{"id":2350,"date":"2022-07-19T13:37:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/?page_id=2350"},"modified":"2023-10-04T21:15:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:15:11","slug":"seed-systems-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/seed-systems-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Systems In Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2350\" class=\"elementor elementor-2350\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aec1ac9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5aec1ac9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41dcffe3\" data-id=\"41dcffe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678c7f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"678c7f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEED SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL NURSERIES AND SEED HEALTH in Detail<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c20e2df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c20e2df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f29a424\" data-id=\"4f29a424\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613db73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613db73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #383838;font-family: Lato, sans-serif;font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato\">ICARDA\u2019s Seed Systems, International Nurseries, and Seed Health team <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato\">aim at developing a functional pluralistic and inclusive seed system operating across \u2018open borders\u2019 for easy movement of varieties and seeds. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #383838;font-family: Lato, sans-serif;font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato\">It is involved in diverse and broad range of activities that collectively addresses seed system constraints working in an integrated, holistic approach with emphasis on emerging challenges in seed sector development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #383838;font-family: Lato, sans-serif;font-size: 18px\"><i>Significant\u202f 2021 \u202fdevelopments in our work on seeds were:<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41d5c1d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41d5c1d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7febce1\" data-id=\"7febce1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4ac057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"6d4ac057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-accordion{text-align:start}.elementor-accordion .elementor-accordion-item{border:1px solid #d5d8dc}.elementor-accordion .elementor-accordion-item+.elementor-accordion-item{border-top:none}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title{margin:0;padding:15px 20px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon{display:inline-block;width:1.5em}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon svg{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon.elementor-accordion-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon.elementor-accordion-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon .elementor-accordion-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon .elementor-accordion-icon-opened,.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-accordion-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-accordion-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-content{display:none;padding:15px 20px;border-top:1px solid #d5d8dc}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px 15px}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-title .elementor-accordion-icon{width:1.2em}.elementor-accordion .elementor-tab-content{padding:7px 15px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-accordion,.e-con>.elementor-widget-accordion{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Wheat seed system studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\"><p>Two major studies on <a href=\"http:\/\/repo.mel.cgiar.org\/handle\/20.500.11766\/66513\">wheat seed systems, varietal adoption and impacts in Turkey<\/a> were published in 2021 and another for Uzbekistan was completed. The Turkish studies cover the entire variety development, release, licensing, and protection; seed production, quality assurance, and marketing; and the policies, institutions, laws, and regulatory frameworks governing them. The studies also estimate the level and determinants of varietal adoption and the associated livelihood impacts. Each chapter provides detailed analyses of the different topics and identifies major challenges and opportunities within the limits of their individual thematic focus. The studies make several recommendations for improving Turkey\u2019s wheat sector, including strengthening formal academic education in seed sciences, tailoring policies and interventions to meet specific regional needs, and aligning domestic biodiversity practices with international conventions. The authors presented their findings and recommendations at two international webinars in November 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">On a mission to improve pulse seed systems in Odisha, India<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/odisha-pulse-mission\">Odisha Pulse Mission<\/a> aims to enhance nutritional security by strengthening village and formal seed systems for farmers\u2019 preferred and new varieties of pulses in Odisha. By the end of July 2021, it reached 13,832 farmers across 14 districts, helped 126 farmer groups to manage seed hubs in project villages, and demonstrated technologies for the intensification of pulses, especially in rice fallows. A total of 4,200\u00a0hectares of rice fallows have been brought under pulse cultivation, leading to an estimated 33,000\u00a0quintals of additional production with an average incremental income of Rs13,626 per farmer. The project was funded by the Government of Odisha and supported by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and was successfully led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/about-us\/our-experts\/nigamananda-swain\">Dr. Nigamananda Swain<\/a> and the ICARDA Odisha project team in coordination with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/about-us\/our-experts\/zewdie-bishaw\">Dr. Zewdie Bishaw<\/a> and other stakeholders.