Improving food security and nutrition in Africa
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Communication Team ICARDA. (14/3/2012). Improving food security and nutrition in Africa. Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range of factors, biophysical, socio-economic and policy-related. And many of the biggest challenges – poverty, drought, land degradation, food insecurity – will be exacerbated by climate change.
Nevertheless, dry areas hold the key to Africa’s food security – which is why ICARDA’s research focuses on dryland agriculture. ICARDA has worked in Africa for over 30 years.
Together with our partners, we’ve developed new crop varieties, more resource-efficient farming techniques, income opportunities for farmers and pastoralists, tools to improve investment targeting, platforms to improve South-South collaboration…
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food security 
; income ; livelihoods ; livestock ; nutrition ; rangelands ; soil ; technology ; water management ; africa ; fodder ; training ; integrated land management ; rainwater harvesting ; faba bean ; wheat ; lentil ; chickpea ; cactus ; grass pea (lathyrus sativus)
; income ; livelihoods ; livestock ; nutrition ; rangelands ; soil ; technology ; water management ; africa ; fodder ; training ; integrated land management ; rainwater harvesting ; faba bean ; wheat ; lentil ; chickpea ; cactus ; grass pea (lathyrus sativus)