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ONCA is responsible for piloting, coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the agricultural advisory strategy at the national level. It is responsible for applying government policy in terms of agricultural advice. Given the changing context of its missions (Green Generation, digitization of the agricultural sector, young people, etc.), ONCA has launched a new project for the development of an advanced version of the ARDNA platform to improve the quality of services provided to farmers and their organizations.

Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and intense, which will impact faba bean cultivation globally. Conventional breeding methods are effective but take considerable time to achieve breeding goals, and, therefore, the identification of molecular markers associated with key genes controlling heat tolerance can facilitate and accelerate efficient variety development. We phenotyped 134 accessions in six open field experiments during summer seasons at Terbol, Lebanon, at Hudeiba, Sudan, and at Central Ferry, WA, USA from 2015 to 2018. These accessions were genotyped using genotyping by sequencing (GBS), and 10,794 high quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were discovered. These accessions were clustered in one diverse large group, although several discrete groups may exist surrounding it. Fifteen lines belonging to different botanical groups were identified as tolerant to heat. SNPs associated with heat tolerance using singletrait (ST) and multi-trait (MT) genome-wide association studies (GWASs) showed 9 and 11 significant associations, respectively. Through the annotation of the discovered significant SNPs, we found that SNPs from transcription factor helix–loop–helix bHLH143-like S-adenosylmethionine carrier, putative pentatricopeptide repeat-containing protein At5g08310, protein NLP8-like, and photosystem II reaction center PSB28 proteins are associated with heat tolerance.

SKiM 2021 Steering Committee minutes

Steering Committee presentation by the National Focal Point of Sudan on the national developments and future perspectives in knowledge management.

SKiM 2021 Steering Committee presentation on enhancing KM performance through science and community of practices on knowledge management.

Steering Committee presentation by the National Focal Point of Morocco on the national developments and future perspectives in knowledge management.

SKiM 2021 Steering Committee presentation by Virginia Tech on the value of knowledge.

SKiM 2021 Steering Committee presentation of the post mid-term evaluation action plan, actionated across 2021 and 2022.