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Overview on livestock policies in the Bedouin area Northwestern coast zone of Egypt
This chapter describes the main development policies of the Northwestern coast
zone (NWCZ) of Egypt, especially those having contributed to the significant changes
of the livestock sector from the past decades until today. ...
Dataset for describing the diversity of household farming systems and the degree of crop-livestock diversification and integration in the Western part of Nile valley (Egypt)
The CLIMED household farm dataset comes from a data collection conducted from 2013 to 2014 in five zones of the New Reclaimed Lands in the western part of the Nile Delta (Egypt). The main objective was to describe the ...
The Contribution of Mobile Pastoral Herds to Soil Fertility Maintenance in Sedentary Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems at Farm and Territory Scales—Part of Mutually Reinforcing Social and Ecological Relationships Supporting Sustainability
Agricultural development through settlement schemes on desert lands has always raised
acute debates, especially over environmental issues due to cultivation based on intensive
additions of water and fertilizers. However, ...
Atlas of the traditional milk sector around greater Cairo in Egypt اطلس للقطاع التقليدي لانتاج وتوزيع الالبان ومنتاجاتها حول القاهرة الكري في مصر
The book is the product of exploratory and empirical research conducted within the dairy research project on "Understanding the traditional functioning of the milk supply chain in El Cairo City, Egypt" (funded by the AIRD, ...
Socioeconomic diversity and typology of Bedouin communities in the hot dry Coastal Zone of Western Desert, Egypt
The study was carried out to assess the diversity of the farming system and the associated development needs of Bedouin communities in the rural area of the hot dry Coastal Zone of Western Desert (CZWD), Egypt with the ...
Opportunities and challenges of diversified in cropping and livestock systems in small scale farms at desert reclaimed lands, Egypt
A farm survey was conducted in 2013/14, over 174 small-scale farms in the newly desert reclaimed lands of Egypt. Five zones have been investigated according to date of settlement: 1 old reclaimed land (1960s), 2 newly ...
GIS-modelling of land-use trends: impact of drought in the Naghamish Basin (North Western Egypt)
The basic features of the Naghamish Basin and agro-ecosystem in the North West Coastal Zone of Egypt (climate, soils and vegetation cover) are mapped to analyse the wear and tear of physical components of the environment ...
Adapt the LSITP tool on existing databases and discuss different scenarios of technologies or management improvement at the farm and household level using three livestock systems’ areas in Egypt as a case study
This working paper has been developed within the CRP Livestock program in order to test the LSIPT tool and simulate different scenarios of technologies or management improvement at the farm and household level using three ...
Adaptability of small ruminant farmers facing global change. A north-south Mediterranean analysis (France/Egypt)
The Mediterranean basin has seen a doubling of its population during the last 40 years to reach 450 million inhabitants, with one third of its population concentrated in the coastal zone, characterized by a high degree of ...
Adaptability and suitability of local cattle breeds in Egypt: Farmers and actors’ perceptions and practices of the cattle value chain
Egypt, where the mean temperature is expected to increase by 1−1.5°C over the next two decades, is particularly concerned with climate change in the Medi- terranean. Most of the research works on adaptive animal traits ...