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Assessment of on-farm conservation of dryland agrobiodiversity and its impact on rural livelihoods in the Fertile Crescent
The Fertile Crescent encompasses a mega-center of diversity of crops and livestock of global importance. The
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) coordinated a 5-year regional project
funded ...
Incorporating risk in the economic analysis of agronomic trials: fertilizer use on barley in Syria
In the drier areas of Syria yields of barley, the principal crop, are low. Due to the variability in rainfall, fertilizer use is perceived as risky. Barley-fertilizer trials have been conducted on farmer's fields over a ...
دراسة اجتماعية - اقتصادية لإدارة المكافحة المتكاملة لحشرة السونة على محصول القمح في سورية
تهدف الدراسة إلى اظهار الآثار والمعوقات الاقتصادية و الاجتماعية والبيئية لحشرة السونة على إنتاج القمح في سورية والعمل على تقليلها من خلال تطوير وتطبيق خيارات الإدارة المناسبة للمكافحة المتكاملة لحشرة السونة بتكاليف منخفضة ...
The Role of Informal Farmer-To-Farmer Seed Distribution in Diffusion of New Barley Varieties in Syria
This study examines the role, structure and effectiveness of informal seed systems in the diffusion of
new barley varieties. It uses data collected by tracing farmers who received new barley varieties and
other farmers who ...
Wheat farming in Syria: An approach to economic transformation and sustainability
Sustainability has recently become an ingrained concept in crop production systems worldwide, and is the cornerstone
of research programs of the global network of research centers operated by the Consultative Group of ...
Impacts of Crop Improvement Research on Farmers' Livelihoods: The Case of Winter-Sown Chickpea in Syria
This study presents farmers’ evaluations of the performance of winter-sown chickpea technology developed
by ICARDA relative to traditional spring planting, and assesses impacts of this technology on farmers’
livelihoods ...