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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 ...
Managing rangelands: promoting native shrub species: Bassia prostrata (L.): A resilient drought and salt tolerant shrub use for rangeland improvement and for provision of quality fodder for livestock
Arid and semi-arid rangelands face increasing climate variability and grazing pressure as the world’s demand for food increases. ICARDA is introducing drought tolerant species as a crucial means of assisting rangeland ...
Validation of ICRISAT based leasyscan screening system for utilization in breeding hybrids/hybrid parents for different agro-ecologies
Brief on the validation of ICRISAT based leasyscan screening system for utilization in breeding hybrids/hybrid parents for different agro-ecologies
Trait-specific and adaptation-specific seed (B-lines) and restorer parent (R-lines) nurseries strengthened at ICRISAT; and development of 2 new trait-specific composites for utilization in hybrid breeding
Brief on Trait-specific and adaptation-specific seed (B-lines) and restorer parent (R-lines) nurseries strengthened at ICRISAT; and development of 2 new trait-specific composites for utilization in hybrid breeding.
Managing rangelands: promoting native shrub species: Rhanterium suaveolens Desf: a keystone species critical to rangeland structure and functioning
Rhanterium suaveolens is a desert plant endemic to North Africa and is best developed in parts of the sandy plains of the northern Sahara characterized by deep sierozem soils. Due to their attractiveness for various human ...
Introduction of promising West African pearl millet germplasm, and its utilization in Asian hybrid breeding program
Brief on Introduction of promising West African pearl millet germplasm, and its utilization in Asian hybrid breeding program.
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 ...
Achieving Food Security and Reducing Poverty through Land Restoration
Land restoration and avoiding further degradation can be a key pathway to achieving food security and exiting poverty for some of the most vulnerable people living in Africa’s drylands. Achieving the UN’s SDGs requires ...
Developing a policy framework for agricultural extension systems in Tunisia
In the face of declining natural resources linked to overutilization, population growth, and climate change,
Tunisian national extension services need to review their priorities and reform their modes of service delivery.
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