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A Global Program to Protect Palms, Livelihoods, and Ecosystems: The proposed three-year program is an ambitious, international, and multi-institutional program (Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control (C4RPWC) Program) designed to combat the Red Palm Weevil (RPW), a devastating pest that threatens palm cultivation globally. Led by ICARDA, the program aims to develop, test, adapt, and pilot innovative, sustainable science-based and environmentally friendly solutions to manage and contain RPW infestations. With the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a focal point, the program will develop and establish scalable strategies that can extend to other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) affected by this invasive pest. This initiative represents a turning point in global pest management efforts, ensuring that the cutting-edge science translates into tangible impact on farmer’s livelihoods and environmental conservation.

The project aims to conduct two main activities: Monitoring and maintenance at the existing restoration sites – rangeland ecosystem and monitoring and maintenance at the existing restoration sites – rainfed ecosystem.

The project focuses on improving agricultural ecosystems and policies through collaborations with land managers, governments, researchers, the private sector and financial institutions, boosting economic growth and benefiting human health.

MountainHER wants to put rural women front and center as the true drivers for social and economic progress in remote mountain communities of Algeria, Croatia, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. Barley and durum wheat are the target crops, and traditional foods and malt products the target value chains. The project will promote sustainable business models that better distribute profits along super-short value chains - and involve women’s associations. Existing governance system of the women’s associations will be revised to unlock their full economic potential, and to offer equal and advantageous conditions for all their members. OUR IMPACT

The role of women’s associations in converting farm harvests into high-value food and malt products will be supported to generate 10 to 100 times more income than the simple harvest. Adequate connection with physical retailers and digital markets will be ensured, while in parallel, preliminary consumer appreciation studies will be conducted to assess the potential for gaining market shares.

MountainHER provides training and tools to favor the purchase of local harvests at higher prices by the women associations. In exchange, farmers are prompted to produce following agro-ecological practices, which are on one hand more respectful of the environment, and on the other, can generate higher prices for the food produced.

An integrated Geoinformatics and data management for agroecosystem research, development and outreach.

“The Project for Enhancement of Agricultural Productivity” has been launched to contribute to reducing rural poverty and building resilience of vulnerable farming families in the Upper Egypt and Nile Delta Regions of Egypt through improving the utilization of water for agriculture as well as increasing agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers, raising incomes and creating economic opportunities for poor rural households in three selected governorates; Menia, Qena and Kafr ElShiekh.

The proposed study will seek to address the following mutually supportive set of specific questions, which will be discussed with the relevant national government organizations and policy makers during the launch of the study for ground-validation and fine-tuning, such as the extent and costs of land degradation in Central Asia and land degradation hotspots, as well as total financing needs and current funding gaps for restoring degraded lands in Central Asia, including under the national commitments for land restoration in LDN, NDC, NBSAP/GBF and Bonn Challenge action agendas. The project aims to identify degraded locations provide the highest returns for land restoration investments. The projects also aims to evaluate how the costs and benefits from the current segmented approach to land restoration compare with the costs and benefits of nationally coordinated planning and implementation.