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CACILM II Sustainable Land Management in Central Asia: Achievements at a glance
This magazine summarizes the key activities and achievements of the IFAD-funded regional project Knowledge Management in "Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management" Phase II (CACILM II), initiated and led by ...
Effective Mechanized Rainwater Harvesting: Coping with climate change implications in the Jordanian Badia
Research on micro-catchment rainwater harvesting techniques by ICARDA and Jordanian
scientists has led to the establishment of semicircular bunds on contour ridges and furrows
(using GPS laser-guided Vallerani machine) and ...
Transition from pasture land to fruit and fodder plots
The areas in the Varzob valley
of Tajikistan with steep slopes of
ca. 30% represent the degraded
pastures. The soil surface, which has
been almost deprived of vegetation,
is compacted and is subject to
erosion. In 1982, a ...
Rotation of pastures in desert regions of Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan, pastureland is
transferred to shirkats on an
unlimited basis or to farms for a
long-term rent. The population
uses shirkat pastures for grazing of
personal cattle, the number of which
sometimes exceeds the ...
Enhancing Rural Livelihoods and Efficient Use of Scarce Water Resources
Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region are severely constrained
by the region’s extreme aridity, scanty water resources and erratic rainfall. Conditions
have become even more challenging as over %95 of the ...
CGIAR research program on integrated agricultural production systems for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas (CRP drylands Central Asia)
Being predominantly an agro-pastoral agricultural system, the area around the Aral Sea is affected by a very high degree of land degradation, characterized by intensive soil salinity, rising of ...