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Putting the Dryland Systems program into action - Program Update, Issue 2
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Agricultural Production Systems that is led by ICARDA, is moving forward with a series of implementation workshops, where the research teams will design workplans, set priorities and ...
Feed and small ruminants in a business model that generates revenues and improves livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Niger
Though 90% of the rural population in Niger is livestock owners, the impact of this activity on incomes, nutrition and livelihoods is still very low. The main constraint is the availability of feed (cowpea hay, groundnut ...
Rethinking poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa
Rethinking poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa
Potential of pearl millet as a forage crop in wheat-based double cropping system in Central Asia
Livestock is a vital resource for smallholder farmers’
livelihoods in Central Asia, but shortage of winter season
fodder is a major constraint to livestock productivity in
this region. Three pearl millet populations ...
Criteria and indicators for developing a framework for assessment of sustainability of agricultural/farming systems with focus on rainfed agriculture
Currently the vulnerability to climate change and price variability in a context with water scarcity/low average rainfalls and degraded soils are key concerns. Resolution of natural resource challenges will demand new and ...
Smallholder farmers involvement in seed production of pigeonpea : An assessment in Odisha, India
Smallholder pigeonpea farmers in Odisha always rely on self-saved seeds of preferred landrace with long maturity period of
7 months and exploiting this for a period of 2-4 years or more. These model of seed system continuously ...
Science and Implementation of the South Asia Dryland Systems: Progress, Lessons, and Challenges Ahead
Science and Implementation of the South Asia Dryland Systems: Progress, Lessons, and Challenges Ahead