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Rehabilitation of seed systems in Syria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\"><p>Through its FAO funded project, &#8216;Services to Support the Seed Multiplication Sector in Syria for the Season 2020\/21,&#8217; ICARDA supported smallholder farmers by providing seeds of improved wheat, barley, chickpea, and lentil varieties; establishing seed producers\u2019 groups for sustainable local seed business; and strengthening the capacity of partners and farmers. In 2021, a total of 9.7\u00a0tons of wheat, barley, chickpea, and lentil seed was provided to 53 smallholder farmers (12\u00a0percent female) in three seed producers\u2019 groups, together with agricultural inputs and operational costs for weed control, irrigation, harvesting, and processing. A total of 184\u00a0tons of wheat, barley, chickpea, and lentil was produced, representing a net profit of US$301.60, or 119.5\u00a0percent.<\/p><p>In addition to technical backstopping, a train-the-trainer course on community-based seed production and marketing was organized. The course included field days, a cross-learning tour, and formal training covering quality and healthy seed production, crop inspection, certification, and seed processing operations. A total of 250 participants attended, including development partners and high-level delegates from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and ICARDA.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1834\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Scaling of heat-tolerant wheat varieties in Africa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1834\"><p>Wheat is one of the key crop commodities of the African Development Bank\u2019s Feed Africa Flagship, part of its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative. Implemented by ICARDA, the <a href=\"https:\/\/taat-africa.org\/wheat\/\">TAAT Wheat Compact (TWC)<\/a> continued to provide technical support in scaling heat-tolerant wheat varieties in target African countries. TWC focused on creating awareness and a sense of urgency for wheat transformation through policy advocacy and the development of road maps for deploying agricultural innovations in target countries. Multi-stakeholder platforms, consisting of high-level inter-ministerial steering committees and technical committees, have been established to lead national wheat self-sufficiency agendas in target countries. As a result, wheat area expansion and increased wheat production have been observed in almost all project target countries. Ethiopia and Sudan are driving wheat self-sufficiency and other countries are making wheat a priority crop through national decrees. TWC success stories were featured in the 2021 high-level virtual dialogue, Feeding Africa: Leadership to Scale Up Successful Innovations. Also in 2021, a short documentary on TAAT beat over 3,700 nominations from 65 countries to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/afdb-taat-wins-top-international-award-digital-campaign\">win the \u201cBest Video \u2013 Documentary\u201d award at the 2021 Stevie International Business Awards<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1835\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1835\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">International nurseries (IN)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1835\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1835\"><p>In 2021, ICARDA\u2019s International Nurseries team carried out seed production and distribution of about 575 sets, containing 11 trials of 7 mandate crops, and 1,619 elite lines to 103 cooperatives in 44 countries. Total cost recovery was through CGIAR Research Programs, projects, and country contributions.<\/p><p>ICARDA IN continues to benefit from its partnership with NARS through the release of improved cereal and legume varieties. These are preferred by farmers, because of their adaptation and agronomic traits, and by industry and consumers, because of their grain quality traits. In 2021, a total of 24 improved cereal and legume varieties were released in eight countries. These varieties included five spring bread, one durum and seven winter wheat, one barley, one faba bean, six chickpea, and three lentil varieties. It is anticipated that these varieties will contribute to food and nutritional security for smallholder farmers and support effective and efficient scaling.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1836\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1836\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Maintaining and promoting seed health<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1836\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1836\"><p>During 2021, ICARDA seed health labs in Terbol, Lebanon, and Rabat, Morocco, analyzed 110,390 accessions for seed-borne pathogens and pests, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, weeds, and storage insects. These accessions were tested in 48,404 samples and the results were collected from 567,975 diagnostic reactions. Also in 2021, seven standard operating procedures related to seed health testing at ICARDA were developed, covering legumes, wheat, and barley, as well as seed cleaning and disinfection, field and quarantine inspection, information management and certification, and capacity building.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1837\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1837\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Dr. Safaa Kumari's Contributions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1837\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1837\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/about-us\/our-experts\/safaa-kumari\">Dr. Safaa Kumari<\/a>, Head of ICARDA\u2019s Seed Health Laboratory, actively promoted seed health in 2021. In November, she presented two lectures as part of a wheat management course for scientists in the Syrian General Organization of Seed Multiplication. She also presented a virtual lecture, \u201cSafe movement of food and forage crops germplasm at ICARDA,\u201d to more than 60 participants at an event organized by the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA). 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