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Production of certified strawberry plantlets (Fragaria ananassa) using tissue culture techniques in Lebanon
The strawberry (Fragaria sp.) is a low perennial herb belonging to the Rosaceae family and is native of temperate climates. It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic ...
Community feedback assessment and mainstreaming aims and outcomes of the study
Community gathering and initial briefing of community participation
Introducing fuel saving stove to combat environmental degradation and climate change in the Gumara-Maksegnit Watershed
The study presented here is a result of collaborative efforts among researchers in the
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Gondar Agricultural
Research Center (GARC). We gratefully ...
Rubus as potential use species for commercialization in Lebanon
Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, which contains 12 subgenus. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of this ...
Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt WLI Technologies
The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) has been developing several research lines to enhance wheat production in Lebanon. Significant efforts have been made to increase productivity and economic viability of ...
Socio-Economic Characterization: Muharib and Al Majidyya Jordan_Final Report
Jordan is one of the three most water-scarce countries in the world. The severe shortage of water has been exacerbated by drought, depletion of groundwater reserves, population growth, inflow of migrant workers and climate ...
Mainstreaming gender considerations in Gumara-Maksegnit watershed. Progress report.
Land degradation and moisture stress have become major threats to the farmers’ livelihoods in Gumara-Maksegnit watershed. Their land is no longer as productive as it used to be; rainfall is neither predictable nor sufficient; ...
Adapative Management of Water Resources to Increase Agricultural Productivity
Adaptive natural resource management involves multiple responses involving complex social, economic, and bio-physical challenges. The study looked at the evolution of water management in three villages located at the head, ...
Technology tracking: Understanding decisions to adopt, not to adopt, and dis-adopt household greywater filtration systems
Jordan is one of the world’s water-poorest countries. The demand for potable and productive water is ever increasing due to population growth, climate change, increasing numbers of refugees hosted by the country, as well ...
The Interview: How can we integrate gender in the research process?
We sat with Mrs. Bezaiet Dessalegn, a livelihoods and development specialist to discuss the challenges
of integrating gender in the research process in order to increase the participation and empowerment
of women in rural ...