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Plant Health Innovation Platform at Qob Elias, Lebanon: farmer participatory approaches for wide dissemination of pest management innovations
Integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) represents a range of environmentally-sound approaches to crop protection and is increasingly recognized as an essential component of sustainable agricultural development. To ...
Potential of Volatile Organic Compounds in the management of insect pests and diseases of chickpea
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is the second legume crop cultivated in Morocco after the Faba bean, and presents economical and nutritional benefits. However, the crop productivity is low due to biotic factors and drought. ...
Ties that Bind: Africa and ICARDA
ICARDA has long-standing outreach programs in North Africa, the Nile Valley, and the Red Sea region (Fig 2). In its current strategic plan, the Center will extend its work to the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mainstreaming Efficient Legume Seed Systems in Eastern Africa: Challenges, opportunities and contributions towards improved livelihoods
This technical paper begins with an introduction to
grain legumes and their importance in Eastern Africa,
followed by trends in production and productivity,
variety development, release and promotion.
It proposes and ...
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 ...
Viruses and Phytoplasma Reported on the Most Important Vegetable Crops in Syria: A Review
Syria is famous for cultivation of many different vegetable crops in most governorates during both winter and summer growing seasons, due to its Mediterranean moderate climate conditions, characterized by a mild winter and ...
Ties that Bind: Afghanistan and ICARDA
In January 2002, ICARDA, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), brought together 74 experts from 34 organizations including the CGIAR centers and other research institutes, ...
Ties that Bind: Ethiopia and ICARDA
Ethiopia and ICARDA have worked together for more than 30 years, to promote sustainable agricultural development in dry areas. This booklet describes the results of this partnership: new technologies and research methods, ...
Ties that Bind: Australia and ICARDA
Australia has traditionally been a strong supporter of agricultural research, both at home and abroad. Total Australian funding for ICARDA research amounted to US$ 575,000 during the 2001 financial year, a 53% increase ...
Management of food legume pod borer and aphids through intercropping in Morocco
Food legumes (faba bean, field pea, lentil, and chickpea) productivity and production are affected by aphids and pod borers in rainfed and irrigated production systems in CWANA region. Farmers are practicing several cropping ...