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The Effect of Trade Liberalization on the Sustainability of Agricultural Sectors in Egypt and Tunisia: A New Framework Based on TFP Growth Structure
The Growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is considered fundamental to ensure food security and to enhance farmers’ livelihoods in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The role of TFP growth ...
Caravan 31: Coping with climate change in dry areas
This issue of Caravan showcases some of ICARDA’s efforts of coping with climate change in dry areas with improved water land management and resilient production systems. These include initiatives in conservation agriculture ...
Potential Business Opportunities from Saline Water and Salt-affected Land Resources
Report on Potential Business Opportunities from Saline Water and Salt-affected Land Resources
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 ...
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 ...
Wheat Legume Cropping Systems - Final Completion Report
The project, Enhanced Smallholder Wheat-Legume Cropping Systems to Improve Food Security under Changing Climate in the Drylands of WANA, has been effective in its planned objectives.
The overall goal was to contribute to ...
Sensitizing extension agents and policy makers on gender-specific problems and needs in extension advice
Workshop relaying research findings to 30 extension agents and 2 policy makers about gender-specific problems and extension needs in Kafr Sheikh based on a 200 farmer survey (100 men and 100 women).
Dynamics of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta
The increasing demand for water resources along with the degradation of water quality due to
urbanization in the Nile Delta have put enormous pressure on water resources management. The
Nile delta aquifer is one of the ...
Genetic diversity and structure in Egyptian indigenous sheep populations mirror patterns of anthropological interactions
Human exchange networks are instrumental in influencing gene flow among domesticates. Here, we investigated levels of within- and between-population genetic diversity in 289 animals from six indigenous sheep populations ...
Development of criteria and indicators in the Near East and North Africa region Expert Consultation Meeting
This is a web write up of an expert meeting that contributed to the project results and was achievable as a result of project support. ICARDA's contribution to this meeting was very important and as a result we have been ...