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- Editorial: 25 years of applied statisticsAuthor(s): Applied Statistics, Journal of Applied Statistics (Taylor & Francis)Date: 2010-08-02Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessAn Indian boy in search of statistics is the true beginning of Gopal Kanji’s academic career. He joined She eld University in 1960 as a Research Assistant in Statistics and was later made an Assistant Lecturer. While he was there, he realized that there was a real need to develop the applied nature of statistics. In 1966, he decided to join the She eld College of Technology in order to achieve this desire and to teach applied statistics. She eld College of Technology was later renamed She eld City Polytechnic and then became She eld Hallam University. Since 1966, along with the various changes within the institution, Gopal pro- gressed from Assistant Lecturer to Head of Department in Applied Statistics. Being an active member of the Royal Statistical Society and the Institute of Statisticians, he has been elected to serve as council member of the Royal Statistical Society and the Institute of Statisticians. He has also been an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. He has published about 50 research papers and ®ve books, and acted as Editor of The Statistician. He has presented papers both in applied statistics and total quality management all over the world including the US, Canada, Argentina, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, France, Italy, Philippines, Israel, Bahrain and Egypt. In addition to his teaching and research, his expertise in statistics and total quality management has been invaluable to many organizations including UNDO, UNDP and the Ministry of Defence (UK) Project, British Steel, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, the Government of India, and other UK and non-UK industries.
- MICROBIOLOGICAL AND ENZYMATIC DESCRIPTION OF THE FRUIT FORMULATIONS AGAINST NON-ADDED CONTROL SAMPLES ON THE SHELF-LIFE PERIODAuthor(s): Barros , LillianDate: 2023-12-06Type: ReportStatus: Open accessMICROBIOLOGICAL AND ENZYMATIC DESCRIPTION OF THE FRUIT FORMULATIONS AGAINST NON-ADDED CONTROL SAMPLES ON THE SHELF-LIFE PERIOD
- Presentations of International Summer School on WEFE Nexus in Central AsiaDate: 2023-08-25Type: ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessThe present report includes all the training materials from the International Summer School on WEFE Nexus in Central Asia in Tashkent
- Презентации Международной летней школы WEFE Nexus в Центральной АзииDate: 2023-08-25Type: ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessВ настоящий отчет включены все учебные материалы Международной летней школы WEFE Nexus в Центральной Азии в Ташкенте.
- Proposition of revised governance practices discussed with all cooperativesAuthor(s): Nidkazza, Zakaria; Najjar, Dina; Ouesalti, DorsafDate: 2024-06-27Type: Internal ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessThis report examines the recommendations for revised governance practices discussed with cooperative partners in Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon, based on findings from various workshops and dialogue sessions. The purpose of the report is to provide a comprehensive analysis of proposals and pathways for cooperatives to enhance their governance and efficiency in these countries, with a particular emphasis on women's participation and increased benefits, just governance, and leadership engagement.
- Developing and Harmonising Biosafety Regulations for Countries in West Asia and North AfricaAuthor(s): Baum, Michael; de Kathen, André; Ryan, John (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 2001-12-31)Date: 2001-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Open accessThis workshop is on the safe use of biotechnology, the second in a series of four aimed at intensifying the cooperation of the Arab countries in the region. Notwithstanding the fact that modern biotechnology offers new tools for solving problems in agriculture, food processing, and veterinary and human medicine, these tools are new and the experience and capacities are limited, especially in countries of the developing world. To share experiences, facilities, and expertise within the region, and to identify and make use of synergistic effects are, therefore, of prime importance and are major objectives of this series. The first meeting was held in Cairo in January 1999 and was jointly organized by the Egyptian Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In that workshop, biosafety developments in several regions of the world, e.g. Latin America. Asia and North America were reviewed. This was the first time that a number of WANA country representatives came in contact with the developments in other parts of the world. It also became clear that to gain more information, more workshops had to follow in order to strengthen the development of biosafety policies in the region. It was at the end of the first workshop that FAO, AGERI and ICARDA discussed the possibility of organizing a number of workshops to promote the different aspects of biosafety development in the region. The second meeting was to bring together policy- and decision-makers of ten nations of the region for three days, to identify and discuss issues related to biosafety and biotechnology. and to further support and enforce a regional harmonization of these issues.
- Eighth Arab Congress of Plant Protection: Abstract bookAuthor(s): Bayaa, Bassam; Makkouk, Khaled; Kumari, Safaa; El-Ghariani, I. (Arab Society for Plant Protection, 2003-12-31)Date: 2003-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Timeless limited accessThe book of abstracts of the eighth Arab congress of plant protection, which was held from 12-16 October 2003, in El-Beida, Libya.
