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Tunisian and Algerian partners meet a conservation agriculture farmer in Setif, Algeria
August 08, 2019

Locally-made seeders are critical enablers of conservation agriculture

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.
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Tunisian and Algerian partners meet a conservation agriculture farmer in Setif, Algeria
August 07, 2019

Locally-made seeders are critical enablers of conservation agriculture

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
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Filippo Bassi (ICARDA) talking to a farmer in Morocco
July 28, 2019

Interview with Filippo Bassi, Senior Scientist - Durum Breeder ICARDA

Dr. Filippo Bassi was interviewed by Joseph Opoku Gakpo, Ghana Correspondent for the Cornell Alliance for Science blog
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Exploring Jordan’s Rangeland Transition State
July 02, 2019

Exploring Jordan’s Rangeland Transition State

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.
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July 02, 2019

Exploring Jordan’s Rangeland Transition

Rangelands in Jordan form around 80% of the land area. Severe land degradation is 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.
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The Watershed and Development Initiative (WADI)
July 02, 2019

WADI: science-based practices to foster ethical water conservation in Jordan

10 out of 12 of Jordan’s underwater basins are overpumped. A new NGO, the Watershed and Development Initiative (WADI), was launched to engage local communities in land management and rehabilitation.
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The region of Tataouine is dominated by pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems
June 19, 2019

Frameworks, tools, and approaches for the assessment of rangeland governance

This approach offers an opportunity to characterize complex causalities and attribute realistic weights to specified causal linkages, as is relevant for the study of natural resource governance.
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© Saja Taha Al Zubi (photos taken during filed visit 2016-2017)
June 16, 2019

Enhancing the livelihood and food security of Syrian refugees in Lebanon

A diagnosis of the livelihood situation of the Syrian refugees in Beqaa valley.
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Photo by ICARDA
January 15, 2019

Scaling out sustainable farming practices

What does it take to accelerate the adoption of livestock integration in Conservation Agriculture among rural farming communities?
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Water reservoir for drip-irrigated orchards in Qabb Elias
January 10, 2019

Improving livelihoods among farmers and refugees in Lebanon

A water supply and management project is supporting host communities in a country where resources have been over-utilized and basic services stretched.
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