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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 ...
Water-Saving Techniques Practiced by Olive Growers in Dry Areas
During the last two decades, olive production in Syria has expanded to less favorable marginal dry areas, where water is the most important limiting factor. Farmers in these areas have been applying special management ...
Satellite-based regional scale climate data extractor for CWANA
This web-app has been developed to ease the weather data acquisition process. This web-app allows the user to extract long-term monthly scale temperature and precipitation data for selected countries in the CWANA region. ...
الزراعة بالملقحات البرية (فاب) في المناطق شبه الجافة
This brochure advises farmers in semi-arid regions how to protect wild pollinators and increase simultaneously farmers’ incomes. The brochure shows what is needed in this agro-ecosystem to sustain pollinator diversity and ...
Training Course on Adoption and Impact Assessment of Water Policies
The purpose of the training is to enhance Capacity Development of government officials and researchers who are engaged in
agricultural development in Iraq and other countries, with up-to-date knowledge and enhanced capacity ...
Potential Shift in Dryland Cropping Systems in Middle East and North African Countries.
Agro-ecosystems are critical in the livelihoods of > 80% of rural communities in Middle East and North Africa. A shrinking natural resource base, increased land degradation and severe water scarcity impact food production ...
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 ...
Variation in soil chemical properties along toposequences in an arid region of the Levant
Detailed characterization of soils and their variation along different topography positions has not been investigated in depth for Mediterranean arid regions. There is a need to accurately understand the variation and the ...
Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) in oasis
This brochure advises farmers in oasis how to protect wild pollinators and increase simultaneously farmers’ incomes. The brochure shows what is needed in this agro-ecosystem to sustain pollinator diversity and abundance. ...
Drylands of the Mediterranean Zone: Biophysical Resources and Cropping Systems
This chapter focuses on cropping systems at the land bordering the Mediterranean and considers the climatic characteristics of the region where rainfall is the dominant factor for crop growth. It highlights the quantity ...