ICARDA continued to play a critical role in the development, improvement, and dissemination of climate-resilient crop varieties last year. The varieties strengthened food and nutritional security and provided a critical defense against extreme temperatures, water scarcity, and the emergence of new pests and diseases.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2019Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Egypt, Iran, Thailand, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, Libya, Turkey, Oman, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Netherlands, Tunisia, Sudan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
This document contains the proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Land Resources Information Systems (LRIS) in the Near East, held in Cairo from 3 to 7 September 2001. The meeting was organized by FAO Land and Water Development Division (AGL) and the Near East Regional Office, in collaboration with Egypt's Executive Authority for Land Improvement Projects (EALIP).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Iraq, Cyprus, Iran, Ethiopia, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Lebanon
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2012/REP
Session: Sess.20 -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007Nigeria, United States of America, Mali, China, Australia, Ethiopia, Niger, Kenya, Yemen, Syrian Arab Republic, Brazil, Argentina, India, Senegal, Sudan, Norway, Asia, Africa, Americas
Este informe está dirigido a revisar y resumir la información existente sobre el secuestro de carbono, con el fin de analizar como los recursos disponibles y los programas específicos se pueden implementar en las tierras áridas que constituyen las regiones con mayor degradación del suelo en el mundo.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Somalia, Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic, Iran, Sudan, Bahrain
Meeting symbol/code: ALAWUC/NE/10
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Egypt, United States of America, Iraq, France, Netherlands, Iran, Ethiopia, Kenya, Jordan, Libya, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia, India, Sudan, Brazil, Lebanon, Africa
The share of agriculture in the GDP declined from 16 percent in the 1990s to almost 14 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, those employed in agriculture as a percent of total labor force is declining since 1960 to 2006. Despite losing labor and share of the GDP, agriculture is, and will continue to be, among the major economic activities in Egypt, and a generator for economic growth. The balance between agriculture and other productive sectors of the economy require proper spatial and land use planning. Land tenure is central to this planning exercise.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFC/2000/REP
Session: Sess. 14 -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Iran, Libya, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Cyprus, Tunisia, Sudan, Lebanon
Meeting Name: Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2015/REP
Session: Sess. 22 -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1996Algeria, Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Mauritania, Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Malta, Pakistan, Jordan, Cyprus, Libya, Somalia, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
This paper outlines FAO's past and present activities on combating desertification, with particular emphasis on the Near East Region, in an attempt to mobilise all the potential efforts towards the establishment of an adequate strategy to enable this particular part of the world to build efficient regional and national programmes to combat resource degradation, restore land productivity and achieve food security.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Qatar, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, Iran, Sudan, Pakistan, Lebanon
Meeting Name: Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2015/REP
Session: Sess. 22
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