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Mechanization to Drive A Process for Fertilizer Subsidy Reform in Egypt
Publicly available estimates suggest that close to 30%
of total employment in Egypt is generated from the
agricultural sector (World Bank, 2016). In percentage
terms, the figure is in line with many economies, both
industrialized ...
Innovation and capacity building to support Afghanistan’s rural development: Input to the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework
Afghanistan-ICARDA programs have field tested a range of rural development approaches and practices. Many of these are ripe for scaling-up at national level and can contribute to the EU-Afghanistan National Priority Programs ...
Agroforestry based on establishment of gardens
Dekhkans of the Fayzabad district
of Tajikistan traditionally cultivated
leguminous crops and wheat in
combination with fruit trees. In
1980th, during the Soviet period
it had a form of non-systematic
agroforestry. To ...
Improving arid land by establishing pistachio plantations
Brief on Improving arid land by establishing pistachio plantations
Addressing Land Degradation in Central Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Land degradation is a major challenge for
sustainable development and poverty reduction
in Central Asia. Since agriculture is an important
source of rural incomes and employment in the
region, declines in crop yields and ...
Valuation of Ecosystem Services for Improving Agricultural Water Management in Kazakhstan - Project Briefs
Valuation of Ecosystem Services for Improving Agricultural Water Management in Kazakhstan - Project Briefs
Agroforestry amelioration for rehabilitation of degraded land
There are many sites of the degraded
arable land in Uzbekistan, the use of
which is unprofitable for production
of the main crops. Planting of
multi-purpose tree species on such
land pro-motes restoration of soil
fertility ...
Establishing fences from stone walls and poplar trees around the perimeter of fields
The site full of stones was originally
deprived of vegetation. Cleaning of
stones provided possibility to grow
annual vegetable crops, grass and
tree species. Irrigation was provided
from a constant spring by means of ...
Turning the tide on pulses production in Ethiopia - Chickpea
Chickpea crop is the third most widely grown legume crop (after soybean and bean) and of
particular significance in developing countries, as providing an important source of farmer
income and nutrition to poor farmers. ...
Community gender profiles across livestock production systems in Ethiopia: Implications for intervention design
The design of research and development interventions promoting gender-responsive value chains is hampered by the lack of gender disaggregated data. Data shortages in the livestock sector span multiple issues including ...