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Pushing toward the integration of crop-livestock and conservation agriculture
Tunisia – A modern farming town in northern Tunisia, Siliana is one of the first places in this progressive North African country of 11 million people to adopt conservation agriculture and its use in crop-livestock systems. ...
Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Can pastoralists benefit from payments for ecosystem services?
Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience : Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Can pastoralists benefit from payments for ecosystem services? Blog about learning from pastoralists on how to respond to uncertainty
Traditional grazing-management practice makes an impact in southern Tunisia
Degradation of rangelands is a major global concern, but land degradation processes in the rangelands are poorly understood. This lack of understanding has contributed to poorly-informed interventions and policies that ...
In Tunisia, seeking unified action to mitigate risk of toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is a communicable disease that affects both humans and animals through different transmission pathways. It is caused by a coccidian parasite called Toxoplasma gondii that uses cats as primary host and ...
Mind the Gap: Bringing climate-smart solutions to the field in Tunisia
The blog describes the new barley variety Kounouz and how the project disseminated the innovation to increase adoption.
On Air in Tunisia: ICARDA with famous farmer and fellow scientists to discuss agricultural innovation
The blog describes a radio show organized by ICARDA and AVFA , the national agricultural training center. Different stakeholders were invited to discuss about new barley variety, feed blocks, cooperatives and other issues ...