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Brief retrospective on water user organizations in Egypt. Final Report

Reports & Research
December, 2013
Egypt
water management
farmers
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Irrigation improvement projects in the Nile Delta: promises, challenges, surprises

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Egypt
agricultural land management
water management
farmers
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Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Egypt
farmers
The Nile Delta of Egypt is known for its large irrigated area supplied with water diverted from the Nile River, with a limited use of groundwater, largely for domestic and industrial use. Official statistics for the whole delta indicate that there are a few thousand individual wells used for agriculture by a population of over 2 million farmers. This study, however, shows that a phenomenon of groundwater development for irrigation has been unfolding over the last few years, largely below the radar of managers and researchers.
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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems : GIAHS Information Sheet

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Algeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, Chile, Germany, Peru, Canada, Iran, Republic of Korea, Kenya, Morocco, Japan, Philippines, Italy, Tanzania, Tunisia, India, China, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
intensive land use
farmers
farming systems
land use
land use planning
land degradation
The purpose of this sheet is to provide comprehensive set of information on GIAHS Programme in a single document which summarizes all the core information uploaded in the website and written in the previously released sources. The overall goal of the global initiative is to identify and safeguard Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems through catalyzing and establishing a long-term programme to support such systems and enhance global, national and local benefits derived through thei
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Family Farming in the Near East and North Africa

Reports & Research
November, 2016
Algeria, Qatar, Egypt, Brazil, Mauritania, Iraq, Iran, Djibouti, Comoros, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, Libya, Turkey, Somalia, Oman, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Africa, Northern Africa
farming systems
farmers
land access
land tenure
This paper begins by exploring what the term family farming means and how appropriate it is in the NENA region. It will explore more generally the role of farming and agriculture in the broader political economy of the region. The paper establishes the distinctive features of the region, what might be generalised and what might not be so common between countries with contrasting patterns of development.
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Mediterra 2016: Zéro gaspillage en Méditerranée. Ressources naturelles, alimentations et connaissances

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Angola, Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Liberia, Philippines, Luxembourg, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Jordan, Canada, France, Southern Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
farmers
sustainable land management
natural resources management
water management
farming systems
forest land
La question des pertes agricoles et du gaspillage alimentaire est devenue essentielle.C’est dans ce contexte que nous avons l’honneur de présenter l’édition 2016 de Mediterra, qui aborde toutes ces problématiques du gaspillage et propose des solutions innovantes tout en suggérant des recommandations politiques pour la gestion durable des ressources naturelles, de la nourriture et des connaissances en Méditerranée. La première partie fait le point sur les gaspillages de chacune des ressources naturelles, gaspillages bien réels qui appellent une remise en questio
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Running Out of Time: The Reduction of women's work burden in agricultural production

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Egypt, Bangladesh, Nepal, Zambia, Ghana, Germany, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, Cameroon, Thailand, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, Cambodia, India, Sudan, Kenya
Forest Tenure
farming systems
grazing
forest land
farmers
Based on a broad literature review, this publication discusses rural women’s time poverty in agriculture, elaborates on its possible causes and implications and provides insight into the various types of constraints that affect the adoption of solutions for reducing work burden. This paper raises questions about the adequacy of women’s access to technologies, services and infrastructure and about the control women have over their time, given their major contributions to agriculture.