Researchers from ICARDA and Western University, Canada, under the auspices of the CGIAR Initiative, HER+, take stock of public policies and local governance mechanisms that improve women's participation in climate governance and increase women's resilience in the hard-hit agricultural regions of the Global South.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024, ICARDA's Dr. Hafssa Kabbaj and Dr. Anna Backhaus discuss empowering women in Agricultural Research
A study funded by CGIAR's Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Initiative, examines why understanding gender norms, relations, and equity dynamics is critical to ensure that crop commercialization helps to close the gender gap.
The recent record-breaking heatwaves are seriously threatening our ability to produce food. Aly Abousabaa comments on why global leaders need to start funding food systems transformation, and urgent;y.
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.
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.
A study in Tunisia explored the factors that influence the adoption of new agricultural technologies. Lessons learned will enhance the performance of the country’s extension services and raise farmer`s/agricultural productivity.
In post-revolution Tunisia a new initiative is harnessing ICT to overhaul the country’s outdated and under-resourced extension system—enhancing farmer access to new innovations and technologies.
ICARDA conducted a land suitability mapping for selected varieties of chickpea, faba bean and malt barley in Ethiopia in order to identify where and how much potentially suitable land for a crop and crop variety exists in the country.
A south-south collaboration is initiating the manufacture of locally-produced direct seeders to facilitate the scaling-up of conservation agriculture in Algeria and Tunisia. Significantly cheaper than imported models, the seeders could be a game-changing innovation for North Africa’s smallholder farmers.
A south-south collaboration is initiating the manufacture of locally-produced direct seeders to facilitate the scaling-up of conservation agriculture in Algeria and Tunisia. Significantly cheaper than imported models, the seeders could be a game-changing innovation for North Africa’s smallholder farmers
Rangelands in Jordan form around 80% of the land area. Severe land degradation exists due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Restoration attempts to reduce and mitigate rangeland degradation by using the micro-water harvesting techniques coupled with out-planting of native species on hill-slope areas, have been introduced and adopted in Jordan.