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Innovative Agriculture for Food Security: An integrated agro-ecosystems approach
Agricultural research has improved the lives of millions of people in
the past three decades. But today, poverty, hunger, lack of access
to food and nutrition remain a daily fact of life for millions of people
in many of ...
CAC News No 55-56. January-June 2013
In this issue:
a) Swiss-funded regional water project meets with success
b) Better livelihoods, more opportunities for rural women in Central Asia
c) Yellow rust-resistant wheat to boost food security in Central Asia
d) ...
A need for sustainability considerations in development interventions
A common misconception among many development practitioners is that interventions that increase household income are to be hailed. However, short-term benefits could possibly come at the expense of sustainability. By ...
Does Zero Tillage Improve the Livelihoods of Smallholder Cropping Farmers?
The biophysical benefits of zero tillage (ZT) are well documented in the literature.
However, the literature on its economic benefits, especially in the context
of small and medium-scale farmers in the temperate developing ...
Enhancing Productivity of Wheat-Legume Cropping System for Smallholder Farmers in West Asia and North Africa
The project tests, validates and disseminates proven
and new technologies to assist smallholder farmers in
WANA increase their yields and stabilize wheat-legume
production system for food security in the face of
increasing ...
In Arabian Peninsula: Enhancing Rural Livelihoods and Efficient Use of Scarce Water Resources
Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region are severely constrained by the region’s extreme aridity, scanty water resources and erratic rainfall. Conditions have become even more challenging as over %95 of the ...
Améliorer la productivité du système de culture de blé/légumineuses pour les petits exploitants agricoles d’Asie de l’Ouest et d’Afrique du Nord
Le projet met à l’essai, valide et diffuse des technologies
éprouvées ou nouvelles afin d’aider les petits exploitants
agricoles d’Asie de l’Ouest et d’Afrique du Nord à augmenter
leurs rendements, et de stabiliser le ...
Improved livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Iraq through integrated pest management and use of organic fertilizer
This working paper summarizes the findings of the socioeconomic component of the research project Improved livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Iraq through integrated pest management and use of organic fertilizer, that ...