A metabolomics characterisation of natural variation in the resistance of cassava to whitefly
Background Cassava whitefly outbreaks were initially reported in East and Central Africa cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) growing regions in the 1990’s and have now spread to other geographical locations, becoming a global pest severely...
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)
Application of Mixed Methods to Identify Small Ruminant Disease Priorities in Ethiopia
Animal health interventions tend to focus on transboundary or zoonotic animal diseases and little attention is given to diseases that mainly affect livestock production and productivity which are of concern for smallholder farmers. To understand...
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...
Antifeedant and larvicidal activities of Mentha pulegium on chickpea pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
This study investigates the insecticidal effect of the essential oil of Mentha pulegium L. on the second and third instar larvae of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). Antifeedant, contact toxicity and systemic toxicity of M. pulegium essential oil...
