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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 ...
Evolution of a milkshed and role of alternative milk collection centres in Egypt
In Egypt, an agro-industrial company, in association with a non-governmental organization, began setting up milk collection centres within producers’ organizations in 2011. The project was very active in the Beni Suef ...
Social Network and Vulnerability: A Clear Link in Bedouin Society (Egypt)
In the last 60 years, the livelihoods of agro-pastoral and pastoral families in the arid and semi-arid zones in North Africa and the Middle East have undergone major changes caused by significant incentives to adopt a ...
Adaptation and resilience in pastoral management of the Mediterranean Bedouin social-ecological system in the northwestern coastal zone of Egypt
On the basis of the results of the ELVULMED ,MOUVE, and CLIMED research projects, this chapter presents a long-term analysis of the Bedouin society in the northwestern coastal zone (NWCZ) of Egypt, especially the resilience ...
Roles of small ruminants in rural livelihood improvement – Comparative analysis in Egypt
The study focuses on the assessment of the contribution of sheep and goats to reduce poverty and vulnerability in rural farming systems of three agroecologi- cal areas in Egypt: the pastoral area of the Northwestern coast ...