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Growing More Olives with Less Water
Despite the importance of olive
production in Morocco and Syria,
the absence of modern production
methods such as irrigation prevent
the sector from reaching its full
potential. Although widespread
water-scarcity in North ...
Novel insurance program offers hope for livestock keepers in drought-prone East Africa
News brief on Novel insurance program offers hope for livestock keepers in drought-prone East Africa
Enhanced Forage and Bioenergy Production
Salinization is a global problem facing agricultural in arid and semi-arid regions with estimates of more than 1.5 million hectares of agricultural land lost yearly to salinity. Cultivating halophytes that remove salts ...
Towards Appraising the Impact of Legume Research
This Impact Brief (No 44) is based on the Legumes Synthesis Report that documents the most important cases of farmers adopting new varieties, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of legume technologies developed ...
Agriculture for Marginal Lands in Central Asia
Due to freshwater scarcity, countries located in the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea Basins are struggling to grow enough food and animal feed to meet the need of a fast growing population. The situation is further exacerbated ...
Framework for natural resource governance in dryland landscapes in Kenya: Making ecosystem-based management a reality
policy brief on Framework for natural resource governance in dryland landscapes in Kenya: Making ecosystem-based management a reality
Using innovation platforms to stimulate innovation and multi-stakeholder interaction in small ruminant value chains
Brief on Using innovation platforms to stimulate innovation and multi-stakeholder interaction in small ruminant value chains
Zeuss-Koutine watershed
The watershed of Zeuss-Koutine is situated in south-eastern Tunisia, north of the city of Medenine.
The region has experienced increasing anthropogenic pressure since the 1960’s, resulting in environmental
degradation ...
Using outcome mapping as a monitoring and management tool in a small ruminant value chain project
Research Brief on Using outcome mapping as a monitoring and management tool in a small ruminant value chain project
Services to enable learning, technology transfer and scaling-up of sustainable land and water management innovations.
The Menarid Knowledge Management initiative offers three services that will improve the effectiveness and wider use of IFAD projects – and potentially other rural development initiatives active in sustainable land and water ...