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Fodder seeds: empowering women and closing gaps in Afghanistan
This Blog summarizes the training workshop on plant propagation, nursery management, pasture production and enterprise development, and defines the role of gender in forage value chain in Afghanistan. The workshop was held ...
Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries
A research for development initiative working across ten countries to raise wheat production and reduce the Arab World’s growing dependence on costly wheat imports.
Qualitative characteristics of traditional Jordanian Jameed and a way to improve quality and reduce health risks
Jameed is an important dairy product in Jordan and other countries in the Middle East that is highly demanded. Jameed is a hard dry skimmed yogurt, mainly processed using sheep and goat milk in a small scale labor-intensive ...
Investing in resilience: addressing climate-induced displacement in the MENA region
Climate change threatens the viability of agriculture, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In a region where agriculture is a critical source of employment and income, environmental ...
Afghanistan forage initiative knowledge focussed event
22 participants from including staff from Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), private seed company, Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) in Baghlan, ...
Performance Evaluation of an Off-Road Light Aerial Platform for Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Cultivation
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivation is characterized by several operations performed at the frond level. Fronds can be many meters above the ground, especially in older groves or plantations. Mechanization in ...
ICARDA-CASP agreement Goals, progress, next steps
Presentation on ICARDA-CASP agreement Goals, progress and next steps.
Farm-Centered Integrated Modelling for the Design of Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Farm modelling has been widely used over the past ten years for the assessment of agricultural systems in face of policy changes, technological innovation, economic and climate changes. Beyond the various modelling methods ...
Enhancing Jameed quality by improved processing methods for small scale dairy sheep farms in Jordan
Jameed is a traditional dried dairy product in Jordan that has been produced in the region for centuries and used to prepare the popular traditional cuisine called Mansaf. Jameed processing is an important part of the ...
Socio Economics of Majidyya village
A field questionnaire campaign was designed and conducted for Muhareb Watershed, which include Muhareb and Al Majidya villages, as well as the neighboring village of Al Ktefeh. In total 50 questionnaires were processed for ...