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Changing Barley Fertilization Policy in Syria: The Role of Collaborative Policy-oriented Research
Barley is a major feed crop in Syria, accounting for 96 percent of the area devoted to rainfed forage crops, 40 percent of the total cereal area, and 27 percent of the total cropped area. Although barley is well adapted ...
Policy-oriented Research in the CGIAR: Assessing the Impact
Building on an earlier exploratory study, in 2007–2008 the CGIAR’s Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) undertook an initiative in collaboration with seven CGIAR centers to augment the evidence of policy-oriented ...
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 ...