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Adoption
September 23, 2019

Addressing Tunisia’s technology ‘adoption gap’

A study in Tunisia explored the factors that influence the adoption of new agricultural technologies. Lessons learned will enhance the performance of the country’s extension services and raise farmer`s/agricultural productivity.
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Barley is an important commodity which farmers get technical SMS messages about.
September 17, 2019

Harnessing ICT to improve extension systems

In post-revolution Tunisia a new initiative is harnessing ICT to overhaul the country’s outdated and under-resourced extension system—enhancing farmer access to new innovations and technologies.
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Chickpea field in Ethiopia
September 09, 2019

Land Suitability Mapping for Production of Chickpea, Faba Bean and Malt Barley Varieties in Ethiopia

ICARDA conducted a land suitability mapping for selected varieties of chickpea, faba bean and malt barley in Ethiopia in order to identify where and how much potentially suitable land for a crop and crop variety exists in the country. Land...
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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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