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A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling
The cactus pear (known by its scientific name as Opuntia ficus-indica) was not always accepted in Pakistan as a source of food for animals, much less as a fruit fit for human consumption. It was commonly believed to be the ...
Will a radical farming shift save drought-stricken Zimbabwe? A call for climate-smart action
Zimbabwe’s slow recovery from years of economic depression has suffered a terrible blow from recurrent droughts halving the expected production of 742,000 tons of the main staple, maize, this year. It leaves 1.5 million ...
Can farming shift save stricken Zim?
Zimbabwe’s slow recovery from years of economic depression has suffered a terrible blow from recurrent droughts, halving the expected production of 742 000 tonnes of the main staple, maize, this year.
Innovation in family farming in Europe and Central Asia
In the 39th Session of the European Commission on Agriculture (ECA) held in Budapest, Hungary on 22-23 September 2015, as a panel expert; Botir Dosov, Innovation Platform facilitator, CGIAR Research Program on Dryland ...
Process of Growing Own-Rooted Seedlings of Fruit Crops and Grapes
Blog on Process of Growing Own-Rooted Seedlings of Fruit Crops and Grapes
Drylands System East & Southern Africa - East Shewa Transect Diversification into Goat Production: A Training and Consultative Workshop
The blog describes a training and consultation workshop for Adami Tullu Researchers encompassing breeders, animal nutritionists and socio-economists organized by ICARDA on 14-15 December 2015 in Addis Ababa. The purpose ...
Drip Irrigation in Uzbekistan
Blog on Drip Irrigation in Uzbekistan
How Open are you?
Blog Post on Open Access within research in agriculture and the impact on the CRP work
Establishing pistachio plantations in arid lands of Kyrgyzstan
Blog on Establishing pistachio plantations in arid lands of Kyrgyzstan
Rural advisory and extension services in Central Asia
Blog on Rural advisory and extension services in Central Asia