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Egypt looks to avert water crisis driven by demand
Egypt has relied on the Nile, Africa's largest river, since the time of the pharaohs. For thousands of years, annual floods dumped rich silt on the banks, allowing the country to serve as a Mediterranean grain reserve. But ...
Mainstreaming gender in agricultural research key to development
The day-long workshop on “Gender mainstreaming for inclusive research and developmental outcomes: Concepts, approaches and lessons learned” was held on October 9 in Cairo, Egypt. Jointly organized by ICARDA, FAO and CGIAR ...
FAO/ICARDA webinars on measuring evapotranspiration - now open
The webinars cover a number of evapotranspiration measurement themes including underlining the time and space scale of measurement applications and analyzing their accuracy and suitability for use in arid and semi-arid ...
Strengthening informal seed networks
How can we strengthen seed systems to achieve food security and better protection from epidemics and disease?
Reflections on Afghanistan forage initiative event blog
The blog provides a reflection and thoughts of Afghani participants about the visit of Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) delegation and its stakeholders with the support of ICARDA to Jordan and Egypt ...
Women Farmers Show the Way
The blog is based on book chapter Najjar, D. (2015). Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation. In Buechler, S. and Hanson, ...
Cactus cultivation as adaptation method for women in Egypt
The blog is based on book chapter Najjar, D. (2015). Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation. In Buechler, S. and Hanson, ...
PRIMA Foundation Uptakes the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Platform for Projects Knowledge Management
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) is an integrated and adaptable online platform for projects, activities and knowledge management, performance measurement, communication and dissemination of research findings. Its ...
Building resilience of small-holder farmers in Egypt
This blog addresses the 2018 annual meeting of scientists and leadership from ICARDA and Egypt's ARC.
How to scale-up greywater reuse in Jordan and Egypt
Greywater – wastewater generated by household water use, excluding toilet water – is a potentially valuable resource. Studies show that between 50-70% of the total wastewater produced by a household can be treated and ...