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Individual and combined effects of selenium and silica on enhancing the heat tolerance of lentil (Lens culinarisMedik.) genotypes
July 12, 2022

Individual and combined effects of selenium and silica on enhancing the heat tolerance of lentil (Lens culinarisMedik.) genotypes

A serious threat across the world is the environmental stress that affects plant growth and development. To maintain crop growth and yield during stressful environment, various strategies are being evaluated to induce thermo tolerance. In the...

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Diversity and Relative Abundance of Insect Pollinators in Moroccan Agroecosystems
July 11, 2022

Diversity and Relative Abundance of Insect Pollinators in Moroccan Agroecosystems

Agroecosystems are often impoverished ecosystems, but they can host diverse communities of insects which provide ecosystem services. Specifically, crops may benefit from insect pollinators that increase their quantity and quality of yields...

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Creating a Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance model (SDrOP) to lower the cost of drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers
July 08, 2022

Creating a Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance model (SDrOP) to lower the cost of drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers

Smallholder farmers, who hold 84% of the approximately 570 million farms worldwide, are vital stakeholders in the process of sustainable agricultural intensification, but often lack the capital to invest in sustainable farming practices. Solar...

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Would a simple attention-reminder in discrete choice experiments affect heuristics, preferences, and willingness to pay for livestock market facilities?
July 08, 2022

Would a simple attention-reminder in discrete choice experiments affect heuristics, preferences, and willingness to pay for livestock market facilities?

This study addresses the question whether an ‘attention reminder’ in discrete choice experiments (DCE) affects preferences, willingness to pay (WTP), and attribute non-attendance (ANA). We report on an experiment which elicited preferences for...

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All participants at the EiA 2030 CWANA Kick-off Meeting
July 07, 2022

Excellence in Agronomy – CWANA Kick-off meeting

Delivering agronomic gains at scale for the Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder farming systems in the Global South
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Female empowerment training in Central Tunisia
July 07, 2022

Women Farmers are Key to Driving Technology Adoption  

In a recent paper, ICARDA scientists demonstrate that small farmers in Tunisia are more likely to adopt agricultural technology if women farmers are included in extension dissemination programs and training.
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Traditional household in a Moroccan city.
July 04, 2022

How livestock can empower women farmers

In the Global South, livestock has strong empowerment potential for millions of women by providing protein-rich food for home consumption and sale.
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AI-Driven Climate Smart Beekeeping for Women | 2021 Project Report Brief
July 04, 2022

AI-Driven Climate Smart Beekeeping for Women | 2021 Project Report Brief

In 2021, the AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping (AID-CSB) for Women project worked with 39 beekeepers in Uzbekistan and Ethiopia to co-design and localize the “Beekeeper’s Companion”, a climate-smart information communication technology for...

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AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women | 2021 Project Report
July 04, 2022

AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women | 2021 Project Report

The AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping (AID-CSB) for Women project worked with beekeepers in Uzbekistan and Ethiopia to co-design and localize the “Beekeeper’s Companion”, a climate-smart information communication technology for development...

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