Publications and Resources

Low and slow adoption of innovative technologies among smallholder farmers in Tunisia is a key agricultural
development problem partly related to the existing technology transfer approach used in the country.
The objective of this study is to analyse...

The present research aims to identify the efficient combination of drought-tolerance selection
criteria and associated quantitative trait loci. A panel of 197 bread wheat genotypes was
evaluated for yield- and drought-tolerance-related traits in two...

This paper examines how rural transformation in Uzbekistan alters gender norms and roles and, consequently, affects women’s involvement in agriculture. We focus on the role that contextual factors, particularly kinship relations, government goals...

Providing farmers with essential agricultural information and training in the era of COVID-19 has been a challenge that has prompted a renewed interest in digital extension services. There is a distinct gender gap, however, between men’s and women’s...

Pollinators are facing declines at a global level. One of the main factors driving this
decline is insufficient access to floral resources due to habitat loss and degradation
that can affect both diet generalist species as well as those with more...

Livestock have strong empowerment potential, particularly for women. They offer millions
of women in the Global South the opportunity to provide protein-rich foods for home consumption
and sale. Livestock provide women with income and opportunities...

Background: Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites considered second to mosquitos as vectors and reservoirs of multiple pathogens of global concern. Individual variation in tick infestation has been reported in indigenous sheep, but its...