, same old mistakes? Overlapping vs. discrete generations in long-term recurrent selection' I can't help but feel proud of this work. Dr. Marlee Labroo rocked it.
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  20. 19 Oct 2021

    A day in the life of ⁦⁩ scientists in told by the very talented writer of the ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ Syrian Seed Bank’s Fight to Survive | The New Yorker

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