Biophysical and econometric analysis of adoption of soil and water conservation techniques in the semiarid region of Sidi Bouzid (Central Tunisia)
Soil and water conservation technologies (SWCT) are important to farmers, to the research community, as well as to the policy makers, given that declining soil health, and increasing erosion and moisture stress have implications for agricultural...
Modelling soil erosion response to sustainable landscape management scenarios in the Mo River Basin (Togo,West Africa)
The rural landscapes in Central Togo are experiencing severe land degradation, including soil erosion. However, spatially distributed information has scarcely been produced to identify the effects of landscape pattern dynamics on ecosystem...
Regional Research Center in Turkey to Combat Cereal Rust Diseases
Izmir, Turkey – With the inauguration of the Regional Cereal Rust Research Center in Turkey, ICARDA and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock have formalized efforts to help fight cereal rust diseases. Situated in Turkey’s Aegean...
ON SITE-SPECIFIC SLM FOR THE SAVANNAH BELT ON NORTHERN NIGERIA
Topics: Water conservation and water harvesting Soil conservation and erosion control Improved farming practices and raised bed farming Participatory approaches to promote adoption of SLM by farmers, and introduction to the participatory SLM...
Effect of Benzothiadiazole and Salicylic Acid Resistance Inducers on Orobanche foetida Infestation in Vicia faba
The broomrape or orobanche (Orobanche foetida) is considered as an important agricultural problem of faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor) production in Tunisia. The effect of salicylic acid (SA) and benzothiadiazole (BTH) on the induction of faba...
Towards an integrated approach to legume production
How do we build on successes and transform production systems so that new crop varieties can have impact – for farmers and food and nutritional security?
Economic and food security benefits associated with raised-bed wheat production in Egypt
Countries in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region are dependent on imports of wheat to meet their food security needs. Mechanized raised-bed wheat production is an effective means of increasing productivity and saving scarce water, but...
