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Multi-agent system for integrating ecological processes at multiple scales with human decision-making: Solutions and lessons learned from a modelling framework applied in different landscape ecosystems
October 06, 2019

Multi-agent system for integrating ecological processes at multiple scales with human decision-making: Solutions and lessons learned from a modelling framework applied in different landscape ecosystems

Modelling socio-ecological systems, in which social and ecological systems interact each other and co-evolve, are useful for supporting decisions in managing landscape ecosystems. Inter-linking socially interactive decision-making to relevant...

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Algiers

Integrated impact assessment and designing of Mediterranean agricultural systems in Dry Regions

This international training course follows several doctoral programs organised within SemiArid (ERANET ArimNet, 2017-2020) project, SEAMLESS project (FP6, 2005-2010), the global FSD network (Farming System Design), and then more recently as part...
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Cairo

Options for improving irrigation water efficiency for sustainable agricultural development

2 October 2019. Cairo. IFPRI/ICARDA/IWMI/WorldFish seminar. Options for improving irrigation water efficiency for sustainable agricultural development. The IFPRI-Egypt Seminar Series is part of the United States Agency for International...
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Raised bed machinery
October 01, 2019

Considering socio-ecological diversity for the adoption of new technologies: a case study in Egypt

The mechanized raised-bed technology (MRBT) is an effective measure to increase crop productivity and water-use efficiency in intensive irrigated systems. It presents an important package of improved technology that the agricultural sector in Egypt can take advantage of/benefit from in tackling the challenges it is facing.
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Cairo

Leveraging food systems to combat obesity in the Near East and North Africa (NENA)

23-24 September 2019. Cairo, Egypt. In a joint workshop on "Leveraging food systems to combat obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East and North Africa regions", the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the...
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Agricultural future of Somalia
October 01, 2019

After 30 years of conflict, Somalia is coming back

Nine of the 15 CGIAR centres were present at a meeting in Nairobi to discuss how CGIAR centres, Government, FAO and donors plan to support agriculture in Somalia after 30 years of conflict.
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The water use efficiency and its determinants in small horticultural farms in Algeria
October 01, 2019

The water use efficiency and its determinants in small horticultural farms in Algeria

The objectives of this study are to calculate the water use efficiency (WUE) and its determinants in small-scale horticultural farms in Jijel-Taher in the Northeast of Algeria. This paper is divided into two main parts. We first start by...

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waste
September 30, 2019

Wheat loss in Jordan

Food waste remains a relatively unexplored topic especially in the Middle East. While there are rough estimates of the total global food losses, most of them are either based on expert opinions and hence vary widely or they do not provide clear explanation on what was being estimated, how the estimation was made, and when.
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Community‐based breeding programmes are a viable solution for Ethiopian small ruminant genetic improvement but require public and private investments
September 30, 2019

Community‐based breeding programmes are a viable solution for Ethiopian small ruminant genetic improvement but require public and private investments

Ethiopia has a large and diverse population of small ruminants, which contribute substantially to the livelihood and income of the rural poor and the country at large. However, the sector faces a number of challenges. Productivity per animal and...

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Mapping land suitability for maize (Zea mays L.) production using GIS and AHP technique in Zimbabwe
September 30, 2019

Mapping land suitability for maize (Zea mays L.) production using GIS and AHP technique in Zimbabwe

The study integrates geographic information system (GIS) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate land suitability for maize production in Zimbabwe using multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) process. Four thematic maps based on rainfall...

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