Review of agriculture in the dry areas
Contents

From the Director General


News from the Drylands
     -  Expert Consultation Workshop on Horticulture
     -  Regional Expert Workshop on Herbal,Medicinal and
        Aromatic Plants
     -  Symposium on Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
     -  New Project on Commodity Chain Analysis for
        Horticultural Exports
     -  Mint Laboratories Inaugurated in Afghanistan
     -  Dairy Processing Technologies

Focus
     -  Cash from Cactus
     -  Markets for Mountain Products
     -  Mint-ing Money
     -  Harvesting Red Gold in Afghanistan
     -  Leblebi: Tickling the Tongue
     -  Frike: A Money Spinner for the Poor
     -  Fruit Trees: Conserving Biodiversity in West Asia
     -  Protected Agriculture: A Different Greenhouse Effect
     -  Olives: The Fruits of Partnership
     -  Putting MAPs on the Map
     -  Opportunities for Small-Ruminant Producers in Latin America
     -  Lamb Fattening for Higher Income
     -  More Milk from Awassi Sheep

New Publications


Caravan is published twice a year, in June and December, by ICARDA.

ICARDA encourages fair use of the articles published in Caravan, provided the source is quoted. The Center would appreciate receiving a copy of the article or link to web pages where Caravan material is used.

Editor-in-Chief
Surendra Varma

Editor
Ajay Varadachary

Design
George Chouha

ISSN 1025-0972
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