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Kazakhstan Case Study Policy Brief
Policy recommendations on sustainable land management in Kazakhstan, including the costs and benefits of alternative management options. Conclusion: More sustainable land management in desert forests can lead to economic ...
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 ...
The Impact of Improved Winter and Spring Wheat Varieties in Turkey
Wheat is one of the major agricultural commodities in Turkey. The country is among the 10 largest wheat producers in the world. The Turkish Agricultural Research Directorate and ICARDA/CIMMYT wheat improvement program ...
ICARDA-European Commission partnership (1990-2011)
This brief highlights cooperation between the European Commission and ICARDA for programs over the past two decades to improve food security and the livelihoods of rural populations in the world’s dry areas.
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 ...
‘Participatory mapping’ for land and water management (Iran)
This summary informs decision makers and planners at regional levels about participatory mapping as a tool to help communities in planning for better management of natural resources.
Mind The GAP: Improving Dissemination Strategies to Increase Technology Adoption by Smallholders
Proven agricultural technologies that can improve lives often have low adoption rates due to lack of effective service delivery systems and enabling policy environment. Agricultural extension is a common method to introduce ...
Capacity to innovate from a system CGIAR research program perspective
The three system CGIAR research programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Dryland
Systems and Aquatic Agricultural Systems have included “capacity to innovate” as an intermediate
development outcome in their ...
Outcomes and policy-oriented recommendations from the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference Report by the Bureau of the Committee on Science and Technology
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 3rd Scientific
Conference was held from 9 to 12 March 2015 in conjunction with the fourth special
session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-4). ...
Effective Mechanized Rainwater Harvesting: Coping with climate change implications in the Jordanian Badia
Research on micro-catchment rainwater harvesting techniques by ICARDA and Jordanian
scientists has led to the establishment of semicircular bunds on contour ridges and furrows
(using GPS laser-guided Vallerani machine) and ...