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Enhancing the performance of regional land cover mapping
Different pixel-based, object-based and subpixel-based methods such as time-series analysis, decision-tree, and different supervised approaches have been proposed to conduct land use/cover classification.However, despite ...
Agricultural Productivity in the WANA Region
The interest of governments, international organizations, NGOs and the general public has recently been aroused by studies considering the use of existing agricultural technology, the use of innovations in such technology ...
Screening for Cold Tolerant Cactus Species (Opuntia ficus-indica) for West Asia Region
The identification of the cold tolerant Opuntia species to increase their
cultivation in West Asia region where the cold winter conditions limit their
adaptation is the primary yet the most critical step. The International ...
Genotypic and phenotypic changes in wild barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum) during a period of climate change in Jordan
Climate change and other anthropogenic
disturbances can lead to the loss of genetic variation
and thereby affect evolutionary potential and survival
of plant populations in the wild. We examined these
predictions in the ...
Geoinformatics for nourishing drylands
At a global perspective drylands :
- Cover 41 percent of the Earth’s surface
- Support 30 percent of the world’s population
- Support 50 percent of the world’s livestock
- Grow 44 percent of the world’s food
- Are home to ...
Agricultural Growth Accounting and Total Factor Productivity in Jordan: Trends, determinants, and future challenges
This article develops new estimates of historical agricultural productivity growth in Jordan. It investigates how public policies such as agricultural research, investment in irrigation capital, and water pricing have ...
Economics of Water Productivity Part I: Theoretical Background (May 5, 2016)
A presentation on What are the best ways of allocating scarce water to the many users that need it?
And how can we stimulate that agricultural technologies be used and/or adopted for use?. It was given during the Improving ...
Scientist Spotlight: Jutta Werner on Drylands, Publications, and International Life
Interview with Dr. Jutta Werner
Wie der berufliche Schritt ins Ausland gelingen kann
In an interview by the german newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung , the agricultural scientist Jutta Werner speaks about her experience at ICARDA. She defines her role at ICARDA as the perfect fit for her field of research. ...
Impacts of climate change on rangelands productivity in Western Asia
Presentation of Impacts of climate change on rangelands productivity in Western Asia