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Weakening the blows of Sand and Dust Storms through better Land Management
To limit SDS threats to global drylands' rural livelihoods, population health, and economies, ICARDA partnered with FAO in October 2020 to implement the 'Catalyzing investments and actions to enhance resilience against ...
Technical Report on Training - Impact Assessment and Livelihood Analysis in Systems Research
The objective of this project is to enhance capacity development of government officials and researchers who are engaged in agricultural development mainly in Iraq. They will gain knowledge and Up-to-date knowledge and ...
Similarity and Suitability Analysis to Assist the Out-Scaling of Sustainable Water and Land Management Practices in West Asia and North Africa
Water scarcity and land degradation are among the most important factors that affect agricultural production and sustainability in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region. Through the Water benchmarks project, ICARDA ...
Improving Water Productivity in Irrigated Agri-food Production Systems
Fifteen professionally-trained national agricultural research trainees: 9 from Iraq, 2 from Jordan and 4 from a range of other countries (1 from Egypt, 2 from China and 1 from Japan) trained on improving water productivity ...
Soil salinity prediction and mapping by machine learning regression in Central Mesopotamia, Iraq
Soil salinization affects crop production and food security. Mapping spatial distribution and severity of salinity is essential for agricultural management and development. This study was aimed to test the effectiveness ...
Task Force Agricultural Water Productivity - Questionnaire on Gender Mainstreaming
Task Force Agricultural Water Productivity - Questionnaire on Gender Mainstreaming.
Scenarios and analysis
Three scenarios were examined for the normal year of 2006. The scenarios are based on raising
agricultural water productivities to various levels by more investment, improving water management,
agricultural practices and ...
The Impact of International and National Investment in Barley Germplasm Improvement in the Developing Countries
Barley grain is used for animal feed, malt and food for human consumption. Archaeological evidence shows that barley was used in human food several thousand years ago (Bhatty, 1992). Although replaced by wheat and rice in ...
Component F: Develop methodologies to improve soil, agronomic, irrigation water and drainage management for salinity control
The objective of the Component F is to identify the best soil, agronomic, irrigation and drainage management practices for salinity management at the farm level. Based on the land quality classification, governorates with ...
Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI): Final Technical Report
This final technical report offers a summary of the activities completed by partners of the WLI during the lifetime of the project covering the period October 2009- September 2017. The WLI aims to improve rural livelihoods ...