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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species - Retama
Retama: A resilient, pioneer plant for rangeland rehabilitation and stable ecosystems.
Arid and semi-arid rangelands face increasing climate variability and grazing pressure as the world’s demand for food increases. ICARDA ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable rangeland management practices; Shrub planting: contributing to ecological sustainability while aiming towards livelihood improvement
The degradation of rangelands is induced by overgrazing, over-gathering of firewood, and conversion of the best rangelands into cropping land. Over-exploitation results in negative effects leading to soil erosion and the ...
A Prickly Cactus Journey: From Hellish Plant to Farmers' Darling
The cactus pear (known by its scientific name as Opuntia ficus-indica) was not always accepted in Pakistan as a source of food for animals, much less as a fruit fit for human consumption. It was commonly believed to be the ...
Is long-term protection useful for the regeneration of disturbed plant communities in dry areas?
In dry areas, natural plant communities are mainly affected by climatic stress and human disturbances – overgrazing, ploughing and biomass harvesting – that accelerate their degradation. Management techniques, including ...
A new pastoral code for Tunisia: Reversing degradation across the country’s critical rangelands
In response to the severe economic, social, and environmental costs of degradation across Tunisia’s rangelands, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has worked with the General ...
Opuntia ficus indica (COPENA F1) fruits Muchaqqer station, Jordan
Opuntia ficus indica (COPENA F1) fruits Muchaqqer station, Jordan
Promoting Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) As drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India: Progress Report 2021
The main purpose of this report is to highlight the activities performed during the period of 1st April 2021 to 30th November 2021. The fodder quality of cactus cladodes of different accessions has been analyzed and ...
Alley cropping system using forage shrubs (Atriplex nummularia) inter-cropped with forage pea (Pisum sativa), Algeria
Alley cropping system using forage shrubs (Atriplex nummularia) inter-cropped with forage pea (Pisum sativa), Algeria
Balancing livestock production and sustainability of natural resources
Presentation Delivered at the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation in Rome (Italy) from September 25 to September 27, 2023, this presentation underscores the pivotal role of livestock in supporting ...
Managing silvopastures: promoting native legume species; Lathyrus sativus L.: a Neolithic dual purpose annual legume grown for its seeds for human consumption, and fodder for livestock feeding
A factsheet about grass pea benefits, establishment and management, nutritional composition and effective management