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Contribution of small ruminants to food security for Ethiopian smallholder farmers
This study investigates how and to what extent arguments related to food security influence preference of livestock species for women and men. Data was collected in four regions of Ethiopia through 92 focus group
discussions ...
Dryland Systems - Science for better food security and livelihoods in the dry areas
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems (known as Dryland Systems) embodies a new approach to integrated and ‘holistic’ agricultural research. It combines several research disciplines, including crop improvement, ...
Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale
The Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale project aims to reduce food insecurity and improve livelihoods of poor ...
Agriculture and Food Security in Dry Areas: How to Overcome this Challenge with Confidence?
This presentation has been delivered in the frame of the 7th International Conference of the Higher School of Agriculture of Mograne (Tunisia) - Integrated Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture (GIRNAD) ...
Food Security, Poverty and Diversification: Relative Contribution of Livestock Activities on Small-scale Farms in Egypt
The often-cited means to reduce poverty in rural areas is to push the sustainable
intensification of the agricultural sector or to favor a livelihood diversification strategy.
However, rural households that invest their ...
Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 1-Mating Period
This booklet is part of a ten-part series of technical Guidelines describing ‘Best practices for managing Awassi sheep’ – the dominant sheep breed in several countries across the Middle East. The series is targeted at sheep ...
Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale_Project brochure
Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale project brochure.
Achieving Food Security and Reducing Poverty through Land Restoration
Land restoration and avoiding further degradation can be a key pathway to achieving food security and exiting poverty for some of the most vulnerable people living in Africa’s drylands. Achieving the UN’s SDGs requires ...
Opportunities and constraints in pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock systems: The ICARDA/ILRI experience
presentation in Animal production in the United Arab Emirates Status and perspectives conference held in
United Arab Emirates. the presentation focused on Opportunities and changes in the livestock sector, the challenges ...