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Aerial imaging showing micro 9 water harvesting catchment treatment after planting
November 09, 2019

Vallerani micro water harvesting

Desertification has resulted in significant loss of ecosystem processes and services. The techniques and processes to restore degraded watersheds are not linear and integrated watershed management (IWM) must address physical, biological and social approaches to achieve Sustainable Land Management (SLM) objectives.
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The Raised Bed Machine (RBM) was developed by the International Centre for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) in collaboration with Egyptian research centres, public and private sectors. Copyright: Atef Swelam
November 05, 2019

Egypt rolls out water-saving smallholder equipment

New agricultural equipment increases yields by up to 20 per cent. Smallholders in Egypt have received incentives to use the technology. The invention also saves water, a dwindling resource in north Africa.
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Innovation
HE Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the FAO, announced the Netherlands will host the 6th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Spring 2021
October 17, 2019

Future technologies and food systems innovation

A recent inventory of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) shows that new and emerging technologies are well spread across the food system, from production processes right along the value chain to consumers. These technologies are from the domains of cellular agriculture, digital agriculture, food processing and safety, gene technology, health, inputs, intensification.
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Innovation
Crops to end hunger
October 17, 2019

Launch of the “Crops to End Hunger” Initiative

CGIAR introduced “Crops to End Hunger,” an initiative focused on increasing the effectiveness of CGIAR crop breeding programs in developing more productive, resilient and nutritious varieties of staple crops in demand by smallholder farmers and consumers in the developing world.
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Innovation
Agro-valoriZ
August 28, 2019

Investments in young women deliver for smallholder farmers

The empowerment of young women researchers is paying off in Tunisia where women-led consultancies are now leading efforts to revitalize rural economies—offering project development support, business training, and assistance for agricultural entrepreneurs.
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Strips, composed of marketable plants such as oil seeds, spices or food crops, attract a higher diversity of pollinators
August 21, 2019

Enhancing pollinator protection in the dry areas

An innovative, cost-effective approach to pollinator protection is raising farmer yields and incomes in Morocco. Success here offers critical lessons for other dryland countries worried about declining pollinator populations
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Filippo Bassi, Senior Scientist - Durum Breeder, Breeding programs (Wheat Barley Legumes) at the ICARDA Terbol Station, Lebanon
June 16, 2019

An old/new business opportunity for Africa: durum wheat

New breeding technologies offer great promise for expanding the area of durum wheat production in Sub Saharan Africa.
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Filippo Bassi, Senior Scientist - Durum Breeder, Breeding programs (Wheat Barley Legumes) at the ICARDA Terbol Station, Lebanon
May 30, 2019

AN OLD/NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICA: DURUM WHEAT

Durum wheat is an important food crop in the world and an endemic species of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A new publication (Durum Wheat: Origin, Cultivation and Potential Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa - May 2019, 20 pages) convincingly...
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Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) are being used to identify effective crop extension models in Ethiopia
April 12, 2019

Scaling-up proven technologies

Promoting and delivering new technologies and innovations to farmers – a process known as agricultural extension – helps farmers to address multiple challenges.
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Climate-resilient durum wheat varieties are thriving in Mauritania
April 12, 2019

Climate-resilient crops strengthen future food

The development and dissemination of resilient crop varieties offer a critical defence against the negative impacts of climate change.
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