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Improving Forage Production Quantity and Quality Using Native Legume Species in Semi-arid Agrosilvopastoral System
Agrosilvopastoral systems provide a range of livelihood services, either directly through forage production or indirectly by the beneficial effects on soil conservation, nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering, and biodiversity ...
Effect of high-intensity, short-duration grazing on species density and botanical composition of arid rangelands
Rangelands are the mainstay of pastoral and agropastoral livelihoods worldwide. They have provided forage for livestock and wildlife for centuries, but steady degradation of rangelands is causing increasing concern. Many ...
A participatory sustainable rangeland management toolkit with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach
Panorama solutions on Sustainable Rangeland Management (SRM) toolkit which is tested in North Africa and West Asia (NAWA region), with a specific focus on Tunisia, Jordan and Uzbekistan, and offers a package of holistic ...
Jessour for diversified and resilient agroecological systems to ensure food security and sustainable livelihoods in arid ecosystems
Poster presented at the 5th World Congress on Agroforestry: “Transitioning to a Viable World”. Québec, Canada, July 17-20, 2022: For agricultural production, exploiting mountain slopes for rainwater runoff collection is a ...
FAO-GLF Digital Forum: The beneficial role of extensive grazing for the restoration of dryland ecosystems
The digital forum is hosted jointly by the Global Landscapes Forum and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr. Mounir Louhaichi was invited to contribute to the FAO-GLF Digital Forum. He ...
Sustainable Rangeland Management Toolkit for Resilient Pastoral Systems
The toolkit advocates for a holistic and participatory multi-stakeholder approach that emphasizes the important role played by governance of rangelands using bottom-up landscape restoration. It also emphasizes the need to ...
Scalable measures for sustainable largescale rangelands rehabilitation
ICARDA participated in the International Exhibition and Forum for Afforestation Techniques held at the Riyadh International Center, organized by the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MoEWA), in cooperation ...
Economic valuation of cactus pear production in semi-arid regions of Tunisia
Arid and semi-arid lands are considered unsuitable for crop production because they require substantial amounts of water and additional nutrients. However, certain species can perform well and enhance the livelihoods of ...
Sustainable silvopastoral restoration to promote ecosystem services in Tunisia
this chapter is describing the The silvopastoral improvement accomplished in the region of Sbaihia, Tunisia thet relies on a sound participatory approach with full cooperation from the local population who contributed to ...
Flexible grazing strategies for sustainable rangeland resources management
To strengthen institutional arrangement that link national developing agencies dealing with rangeland rehabilitation and management with the end users (pastoralists and livestock keepers), representatives from ICARDA, ...