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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species - Retama
Retama: A resilient, pioneer plant for rangeland rehabilitation and stable ecosystems.
Arid and semi-arid rangelands face increasing climate variability and grazing pressure as the world’s demand for food increases. ICARDA ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable rangeland management practices; Shrub planting: contributing to ecological sustainability while aiming towards livelihood improvement
The degradation of rangelands is induced by overgrazing, over-gathering of firewood, and conversion of the best rangelands into cropping land. Over-exploitation results in negative effects leading to soil erosion and the ...
A new pastoral code for Tunisia: Reversing degradation across the country’s critical rangelands
In response to the severe economic, social, and environmental costs of degradation across Tunisia’s rangelands, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has worked with the General ...
Gender, livestock rearing, rangeland use, and climate change adaptation in Tunisia
Women’s contributions to rangeland cultivation and management in Tunisia, and the effects of climate change upon women’s livelihoods, are both policy blind spots. Despite women’s growing participation in rangeland management, ...
Managing silvopastures: promoting native legume species; Lathyrus sativus L.: a Neolithic dual purpose annual legume grown for its seeds for human consumption, and fodder for livestock feeding
A factsheet about grass pea benefits, establishment and management, nutritional composition and effective management
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 ...
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.
Vers une gestion durable et une gouvernance soutenue des parcours du sud de la Tunisie
La présente note de politique synthétise et capitalise sur les acquis des recherches socioéconomiques entreprises par les chercheurs de l’IRA et de l’ICARDA sur la gouvernance des parcours au sud de la Tunisie dans le cadre ...
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 ...
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 ...