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Postharvest Losses in Africa: Analytical Review and Synthesis
Across Africa, postharvest losses along the food chain from farm to fork jeopardize the food security of resource-poor farmers.
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International Barcode of Life Project : Engaging Developing Nations
DNA barcoding is a new tool for taxonomic research. The DNA barcode is a very short standardized DNA sequence in a well-known gene.
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Knowledge Access in Rural Inter-connected Areas Network (KariaNet) - Phase II
The Knowledge Access in Rural Inter-connected Areas Network (KariaNet) aims to enhance the effectiveness of development projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that serve to enable the rural poor by sharing innovations, best practices
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Management Models of Forest Resources in the Atlas Mountain Chain (North Africa)
Forest resources in North Africa are significant in terms of area, and ecological and socioeconomic function. The forests are mainly located in the transboundary Atlas Mountain Chain, which extends from Morocco through Algeria to Tunisia.
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Building Livelihood Resilience to Alleviate Poverty in Semi-arid Areas of West Africa
Livelihood vulnerability is a major characteristic of life in semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa such as the Sahel.
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Regional Synthesis and Dissemination of Research Results in Eastern and Southern Africa
Over the past five years, IDRC's Rural Poverty and Environment (RPE) program initiative has funded a number of projects in eastern and southern Africa.
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Securing Land Tenure, Improving Food Security and Reducing Poverty in Rural West Africa
In November 2003, the heads of states belonging to the Permanent Interstate Committee on Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) undertook to work toward the adoption of a common land tenu
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Strengthening Local Strategies for Managing Inter Village Agro-pastoral Resources in the Groundnut Basin (Sénégal)
The groundnut basin in Sénégal is highly populated, densely cultivated and facing a crisis that is both economic (characterized by low productivity, poverty, food insecurity) and ecological (characterized by reduced soil fertility, erosion, desert
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Managing Wetlands for Improved Food Security in Uganda
With increased food insecurity in Uganda, the pressure to use wetlands for agriculture is growing.
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Irrigation Development and Public-Private Partnerships in Morocco
Agriculture is at the heart of Morocco's economic and social development, but in this water-stressed country, irrigation is critical to agricultural production. Irrigated agriculture plays an important role in meeting Morocco's food needs.