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Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale
The present document is a brief technical report highlighting activities relating to the options by context approach. The IFAD- funded project, “Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East ...
Dryland restoration scaling project
Brochure on Dryland restoration scaling project
Partnerships for Unlocking Potential in Groundnut Value Chains in Zimbabwe
Groundnuts are an important crop in Zimbabwe, grown by a large proportion of smallholder farmers (36%); groundnuts are second after
maize in terms of area coverage. Groundnuts can provide an important source of food and ...
Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale - Summary
Project goal is to reduce food insecurity and improve livelihoods of poor people living in African
drylands by restoring degraded land
and returning it to effective and sustainable
tree, crop and livestock production, ...
Communities of Practices - Creating and Sharing Knowledge
The Communities of Practice on the restoration of degraded lands aims to foster
relationships, develop learning situated in practice, create and share new knowledge to
restore degraded land, returning it to effective and ...
Scaling out Malt Barley and Grain Legume Technologies in the Highlands of Ethiopia
ICARDA is implementing two USAID funded projects on scaling out malt barley, faba bean and chickpea technologies with the overall goal of improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Ethiopian highlands.
Principles of Haymaking Using Tropical Grasses and Legumes
Hay is a very popular form of forage preservation
which can be a very important source of feed in the
smallholder farming sector where veld (natural rangeland) is becoming limited. Hay is commonly made
from fresh grass but ...
Rapid Deployment of Rust-Resistant Wheat Varieties in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the major wheat producing countries in Africa with an estimated area of 1.7 million ha and production of 4.2 million tons at the productivity level of 2.5 ton/ha. About 4.6 million small-scale farmers ...
Desho Grass: A feed for mid to high altitudes
Desho (Pennisetum pedicellatum) is an indigenous adaptable multipurpose grass of Ethiopia belonging to the family of Poaceae (angiosperms). It grows in mid and high altitudes (1500-2800 masl) with a wide adaptation to wide ...