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Cactus cultivation as adaptation method for women in Egypt
The blog is based on book chapter Najjar, D. (2015). Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation. In Buechler, S. and Hanson, ...
Rejuvenating faba bean in Egypt
Egypt’s faba bean production, which was seriously impacted by low yield, plant diseases and weed infestation as a result of rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, is being rejuvenated through improved ...
Potential Business Opportunities from Saline Water and Salt-affected Land Resources
Report on Potential Business Opportunities from Saline Water and Salt-affected Land Resources
The Economics of Land Degradation in Africa_Benefits of Action Outweigh the Costs_A complementary report to the ELD Initiative
Land degradation and desertification are among the biggest environmental challenges of our time. In the last 40 years, we lost nearly a third of the world’s arable farmland due to erosion, just as the number of people to ...
Detection of significant new races of the wheat stem rust pathogen in Africa and Middle East
Stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) is a destructive disease on bread and durum wheat. Following the identification and distribution of Ug99, major national and international efforts have been made ...