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Sustainable intensification in drylands: What resilience and vulnerability can tell us
The challenge to increase food production is greater than ever,
as the world’s population is set to increase to a predicted nine billion
by 2050 (United Nations, 2008), requiring a 70 to 100% increase in
global food ...
IFAD_AFESD_Improving food security and sustainable natural resources management through enhancing integrated agricultural production systems in the Arabian Peninsula_Annual Report_2015
ICARDA’s Arabian Peninsula Regional Program (APRP) was launched in 1988 with a goal of developing the agricultural sector and conserving the natural resources and environment through scientific research and technology ...
Gender and sustainable increase in production through irrigation: The Case of Ntcheu District, Malawi
The need to sustainably intensify agricultural production using irrigation dates as far back as the Egyptian civilization. In modern day Africa, irrigation offers an opportunity to get more crops per drop as a solution to ...
Emphasizing agricultural research at International Green Week Berlin
This short news item reports ICARDA presentation at International Green Week Berlin, which took place for the 81st time from 15-24 January, 2016. One of the main highlights of the event was the agricultural research as one ...
Testing and evaluating integrated soil conservation, fertility management and crop intensification options for their complementary benefits and limitations
The report describes the status of various activities selected and implemented as part of sustainable intensification in East Shewa action site, Ethiopia. The proposed activities cover three major intervention areas viz., ...
Livelihood type-specific determinants of household’s choices of land use and farm management practices, and crop productivity in Riviridzi catchment, Ntcheu Malawi
The study has found different impacts of socio-ecological factors on cropping, fertilizer use and soil and water conservation practices when analyses are done at whole sample or farm type specific. Household behaviour also ...
Agricultural Water Management Interventions (Awmi) for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification (SAI) in the Chinyanja Triangle Area of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia
The rural communities of the Chinyanja Triangle are considered among some of the poorest in the world and lack access to food for 3 to 4 months per year due to the rainfall variability manifested in drought or floods. ...
Gender and Irrigation: Its Implications on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification. The Case of Ntcheu District of Malawi
Efforts have been made to intensify crop production through various technologies including irrigation schemes practices in Southern Africa as in other developing countries, however less focus have been placed on the extent ...
Baseline characterization of the local stakeholders to promote the uptake of sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming system innovations in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali
This characterization study is carried out under the innovation platform work package and aims to: (1) identify and characterize the existing stakeholders involved in agricultural development, (2) assess the level of ...
International Conference Calls For Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture
Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gather 3 days (3-6 March 2015) at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the International Conference on Integrated ...