{"id":1561,"date":"2022-07-06T12:36:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/?page_id=1561"},"modified":"2023-10-04T21:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:02:42","slug":"improving-rural-livelihoods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/improving-rural-livelihoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Rural Livelihoods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1561\" class=\"elementor elementor-1561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b051ae1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b051ae1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67afb0e\" data-id=\"67afb0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d537954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d537954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving rural livelihoods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f53e3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f53e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b30794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b30794\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea258ef\" data-id=\"7ea258ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68704dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68704dc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1098d9da\" data-id=\"1098d9da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c574a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c574a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting the socioeconomic viability of our innovations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fbd44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_title\" data-id=\"34fbd44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sina-title-subtitle\">The Social, Economic, and Policy (SEP) research team at ICARDA is responsible for studying the socioeconomic feasibility, adoption and scaling-up of ICARDA innovations, as well as their effect on poverty reduction, food security, system resilience and social inclusion. <\/h3>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-title-desc\">The team\u2019s methods include socioeconomic assessments, gender transformational techniques and context-sensitive targeting. Its solutions aim to achieve more equitable marketplaces and value chains, improved natural resource management and governance and the optimization of sustainable land and livestock management alternatives.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cd3864c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cd3864c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3adc26f5\" data-id=\"3adc26f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d89090 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"37d89090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9361\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Raised - bed technology for Egyptian wheat growers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9362\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9362\" aria-expanded=\"false\">High Lentil yields in India<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9363\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9363\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Seeds of resilience in fragile states<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9364\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9364\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Water harvesting in Palestine<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9365\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9365\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Permaculture for sustainable living in Jordan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Raised - bed technology for Egyptian wheat growers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9361\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h4><strong>Raised-bed technology benefits Egyptian wheat growers<\/strong><\/h4><p>Egyptian wheat growers adopting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/research\/innovations\/mechanized-raised-bed-technology-better-wheat\">ICARDA\u2019s raised-bed technology<\/a> continued to experience benefits in 2021. These included a 937\u00a0kilogram per hectare (12.8\u00a0percent) increase in yield, a US$77.60 per hectare (9.5\u00a0percent) increase in gross margins, an 824.6\u00a0cubic meter per hectare (15.1\u00a0percent) reduction in irrigation water application and a 5.6\u00a0percent increase in water productivity. Raised bed machines can be attached to standard tractors, and improve yields and water efficiency by creating raised soil beds, on which they simultaneously sow crops and create adequate furrows along which optimum\u00a0water\u00a0easily travels, rather than flooding whole fields (the traditional irrigation method)<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-25-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-25-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-25-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-25-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-25-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-25-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9362\" aria-expanded=\"false\">High Lentil yields in India<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9362\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9362\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Big lentil productivity gains in India<\/strong><\/h4><p>An economic impact assessment carried out last year found that ICARDA-improved lentil technologies have contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/repo.mel.cgiar.org\/handle\/20.500.11766\/66466\">a massive productivity gain in West Bengal<\/a>. When 507 sample farm households were studied, farmers adopting ICARDA\u2019s improved lentil technologies achieved a 33.36 percent increase in production over traditional lentil growers. Proper land preparation, quality seed use and better disease pest management were the prime factors behind the increase.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/High-Lentil-Yields-In-India-Improving-Rural-Livelihoods-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9363\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Seeds of resilience in fragile states<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9363\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9363\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Seeds of resilience in fragile states<\/strong><\/h4><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">Throughout 2021, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">armers <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">affected by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\"> the reduction of available seeds due to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\"> civil unrest in Syria<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\"> received support from the \u2018FAO Smallholder Support Program<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">.\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">program<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">help<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\"> key farmers <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">become community-based seed suppliers<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">which in turn<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">increase<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\"> access <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">to quality seed for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\"> regional farmers in general<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">supplier-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">farmers, based in Aleppo, Homs and Deir Azor, were supplied with quality wheat, barley, chickpea and lentil seed, and given inputs, training and assistance to produce and commercialize the seed.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75242810 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW75242810 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-27-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9364\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Water harvesting in Palestine<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9364\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9364\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Optimizing water harvesting in Palestine<\/strong><\/h4><p>In Palestine, ICARDA partnered with FAO to test and out-scale in-situ rainwater harvesting approaches that improve the storage of water where it is needed \u2013 reducing losses due to delivery issues, optimizing rainfall and improving water-use planning. ICARDA implements water productivity improvements at the watershed level and supports the scaling of in-situ water harvesting, especially for improved agroforestry and orchard agriculture. ICARDA will also support capacity building and empowerment activities through training and demonstrations for targeted communities.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Improving-Rural-Livelihoods_Water_harvest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Improving-Rural-Livelihoods_Water_harvest.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Improving-Rural-Livelihoods_Water_harvest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Improving-Rural-Livelihoods_Water_harvest-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Improving-Rural-Livelihoods_Water_harvest-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Improving-Rural-Livelihoods_Water_harvest-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9365\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Permaculture for sustainable living in Jordan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9365\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9365\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Promoting permaculture for sustainable living in Jordan<\/strong><\/h4><p>ICARDA has introduced permaculture technology to Jordan\u2019s Badia, the desert and steppe region covering the country\u2019s northeast. Permaculture is an approach that encourages self-reliance through strategically planning how to use natural resources sustainably. \u00a0As a low-cost development tool for managing dryland resources in agro-pastoral farming systems, permaculture promises to increase yields, reduce costs and ensure dryland resources become more efficient, diverse and multifunctional for food and nutrition-insecure agro-pastoral communities.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-31.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/MicrosoftTeams-image-31-300x169.jpg 300w, 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