Geoinformatics Application in Agriculture and Resilience ‐Environmental Management using RS/GIS
Objective: To enhance the capacity of the NARS in geoinformatics science, technologies and in environmental management. Expected Output: Well-trained specialists in environmental management can able to apply the skills and knowledge to create...
Faba bean seed system landscape in the highlands of Ethiopia
Successful scaling of agricultural technology requires a spatial explicit framework for targeting the right variety at the right place. This entails a multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) approach, using a set of determining factors to delineate the scaling domains for faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties in and identify potentially suitable land area in a specific region, and zone in Ethiopia. Meeting this challenge will require a solid spatial framework.
Cairo, 1 December. This meeting was jointly organized by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt. It brought together representatives from Ministries of...
Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) - 24th Session
25 - 29 November 2019. Antalya, Turkey. Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) - 24th Session. Objectives of the meeting: Countries to discuss ways to further improve the effectiveness of the Commission as a regional platform to...
Establishing and Operating a Regional Network for Field Measurement of Actual Crop Water Consumption (Evapotranspiration)
December 6-9, 2019. Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia. ET-Network Regional Training Workshop. Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa), is the main component required to understand both hydrological and ecological processes between the land surface and the...
Ahmed Amri: From Morocco to Syria … and back again
As a young man working the fields of his family’s farm in the drylands of Morocco, Ahmed never thought he would attend university, let alone become the head of genetic resources at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
First Regional Conference 'Improving water productivity in agriculture'
December 01 – 03. Cairo. 1st Edition of the international conference on FNSSA. Producing more food with less water is a straightforward objective that could be realized through using better production practices. However, in the context of the...
November 26-28, 2019. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ILRI campus. The WLE Flagship 2 “ Land and Water Solutions for Sustainable Intensification” aims to work for the sustainable intensification of agricultural land and water solutions for smallholder...
PRIMA Synergies with EU, Regional & International Organisations
21-22 November. Athens. Hosted and promoted by the General Secretariat for Research & Technology (GSRT) of the Ministry of Development and Investment, the PRIMA Workshop on “Synergies with EU and International Organisations” gave attention to...
1 December 2019. New Cairo, Egypt. UfM 3rd Regional Meeting on Higher Education Internationalisation Session 1 - Towards a renewed Strategic Agenda for Higher Education in the Euro-Mediterranean Area Presentation of the main results from the...