Twenty-eight trainees from nine countries - Yemen, Morocco, Italy, India, Tunisia, Palestine, Algeria, Iraq and Jordan - participated in a training course on cactus pear evaluation and best-agronomic practices.
EU delegation observes the benefits of raised-bed technologies
As the present phase of the European Union Joint Rural Development Programme nears its completion, representatives of the European Union and the Ambassador of Italy in Egypt visited Fayoum to see the multiple benefits of raised-bed technologies first-hand.
Predictive Characterization of ICARDA Genebank Barley Accessions sing FIGS and Machine Learning
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has a unique germplasm collection of barley, among many other crops that it holds in its genebank. This collection contains landraces and barley wild relatives and most...
The 3rd Regional Forum for the Sahel on African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (AI-CD) was held from for 16 to 17 July in Dakar, Senegal. It particularly...
Technical and environmental efficiency of wheat farms in saline irrigated areas of Central Iraq
Soil salinity has been affecting agricultural productivity in many countries worldwide, especially developing countries in arid and semiarid regions. In Iraq, many studies have focused on the relationship between agricultural productivity and salinity of irrigation water, but from a publication standpoint, the relationship between agricultural productivity and soil salinity has been ignored.
Addressing Tenure Issues in the Context of Natural Disasters
This e-learning course explains how livelihoods and tenure rights are affected by natural disasters, and illustrates how responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests can support a disaster management process.
This course provides an overview of the Communication for Development (ComDev) approach that aims to address the knowledge and information needs of rural stakeholders and to facilitate their active involvement in development initiatives.
