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Mechanized raised-bed irrigation: Production package
This project aimed at up-scaling the field-tested
Mechanized Raised-Bed Irrigation (MRBI)
production package in Egypt, focusing on
small-scale farming systems (see Box for explanation
of MRBI). The package included access ...
Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt
New research from Egypt demonstrates that women play a far more active role in irrigation than previously thought. Yet women’s contributions to irrigation remain poorly understood and undervalued, limiting their access to ...
Evolution of Crop Water Productivity in the Nile Delta over Three Decades (1985-2015)
Estimating crop water productivity (CWP) for spatially variable climatic conditions in Egypt is important for the redistribution of crop planting to optimize production per unit of water consumed. The current paper aims ...
Wheat leaf and stem rusts in the Nile Valley and Red Sea region: Incidence, spore movement, pathotypes and effective resistance genes.
Research on wheat rusts started in the 1988/89 growing season in Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP), with available resources from the countries involved. It was further strengthened when the Netherlands ...
Resource Management in the New Lands of Egypt: Soil Fertility and Management
Limited soil and water resources and threatened sustainability of agricultural production call for an effective resource management strategy and farming systems approach in agricultural research. Implementing a long-term ...
Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries
A research for development initiative working across ten countries to raise wheat production and reduce the Arab World’s growing dependence on costly wheat imports.
Resource Management in the Rainfed Areas of Egypt: Multidisciplinary Surveys
Limited soil and water resources and threatened sustainability of agricultural production call for an effective resource management strategy and farming systems approach in agricultural research. Implementing a long-term ...
Resource Management in the Old Irrigated Lands of Egypt: Agronomy
Limited soil and water resources and threatened sustainability of agricultural production call for an effective resource management strategy and farming systems approach in agricultural research. Implementing a long-term ...
The Baseline Analysis of the Nile Delta of Egypt
This study establishes baseline information on the socioeconomic and biophysical aspect of the three delta sites in Egypt as part of livelihood characterization and provides reference for monitoring impact in the future. ...
Performance evaluation of ground water management instruments: The case of irrigation sector in Tunisia
Around 27% of aquifers in Tunisia are being overexploited. Groundwater extractions is mainly for the irrigation sector, where more than 40% of the water used for irrigation comes from GW sources. The objective of this study ...