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How to tailor community based breeding programs for small ruminants to pastoral production systems
The predominant small ruminant production system in Ethiopia is at the subsistence level with very low productivity despite a huge potential due to the large animal numbers and genetic diversity. Growing market demand both ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for Inclusive Agro-Ecosystems for Sustainable Development
The technological advancements in agriculture have resulted in higher yields but lower nutritional
value and ecological efficiency. Lesser innovations in later sectors have crippled our agroecosystems to meet the demands. ...
Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Different Irrigation Systems for Date Palm Farming System in the GCC Countries: Case of Oman
In the frame of the ICARDA project “Development of sustainable date palm production systems in the GCC
countries of the Arabian Peninsula”, researchers succeeded to introduce one promising technology (subsurface drip ...
Digital augmentation for accelerating agroecological intensification in the dry areas
The core of the resilience in any agri-food systems solely relay on the wide array of the diversity that lead to ecological intensification. The digitization of the agroecosystems become essential entry point for such ...
BigData and ICT for pest surveillance and risk mapping
The date palm is prone to several pests and diseases under changing climate coupled with inadequate and/or lack of proper management,cultural practices and early detection. Red Palm Weevil (RPW) is the most devastating ...
Feedlot systems and sheep dietary imbalance in the Jordan Badia
Sheep and goats’ production is a mainstay of the agricultural production systems in the
Jordan Badia. Overgrazing and poor governance of communal grazing areas are very often
pointed out as being the major causes of the ...
New SSR markers related to heat tolerance in faba bean under diverse environments
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important grain legume grown widely in North and East Africa as an essential source of protein for human and animal feed. It is essential to increase soil fertility through its high nitrogen ...
Identification and characterization of winter wheat germplasm resistant to stem rust in Kenya and Turkey
A diverse set of winter wheat germplasm was screened for resistance to stem rust in large-scale trials in Kenya and Turkey during 2009-16. The study aimed to select resistant material and characterize types of resistance ...
Do households that sell their surplus maize reinvest in improved maize seed? Case of southern Africa
This study assesses the influence of selling maize grain on re-investing in Improved Maize Varieties (IMV). It uses a unique data set from five southern African countries of Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe ...
Genome-wide structure and dynamics of Nubian goats from Northeast Africa
The Nubian goat breed-group includes the Algerian Mzabite, Egyptian Zaraibi and Nubian goats found in Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea, and is one of the ancestral founders of the Anglo-Nubian. Whether the breed-group comprises ...