In Uzbekistan, where agriculture is an important source of income for rural population, land degradation is a major challenge for the environment and the food security. The traditional focus of rainfed agriculture on ...

The film shows main activities of ICARDA in Tunisia concerning feed and forages. After a general introduction of ICARDAs main activities, different innovations like pellets, feed blocks, Sulla, silage in bags and cactus ...

In southern Tunisia, rangelands are overexploited because the animal needs highly exceed plant production. For most of the skeletal desert soil, the overall vegetation covering oscillates between 1 and 10%; the perennial ...

The contact toxicity of various chemical and biological pesticides for the first and second instar nymphs and adults of the Opuntia cochineal scale insect Dactylopius opuntiae and the predator ladybird Cryptolaemus ...

Presentation on Global Overview of Land Use related Sand and Dust Storm impacts.

Wheat is a major staple crop for a large part of world population. In Morocco, wheat is grown on 2.95 Million hectares with an average yield of 2.1 tons/ha (FAOSTAT, 2017). Wheat consumption per capita in Morocco is estimated ...

The film shows main activities of ICARDA in Tunisia concerning feed and forages. After a general introduction of ICARDAs main activities, different innovations like pellets, feed blocks, Sulla, silage in bags and cactus ...

Presentation on "Developing new wheat varieties tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses to improve food security under climate change in Central Asia"

Durum wheat is an important food crop in the world and an endemic species of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In the highlands of Ethiopia and the oases of the Sahara this crop has been cultivated for thousands of years. Today, ...

This presentation sheds light on the importance of the Soil Cover as an essential interface of CLCA systems.