- Faba bean in the Nile Valley: Report on the First Phase of the ICARDA/IFAD Nile Valley Project (1979-82)Date: 1983-12-31Type: BookStatus: Timeless limited accessThis report concerns the activities of a collaborative research project covering Egypt and Sudan, the ICARDA/IFAD Nile Valley Project on Faba Beans. It is by far the largest of ICARDA's collaborative projects.
- Faba Bean Cook BookAuthor(s): Hawtin, Lorna (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 1981-12-31)Date: 1981-12-31Type: BookStatus: Open accessThis ICARDA Internal Document was prepared by Lorna Hawtin. It is based on recipes appearing in various publications as well as some original ones. A bibliography is provided at the end of the book.
- Faba Beans, Kabuli Chickpeas, and Lentils in the 1980sAuthor(s): Saxena, Mohan C.; Varma, Surendra (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 1985-12-31)Date: 1985-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Open accessThe International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has the principal responsibility the other international agricultural research centers- for research on the improvement of faba beans (Vicia faba) and lentils (Lens culinaris). Together with the International- Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the center also has a regional mandate for the improvement of kabuli-type chickpeas (Cicer arietinum). To be able to perform these responsibilities effectively, ICARDA, at the outset, recognized the need for close collaboration with scientists and institutions within and outside the ICARDA region. With a view to understand the prevailing status of research on these food legumes, ICARDA organized the first international workshop on food legumes improvement and development in April 1978, at Aleppo, Syria, in collaboration with the University of Aleppo. Research in practically every country of the region was reviewed in depth, and recommendations were made on future priorities for increasing the productivity of food legumes in the region. The proceedings were published for ICARDA by the International Development Research Centre (lDRC) in 1979 under the title 'Food Legume Improvement and Development.' Since that first workshop in 1978, the Food Legume Improvement Program (FLIP) of ICARDA has organized three other more specific international conferences. In 1979, a meeting at Aleppo deliberated on lentils and as a result a volume entitled 'Lentils' was published for ICARDA by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau. In 1981. an international faba bean conference, the first of its kind, was held in Cairo, Egypt, as a part of the Nile Valley Project, a special ICARDA project funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). From this conference arose the publication 'Faba Bean Improvement,' published for ICARDA/IFAD by Martinus Nijhoff, The Netherlands. Later in 1981, an international conference on winter sowing and ascochyta blight of chickpeas was held at Aleppo, the proceedings of which were also published for ICARDA by Martinus Nijhoff. In May 1983, FLIP convened the fifth international conference at Aleppo, covering all three legumes. This conference again brought together a large number of scientists from the region to assess achievements during the preceding five years in light of the plans and directions developed in 1978. and how collaboration with national programs could be further strengthened to meet the desired objective. The meeting also examined ICARDA's future research and training priorities for food legumes. The timing of this meeting was perfect, as it came immediately after the first external program review (EPR) of ICARDA by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The center had prepared a long-term plan for this EPR and the participants of the workshop were invited to consider these plans in formulating the recommendations. The present volume reflects the contributions of participants from 24 countries, including those from advanced institutions with which ICARDA collaborates on more basic research. A record of the discussion that occurred following each presentation and the recommendations of the workshop are also included. It is hoped that this publication will help in further strengthening and expanding the network of food legume researchers, and increasing the general awareness of the constraints on the production of faba beans, lentils, and kabuli chickpeas. Finally, we hope that this publication will augment the research achievements made so far, and the future research strategies that need to be followed to overcome these constraints.
- Feed block technology in West Asia and North AfricaAuthor(s): Ben Salem, Hichem; Al-Jawhari, Nadira; Daba, Mohamed Ayman; Chriyaa, A; Hassan, Salah Hajj; Dehimi, Mohamed Laaziz; Masri, Mohamed Y. (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 2005-01-31)Date: 2005-01-31Type: BookStatus: Open accessFeed Block Technology is gaining interest worldwide. Rendering numerous agro-industrial by-products useful for livestock feeding, extending their use for long periods, and reducing the use of common concentrate feed without decreasing the animal performance, thus improving farmer's income are the main arguments justifying the interest devoted to this cost-effective alternative supplement. Feed blocks have the potential to ensure a balanced, synchronized, and fractionated supply of essential nutrients to animals on poor diets. They may therefore improve the digestion of fibrous feedstuffs. They may be used also as a carrier of several anthelmintic products for grazing and to improve the nutritive value of tanniniferous browse species. Although research studies confirmed these advantages, numerous end-users mostly farmers ignore or are still not familiar with this technology. Farmer farmer-participatory approach was found as an efficient way to overcome this situation. This booklet addresses a review of the role of the Mashreq and Maghreb Project. which is coordinated by the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) hosted by eight countries from West Asia and North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria), in the development and transfer of feed block technology to farmers. An overview of locally available feed sources, a description of feed block technology, and achievements in these countries are reported and discussed along with this review. Future needs to guarantee the sustainability of this technology are mentioned.
