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Title: 2017 - 2021 الاستراتيجية الوطنية للبحوث الزراعية ابتكار وابداع
Author(s)Date: 2016-09-01Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessتسعى وزارة الزراعة إلى إنشاء نظام ابتكار زراعي System Innovation Agricultural مدعم بأنشطة بحثية تعزز صمود المزارعين وتضمن صمود وتنمية الاقتصاد الفلسطيني في وجه المخاطر والصدمات والمؤثرات الخارجية التي تعترضه . يهدف النظام ... -
Title: Activities in El-Karak Governorate: Integrated agro-ecosystems research to improve livelihoods in the dry rural areas of Jordan
Author(s)Date: 2015-11-16Type: BrochureStatus: Open accessThe aim of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems in Jordan is to develop with the farmers new agricultural interventions combining improved crop varieties, diversification of crops, land and water management, ... -
Title: Addressing Gender Issues to enhance adoption of the innovative solar powered milk cooling solution for the higher efficiency of the dairy subsector in Tunisia
Author(s)Date: 2018-03-01Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe objectives of the rapid gender assessment in the Sidi Bouzid project target site was to understand the specific gender contexts and identify key gender issues that could help to develop gender indicators for the project ... -
Title: Adoption Study of Improved Barley Varieties in Ethiopia
Author(s)Date: 2015-01-01Type: ReportStatus: Open accessPoverty eradication is the fundamental development agenda of the government of Ethiopia. In response to this, all the development policies and strategies of the country are oriented towards the achievement of this goal. ... -
Title: Advancing the gender agenda in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
Author(s)Date: 2016-11-07Type: BlogStatus: Open accessA recent gender capacity assessment study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) revealed that low or lack of gender ... -
Title: Agenda of Group meetings on women’s role in use and management of water resources in Turkistan region - russian
Author(s)Date: 2015-03-17Type: ReportStatus: Open accessAgenda of Group meetings on women’s role in use and management of water resources in Turkistan region - russian -
Title: Agenda of Technical Work Plan Meeting, Amman 21-22 September 2014
Author(s)Date: 2014-09-22Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessConsortium Research Program on Dryland Systems (CRP DS)- ICARDA – NCARE Technical Meeting for Tafilah-Salamieh Action Site (Jordan sites), Agenda of Technical Work Plan Meeting, Amman 21-22 September 2014. -
Title: Agricultural Productivity in the WANA Region
Author(s)Date: 2016-11-09Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessThe interest of governments, international organizations, NGOs and the general public has recently been aroused by studies considering the use of existing agricultural technology, the use of innovations in such technology ... -
Title: Agriculture science & innovation for national climate change action plans
Author(s)Date: 2016-11-10Type: BrochureStatus: Open accessClimate change is a fact of life in the world’s dry lands. Climate-smart farming, as part of a national climate change action plan, supports drylands countries’ long-term agricultural growth. It helps regenerate degraded ... -
Title: An Agro-economic Comparison between Dwarf and Long Green Beans Production with Soilless Production System under Greenhouse Condition in UAE
Author(s)Date: 2017-08-08Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessGreen bean is an important vegetable crop grown in open field and under greenhouse condition in the Arabian Peninsula (AP) Region. ICARDA previous studies show that the yield and water productivity of the green beans in ... -
Title: Analysis of the roles of men and women in water use and management in low Syr Basin and opportunities for empowering them and promote more rational water uses
Author(s)Date: 2015-06-04Type: PresentationStatus: Open accessPresentation on the Analysis of the roles of men and women in water use and management in low Syr Basin and opportunities for empowering them and promote more rational water uses -
Title: Assessing different systems for enhancing farm income and resilience in extreme dry region of India
Author(s)Date: 2014-02-07Type: Conference PaperStatus: Open accessEnhancing resilience among small farm households in dry regions is important to cope with extreme weather conditions and changing climate. This study presents the results of assessment made in Western Rajasthan (Thar) ... -
Title: Assessing impact of Climatic Variability on Crop Yields in Rajasthan
Author(s)Date: 2012-11-30Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessThe paper analyzes yield sensitivity of major rainfed crops namely pearl millet, sorghum and maize to climatic variability in Rajasthan, the driest state of India. The yield time series data for the three selected crops ... -
Title: Assessing the impacts of livestock production on biodiversity in rangeland ecosystems
Author(s)Date: 2013-12-24Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessBiodiversity in rangelands is decreasing, due to intense utilization for livestock production and conversion of rangeland into cropland; yet the outlook of rangeland biodiversity has not been considered in view of future ... -
Title: Assessing the Impacts of the GAFTA Agreement on Selected Members’ bilateral Agricultural Trade: an Application of the Gravity Model
Author(s)Date: 2013-11-27Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessTrade flows of agricultural commodities have always received a lot of attention in the Arab region, mainly due to their implications on food security, politics and competition. Most international trade theories postulate ... -
Title: Assessment of the Introduction of Vetch in Crop Rotation in El-Bab
Author(s)Date: 2000-04-29Type: Internal ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessPrevious studies conducted at ICARDA in the eighties showed the possibility of introducing forage legumes in the dry areas within the farming systems based on barley growing and animal production, where forage legumes may ... -
Title: Balanced and integrated nutrient management for enhanced and economic food production: case study from rainfed semi-arid tropics in India
Author(s)Date: 2013-11-20Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessSoil degradation in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) is mainly responsible for low crop and water productivity. In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan states in India, the soil analyses of farmers’ fields revealed widespread deficiencies ... -
Title: Barley Yield Gaps, Varietal Adoption, and Seed Commercial Behavior of Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia
Author(s)Date: 2017-07-31Type: BriefStatus: Open accessBarley (food and malt) is among the most important crops for food and nutritional security of smallholders’ farmers in the mixed crop-livestock farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia. Barley is normally grown twice ... -
Title: Baseline characterization of the local stakeholders to promote the uptake of sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming system innovations in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali
Author(s)Date: 2016-11-30Type: ReportStatus: Open accessThis characterization study is carried out under the innovation platform work package and aims to: (1) identify and characterize the existing stakeholders involved in agricultural development, (2) assess the level of ... -
Title: Basis Risk and the Welfare Gains from Index Insurance: Evidence from Northern Kenya
Author(s)Date: 2014-12-31Type: ReportStatus: Open accessIndex insurance products circumvent many of the transaction costs and asymmetric information problems that obstruct provision of low value conventional insurance policies in developing countries. Recent years have seen ...