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To combat Ethiopia’s 2010 wheat stripe rust epidemic, a fast-track crop research and rust-resistant seed distribution program not only delivered future protection to the farmers, but also brought higher yields and incomes.
Stripe (yellow) rust disease threatens wheat crops every growing season. In recent years, outbreaks have become more frequent and severe with climate change, decimating harvests and leaving smallholder farmers devastated.
Cross-regional partnerships for improving food and nutritional security in marginal environments of Central Asia
Drought and salinity has a far greater effect on food security in Central Asia. Evaluation, domestication and sustainable utilization of native and introduced halophytic and salt-tolerant plant resources ...
Water, Policy, and Agriculture Productivity in Egypt
When water scarcity restricts agricultural production, expanding water resources is only one option to increase or maintain output; investments in research to raise land and water productivity can also release constraints ...
Production of certified strawberry plantlets (Fragaria ananassa) using tissue culture techniques in Lebanon
The strawberry (Fragaria sp.) is a low perennial herb belonging to the Rosaceae family and is native of temperate climates. It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic ...
Growing More Olives with Less Water
Despite the importance of olive
production in Morocco and Syria,
the absence of modern production
methods such as irrigation prevent
the sector from reaching its full
potential. Although widespread
water-scarcity in North ...
Program Theory of change and Impact Pathway - Last Update 2015
A theory of change (ToC) describes how a research-in-development project or program induces expected outcomes and impacts by describing the causal interrelationships from the project/program’s activities to outputs, outcomes ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species: Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants
Leucaena leucocephala is used mostly as forage for livestock, both after cutting for use as fodder, or direct grazing, typically planted in hedgerows with grass. It responds well to a coppice system and branches vigorously.
Enhanced Forage and Bioenergy Production
Salinization is a global problem facing agricultural in arid and semi-arid regions with estimates of more than 1.5 million hectares of agricultural land lost yearly to salinity. Cultivating halophytes that remove salts ...
Linking Livestock Producers and Rural Women to Global Yarn Markets
The project used a market-driven science approach to ensure quick uptake by rural women and succeeded in establishing a self-sustaining value chain, from improved breeding and husbandry practices to production of world-class ...
بذور أفضل من أجل إنتاج أفضل للأعلاف والمراعي
تتسم مھارات إنتاج العلف وبذور المراعي بالترابط الوثیق. إن تربیة الماشیة تلعب دورا حاسما في الاقتصاد الوطني ولكنھا تتطلب وفرة من العلف والمراعي ذات الجودة العالیة والتي لا تتحقق إلا بتدفق مستمر للبذور الجیدة من الأصناف المحسنة