- Fertilizer use efficiency under rain fed agriculture in West Asia and North AfricaAuthor(s): Ryan, John; Matar, Abdallah (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 1992-12-31)Date: 1992-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Open accessThis volume is based on the presentations made by soil scientists from 11 countries in the West Asia/North Africa (WANA) region, at the fourth regional workshop on fertilizer use efficiency workshop held in Morocco. The workshop was the result of a decision taken by participants in the Network on Soil Test Calibration set up in 1986 to conduct joint fertilizer experiments on prevalent field crops, establish reliable correlations between the results obtained and soil and plant tests, and improve the understanding of Mediterranean soils in relation to their nutrient availability and behavior. The Soil Test Calibration Network represents an earnest attempt by scientists in the region to address one aspect of this experience: the efficient use of fertilizer for the benefit of farmers in W ANA. The participants in this network come largely from WANA itself, and are therefore well equipped, through their experience and intimate knowledge of the region, to identify where the problems lie and what actions are most appropriate to resolve them. The Network has been successful in drawing together the region's scientists involved in soil fertility research into a coherent and well-coordinated group. In addition to those from Jordan, Morocco, and Syria, scientists from Algeria, Iran, and Libya, just to name a few, have become active participants in the Network. Every year new participants join the Network. This intensifying interest from around the region indicates that the Network's goal of involving scientists from all the WANA countries proved to be of significant importance to the region.
- Desert and Dryland Development: Challenges and Potential in the New MillenniumAuthor(s): Ryan, John (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 2002-12-31)Date: 2002-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Open accessThis volume covers a wide range of topics of concern to scientists and decision-makers involved with dry areas: soil conservation and degradation. water management and conservation. range management, biodiversity conservation, and combating desertification. stress physiology. expert systems and models. biotechnology. socioeconomics, anthropology. renewable energy. applications of new technology. and indigenous knowledge. The volume is an important landmark in our efforts to exploit harsh dry land environments for the good of mankind.
- Tool for Assessment of Climate Change “Sense” TACCS - طقس ( version 1.0)Author(s): Moujahed, Nizar (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA))Date: 2024-05-17Type: ToolStatus: Open accessThis tool presents a detailed questionnaire aimed at quantitatively assessing the perception, awareness and determination of an organization towards climate change, through five main components. The questions cover aspects such as personal knowledge and opinions on climate change, training received, involvement of the organization, communication strategies, as well as the influence of cultural, religious and political factors. Cet outil a été développé afin d'évaluer quantitativement la trilogie : perception, conscience et détermination, en relation avec la problématique du changement climatique (CC), parmi une entité ou une structure fonctionnelle de l'administration ou de la société civile, ou toute organisation agissant dans le domaine agricole. Il est constitué de cinq composantes, qui sont évalués quantitativement et utilisés pour calculer un indice/score global (Indice de perception, de conscience et de détermination : PCD). Le résultat peut être utilisé pour évaluer l'état ou le niveau actuel d'une entité ou d'une population, son évolution dans le temps ou les changements éventuels avant et après un projet concernant le changement climatique. L'outil peut permettre aux décideurs politiques de choisir les programmes appropriés et de planifier les actions spécifiques pour améliorer la perception et la sensibilité au changement climatique, puis de passer à la mise en œuvre d'alternatives d'adaptation et d'atténuation. Actuellement, TACCS (version 1.0) est en cour d’expérimentation au sein de certains groupes professionnels.
- Evaluation of Farmers' Bottlenecks to Innovate and Adopt New Technologies in EgyptAuthor(s): Salem, Shaban Ali; M. Oumer, Ali; Dhehibi, Boubaker; Abda-Allah Abdallah, Iman; Souissi, Asma; Baum, Michael (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 2024-06-01)Date: 2024-06-01Type: Policy ContributionStatus: Open accessThe objective of this research was to analyze and evaluate farmers' bottlenecks and risks to innovate and adopt new technologies in Egypt. A literature review as well as key informant and focus group discussion were conducted to assess the bottlenecks to technology adoption by farmers in Egypt. Literature review results indicate that several personal, social, economic, institutional and policy-related bottlenecks hinder the adoption of innovation packages by Egyptian farmers in various production contexts. For example, the main bottlenecks that farmers face while using raised-bed technology package for mitigating salinity include insufficiency of raised-bed machines, high production costs, lack of regular maintenance for the available raised-bed machines, lack of chemical fertilizers, poor distribution of improved wheat seeds and lack of good pesticides. The results of key informant and focus group discussions show that price distortions are key bottlenecks for major crops such as maize, rice and wheat due to market inefficiency in the agriculture sector. In addition, the use of agricultural machinery, agricultural extension services and agricultural cooperatives are also key aspects that farmers face bottlenecks in their production and marketing of major agricultural commodities. It is crucial to address these bottlenecks through well-designed agricultural policies to help farmers adopt sustainable agricultural innovation practices in Egypt.
