Modeling land use change impacts and identifying erosion hotspots using RUSLE in a northwestern Ethiopian highland watershed
This study aimed to assess the impact of land use land cover (LULC) changes on soil loss (SL) and sediment yield (SY) using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model in the Angereb watershed. The 1991, 2001, 2011, and 2021 Landsat...
ICARDA Organizes the Second Edition of Sustainability Days with FAO and INRA-Morocco
18 – 19 December 2025 | Rabat, Morocco - In celebration of World Soil Day, ICARDA, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), and other partners, organized the...
Enhanced soil salinity index prediction using hybrid stacking ensemble machine learning with explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) technique: a case study of the Nile Delta, Egypt
Soil salinity represents the leading form of land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions. This study employed five hybrid stacking ensemble (SE) machine learning models (SE-GBM, SE-RF, SE-SVM, SE-XGB, and SE-MARS) to map salinity distribution...
The IFA Strategic Forum 2025 will take place from November 18–20, 2025, bringing together 200 senior leaders from the fertilizer and agriculture sectors to explore trends in plant nutrition, resource efficiency, and sustainability. The forum...
Integrating machine learning and the GGE biplot for identification of climate-suitable grasspea genotypes
Grasspea is a nutrient-rich food legume crop known for its resilience in the challenging agro-ecosystems. However, information is scanty regarding the recommendation of grasspea genotypes with respect to their suitability for both general and...
Moderate drought stress followed by re-watering enhances wheat starch biosynthesis, improving granule size distribution and physicochemical properties
Wheat growth is often restricted by drought, but crops have a water compensation effect. This study explored the effects of rewatering after different degrees of drought stress in the early stage of grain-filling (1–10 days post anthesis) on...
Genetic variations for tolerance to heat and water stress in wild and cultivated lentils
Context Lentil (Lens culinaris ssp. culinaris Medik.) is a key cool-season legume that suffers significant yield and quality losses under increasing heat and drought stress, particularly during its reproductive stage. With climate change...
Family farming through the lens of work organization. Illustrations from Africa
The paper’s objective is to generate knowledge about work organization patterns in family farms across Africa. A thorough understanding of farming systems is essential (since behind every practice, there is one or several workers), as well as a...
Effect of Irrigation with SalineWater on Germination, Physiology, Growth, and Yield of Durum Wheat Varieties on Silty Clay Soil
Freshwater scarcity in arid regions forces farmers to use saline water, reducing durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum) productivity, particularly during early growth stages. This study evaluated two Moroccan varieties, Faraj and Nachit...
Malnutrition and violent conflict in a heating world: A mediation analysis on the climate–conflict nexus in Nigeria Get access Arrow
Climate variability is increasingly gaining recognition as a factor exacerbating risks to peace in Africa, particularly in contexts characterized by weak institutions and fragile agri-food systems. Existing literature has highlighted the...
