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Women-led VBSE: First Time Ever in Afghanistan
The most challenging part of initiating a woman-led VBSE (village based seed enterprise) was to motivate women to get involved and take leadership in seed business,”says Ms. Frozan Darwish, ICARDA’s Gender Expert in ...
Improving Livelihoods in Dry Areas
ICARDA and its partners have developed a range of improved technologies for smallholder agriculture in dry areas. They offer significant improvements over current farmer practice, require only minimal investment, and deliver ...
Hurra Jalali Village Based Seed Enterprise (VBSE)
Marketing brochure of the seed company "Hurra Jalali" on Village Based Seed Enterprise (VBSE) in Afghanistan.
Story of an Amazing Lady
This is a successful story of a woman that has benefited from the tomato production farmers' field school (FFS) program conducted by Community Livestock and Agriculture Project (CLAP). The information on irrigation, control ...
Post-conflict rebuilding of food & agricultural systems: Agricultural know-how, technologies and capacity development sustain peace-building and rural livelihoods
For 40 years, ICARDA has worked with drylands countries to improve the performance of their
national agricultural systems. This includes expertise in rebuilding agricultural systems after
conflict. Today, ICARDA runs ...
Reviving Community Hopes for Sustainable Livelihoods through Catchment Management Approach – A Case Study from Sayad Watershed in Balkh Province of Afghanistan
Livelihood options in rural areas are jeopardized due to degraded natural resources”, say the people in Sayad, a village in Khulm district of Balkh province of Afghanistan. The village has around 250 households. The Sayed ...
Village-based seed enterprises raise food security and gender equality in Afghanistan
Farmers living in Afghanistan have long been challenged by a host of issues. Political unrest has caused a significant brain drain, and farmers have limited access to new technologies and agricultural inputs. Establishing ...
Parwan-e Bastan Village Based Seed Enterprise (VBSE)
Marketing brochure of the seed company "Parwan-e Bastan" on Village Based Seed Enterprise (VBSE) in Afghanistan.
ICARDA’s New Strategic Plan 2017-2026 Highlights
Non-tropical dry areas cover over 40% of the world’s land surface with a growing population of more than 2.5 billion people. These people grow 44% of the world’s food and keep half of the world’s livestock, yet one in six ...