- Challenges, barriers, and determinants of farmers’ adoption of agroecological practices in Tunisia: A Case study of Hamam biadha and EllesAuthor(s): Khader, AminaDate: 2024-05-23Type: ThesisStatus: Open accessAgriculture in Tunisia is associated with unsustainable farm practices in an environment highly vulnerable to climate change, along with a general lack of political support. Agroecology is considered as a potential solution. Therefore, urgent need to investigated Tunisian agricultural environment, and farming practices are required. This study aims to assess the challenges and barriers and to identify key determinants of farmer’s adoption of agroecological practices in Hamam Biadha and Elles area. Data has been collected through interviewing 40 farmers, 16 key informant interviews (KII’s) and 2 focus groups discussions (FGD’s) targeting stakeholders. Based on the data processing, and their findings out, a SWOT analysis was performed. Structured interviews, informed by surveys, delved into farmers' agricultural practices, barriers to adoption, and motivations for embracing agroecological techniques, while open and semi-structured interviews captured stakeholders' perspectives on benefits, barriers, and adoption influencers. In the empirical analysis, qualitative and quantitative approaches were used, including factor and bivariate analysis (i.e., Kendall’s test). Farm typologies, predominantly mixed systems combining cereal-tree-small ruminant components, were identified. Most of the agroecological practices found were traditional: Rotation accounted for the highest percentage (65%), followed by manure (35%), and lastly, biochar (3%). Results reveal that farmers are facing several barriers. Drought emerged as the primary impediment to adoption of agroecological practices (100%), followed by resources access constraints (eg. organic inputs and local seeds) (60%) and market-related factors, such as trails and roads (25%). Future initiatives should prioritize cooperative support to facilitate the transition toward agroecological practices, and bolstering food system resilience. The study concludes that the adoption of agroecological practices has economic, political, social, and institutional components. To enhance the adoption of such practices, empirical findings suggest the need for greater investment (capacity building, incentives, building farmer’s organizations, etc.) to remove these barriers and institutional shortcomings. In addition. Further research is required in order to understand farmers’ needs, social dynamics, and perceptions, vital components for establishing better farmer organizations, considered as accelerator and facilitator for wider adoption of agro-ecological practices.
- Drought Tolerance in Winter CerealsAuthor(s): Srivastava, J. P.; Porceddu, Enrico; Acevedo, Edmundo; Varma, Surendra (John Wiley & Sons, 1987-12-31)Date: 1987-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Timeless limited accessThis volume is based on the presentations made by a multidisciplinary group of scientists at an international symposium on Improving Winter Cereals in Moisture-limiting Areas, held in Capri, Italy. Though belonging to different disciplines, the participating scientists had a common focus: how the disciplines in which they worked could contribute to improving food production in those crop-growing environments where the availability of water rather than the shortage of it is the major constraint. The text is organized into four sections. Section I, 'The Winter Cereals Research in the Low-rainfall Areas of Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean', deals with the role of agro climatology and of agroecological models in developing a meaningful approach for crop improvement. Section II, 'Breeding for Winter Cereals in the Low-rainfall Areas', reviews and compares the efficiency of current breeding methods and presents some new approaches. Section III deals with 'Physiological Research for Drought Avoidance and Tolerance and its Implication in Breeding Programmes', and section IV with 'Plant Characteristics Required for Improved Performance in Moisture-limiting Environments-an ad interim Assessment'. A set of recommendations for the symposium is also included.
- Dry Area Agriculture, Food Science and Human NutritionDate: 1986-12-31Type: Conference ProceedingsStatus: Timeless limited accessThis publication is an attempt to capture two rather independent themes. The first is a presentation of the proceedings of a workshop where discussions, aimed to identify economic development problems, particularly in rural areas, and to survey the status and effectiveness of efforts of researchers and development agencies to find solutions to these problems.
- Project Report 1: Development of sustainable date palm production systems in Gulf Cooperation Council CountriesAuthor(s): (ICARDA), International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), 2011-12-31)Date: 2011-12-31Type: BookStatus: Open accessThe purpose of this report is to update partners and stakeholders involved on the achievements and progress to date of the project: Development of sustainable date palm production systems in gulf cooperation council countries.
- Joint discussion across copperatives of existing barriers and hindering policiesAuthor(s): Najjar, Dina; Nidkazza, Zakaria; Ouesalti, DorsafDate: 2024-06-27Type: Internal ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessThe report aim to: • Identify common and specific barriers that women face in managing cooperatives in the three countries. • Identify common and specific policies that hinder women's effective management of cooperatives in the three countries.