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Innovation
Water harvesting
October 22, 2018

Water harvesting – maximizing the use of scarce water

Effective and low-cost systems for harvesting rainwater deliver large and more stable water supplies for crops and livestock, even in very dry areas.
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Innovation
Protected agriculture – production in marginal areas.
October 22, 2018

Protected agriculture

Allowing farmers to grow cash crops on small plots in marginal, water-deficient areas where traditional cropping is not viable.
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Innovation
Supplemental irrigation - more crop per drop
October 22, 2018

Supplemental irrigation

A simple but highly effective technology that allows farmers to plant and manage crops at the optimal time.
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Innovation
Tackling the threat of rust disease
October 22, 2018

Improved crop varieties

Resilient crops offer higher and more stable yields and higher tolerance/resistance to diseases, insect pests, drought, heat, cold, parasitic weeds and other stress factors.
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Zaragoza, Spain

Food loss and waste reduction and management

This course highlighted the importance of food loss and waste in current food systems, identified the main actors and critical points along the food supply chain, and reviewed quantitative and qualitative approaches to assess food waste.
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Rabat, Morocco

International training course for the design of resilient farming systems in face of climate change in dry regions

This training course provided methodologies of systemic analysis that made it possible to integrate different levels (plot, farm, region) into the design and multi-criteria assessment of resilient farming systems.
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Sidi Thabet, Tunisia

Training on use of ODK (Open Data Kit) in animal health surveys - under CRP Livestock

This training provided guidance on the use of Open Data Kits in animal health surveys.
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Terbol, Lebanon

1st TOT training course on Livelihood strategy and community building for sustainable agriculture - funded by UNDP and Japan

1st TOT training course on Livelihood strategy and community building for sustainable agriculture - funded by and A/ Background and course structure On top of the severe drought conditions in 2008-2009, the loss and damage of agricultural...
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Amman, Jordan

ON SITE-SPECIFIC SLM FOR THE SAVANNAH BELT ON NORTHERN NIGERIA

Topics: Water conservation and water harvesting Soil conservation and erosion control Improved farming practices and raised bed farming Participatory approaches to promote adoption of SLM by farmers, and introduction to the participatory SLM...
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Cairo, Egypt

Geoinformatics application in agriculture and resilience