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Innovative Agriculture for Food Security: An integrated agro-ecosystems approach
Agricultural research has improved the lives of millions of people in
the past three decades. But today, poverty, hunger, lack of access
to food and nutrition remain a daily fact of life for millions of people
in many of ...
AFESD-ICARDA: A strategic partnership for developing the capacity of Young Scientists in Arab Countries
Capacity development is one of ICARDA’s core priorities. A four-decade partnership
with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has equipped
thousands of trainees with crucial new knowledge and skills – ...
Investing in resilience: addressing climate-induced displacement in the MENA region
Climate change threatens the viability of agriculture, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In a region where agriculture is a critical source of employment and income, environmental ...
Community empowerment strengthens rehabilitation efforts in Yemen
This briefing describes preliminary work on a water harvesting rehabilitation project in Yemen that is implementing an innovative strategy of community engagement. It is aimed at policymakers, donors, and other potential ...
In Arabian Peninsula - Enhancing livelihoods and food security through sustainable natural resource management (R4D)
Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region face several constraints, including extreme aridity, limited water resources, erratic rainfall, salinization, and increased desertification due to wind and water erosion. ...
Services to enable learning, technology transfer and scaling-up of sustainable land and water management innovations.
The Menarid Knowledge Management initiative offers three services that will improve the effectiveness and wider use of IFAD projects – and potentially other rural development initiatives active in sustainable land and water ...
Food, income, and livelihoods: Impact of new agricultural technologies in Africa
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen have a combined population of 195 million, of whom 72% live in rural areas. All four economies are largely agriculture-based; but most farmers use traditional crop varieties and farming ...
الصندوق العربي للإنماء الاقتصادي والاجتماعي والمركز الدولي للبحوث الزراعية في المناطق الجافة ─ تضافر الجهود لتحسين سبل المعيشة في الأراضي الجافة في ظل الأزمة المناخية.
إضاءات على المنعكسات الإيجابية لدعم الصندوق العربي
المنعكسات على القدرات سواءً على مستوى الأفراد أو المؤسسات
◼ حصل 17,332 عالمًا وطنياً على تدريب في مجال أبحاث الأراضي الجافة منذ 1978
◼ برنامج الزمالة بين الصندوق العربي ...
In Arabian Peninsula: Enhancing Rural Livelihoods and Efficient Use of Scarce Water Resources
Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region are severely constrained by the region’s extreme aridity, scanty water resources and erratic rainfall. Conditions have become even more challenging as over %95 of the ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable native shrub species: Atriplex halimus: mitigating highly saline soils
One of the most commonly planted shrubs in the Mediterranean, Atriplex halimus is known for its remediation of degraded rangelands and salt-affected areas. It is commonly used as a forage plant for sheep and goats in arid ...