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Developing a guideline to enhance NARS’ R4D impact and strengthen the institutional linkages between NARS actors in Egypt
The agriculture sector plays a critical role in the economy of developing countries, where the
agricultural sector contributes about 15% of the GDP and employs about 25% of total
employment. Agriculture employs almost ...
Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt
New research from Egypt demonstrates that women play a far more active role in irrigation than previously thought. Yet women’s contributions to irrigation remain poorly understood and undervalued, limiting their access to ...
Water, Policy, and Agriculture Productivity in Egypt
When water scarcity restricts agricultural production, expanding water resources is only one option to increase or maintain output; investments in research to raise land and water productivity can also release constraints ...
Economic assessment of some technologies used in irrigated agriculture and their impacts on farmer’s livelihoods: Case of the Egyptian salt-affected soils farms
Salinity is a continuous challenge in Egypt because of the dry climate, and more salt being carried by the Nile River 35 a result of pollution, water shortage, seawater intrusion and human practices. Accumulation of excessive ...
Wheat leaf and stem rusts in the Nile Valley and Red Sea region: Incidence, spore movement, pathotypes and effective resistance genes.
Research on wheat rusts started in the 1988/89 growing season in Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP), with available resources from the countries involved. It was further strengthened when the Netherlands ...
Assessing the Performance of Egypt's Seed Sector
The current study shows the results of an assessment of the performance of the seed sector in Egypt. It elaborates bottlenecks and ambitions towards the development of a well-functioning seed sector that is innovative, ...
Overview on livestock policies in the Bedouin area Northwestern coast zone of Egypt
This chapter describes the main development policies of the Northwestern coast
zone (NWCZ) of Egypt, especially those having contributed to the significant changes
of the livestock sector from the past decades until today. ...
Improvement of Crop - Livestock Integration systems in West Asia and North Africa
The West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region is characterized by a high population growth rate, large and rapidly increasing food deficits, highly variable income levels both within and between countries, limited arable ...
Resource Management in the New Lands of Egypt: Soil Fertility and Management
Limited soil and water resources and threatened sustainability of agricultural production call for an effective resource management strategy and farming systems approach in agricultural research. Implementing a long-term ...
Resource Management in the Rainfed Areas of Egypt: Multidisciplinary Surveys
Limited soil and water resources and threatened sustainability of agricultural production call for an effective resource management strategy and farming systems approach in agricultural research. Implementing a long-term ...