土耳其主要農產之一鷹嘴豆(chickpea)，是一種蛋白質含量高的植物，常用來製成鷹嘴豆芝麻沙拉醬(hummus)，或用烤的方式製成稱做leblebi的點心，放到濃湯裡或是置於沙拉上層加以點綴。
土耳其農民近幾年飽受嚴重乾旱之苦，導致其農作量大減。目前土耳其科學家與國際乾旱地區農業研究中心進行合作，研發出可適應乾旱氣候的鷹嘴豆新品種，此品種在乾旱的氣候下仍有高產量。
Gokce是一種kabuli品種的鷹嘴豆，與顏色較黯淡且較小的desi種鷹嘴豆相較，Gokce有淡淡的顏色、很大的種子以及光滑的外殼。
Gokce品種不只能適應乾旱的氣候，還可適度地調節葉枯病(Ascochyta blight)的病症，葉枯病是一種破壞鷹嘴豆農作物的植物疾病。在土耳其中部的安那托利亞(Anatolia)地區，小麥、大麥與其他農作物都已枯萎無法收成，Gokce仍維持其高產量。
The chickpea, one of the plants with the highest amount of protein, is a staple of Turkish food - enjoyed as a dip called hummus, roasted as a snack food called leblebi, often thrown into a soup or tossed onto a salad.
But Turkish farmers have been enduring a severe drought for several years, which has caused their crops to fail.
Now a new chickpea variety that can withstand drought and still produce a high yield has been developed by scientists with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA, based in Aleppo, working with Turkish scientists in an ongoing collaboration.
Gokce is a variety of the kabuli type of chickpea, with light-colored, larger seeds and a smoother coat than the darker, smaller desi type.
The Gokce variety is not only drought tolerant but also has moderate tolerance to Ascochyta blight, a disease that devastates chickpea crops. In most areas of Turkey's Central Anatolia region, where wheat, barley, and other crops have failed, Gokce's yield still is high.
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