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A model approach to research-private sector partnerships for thriving rural livelihoods in marginal lands: for thriving rural livelihoods in marginal lands
A session on "The Oasis City: Urban and Rural Resilience Program. Date Palm, Climate Change & Building Materials" during COP22 Marrakech Climate Change Conference.
A geo-informatics approach for estimating water resources management components and their interrelationships
A remote sensing based geo-informatics approach was developed to estimate water resources management (WRM) components across a large irrigation scheme in the Indus Basin of Pakistan. The approach provides a generalized ...
Introducing the MENA Initiative: A multi-partner enterprise transforming rural livelihoods through sustainable agricultural development in Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Invitation to join the "From Farms to Markets: Innovative agri-based value chains: new streams of income for women and youth" session during the COP22 Marrakech Climate Change Conference.
Suitability and Identification of Pulses in Cropping Systems for Nutritional Security, Better Livelihood and Mitigation for Climate Change: Need for on-farm experimentation and minimum datasets for modelling for out-scaling of the production system
The presentation introduced the following aspects: understanding the “state-of-the-art” on pulses in each Region in terms of opportunities and challenges, including existing policy environment; finalization on common ...
Approaches and Strategies for sustainable wheat production
This handbook provides practical information on wheat production. It aims to inform the work of policy makers, agriculture agencies, extension agents, non-governmental organizations, universities and research organizations, ...
Mapping Desertification: Constraints and Challenges
Mapping desertification has proven to be a challenging task. Difficulties derive from its ambiguous definition
and the comprehensive integration of various biophysical and socioeconomic indicators that need to be considered
in ...
African Soil Management: Adaptation of African Agriculture – Sustainable and Resilient Soil Management
Africa’s soils hold the key to its food production and economic future. What will it take to revive and sustain its soils with climate change?. Invitation to join the discussion during the COP22 Marrakech Climate Change ...
Farmers’ perception on climate change, their vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change, and their adaptation strategies
The effects of climate change vary across regions, households, individuals and farming systems, and so do farmers’ adaptation strategies. In the Amhara region, little is known about how climate change affects rainfed ...
Pigeonpea breeding in eastern and southern Africa: challenges and opportunities
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millspaugh) is an important multipurpose grain legume crop primarily grown in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America. In Africa, the crop is grown for several purposes ...
Balancing climate related changes in Tajikistan’s farmlands
Blog on Balancing climate related changes in Tajikistan’s farmlands