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A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach
Indus basin irrigation system (IBIS) is one of
the largest contiguous irrigation systems of the world. The
surface canal water supplies are far less than the crop water
demands which lead farmers to use groundwater to ...
Decision making and planning in agriculture by calibrating, validating and scenario simulating the crop model (DSSAT) : Progress Annual Report
Decision making and planning in agriculture by calibrating, validating and scenario simulating the crop model (DSSAT) according to rainfed climate sub activity annual progress report of the CRP Dryland System "Improving ...
Cactus plantations at farm field under intensive management
The cactus pear was introduced to Pakistan in recent years through Cactusnet, an international technical network on cactus established back in 1993 through an initiative led by FAO and ICARDA. Network members from several ...
Video on value addition training
Video on value addition to locally available fruits and vegetables
Invasive cactus species Opuntia stricta_2
The upright prickly pear is an invasive weed with large thorns, which animals do not like to eat and farmers do not like to pick or see in their farmlands
Economics of salt-induced land degradation and restoration
Food security concerns and the scarcity of new productive land have put productivity enhancement of degraded lands back
on the political agenda. In such a context, salt-affected lands are a valuable resource that cannot ...
MART-AZR Project Research Report 40: Catchment Basin Water Harvesting as a Means of Improving the Productivity of Rainfed Land in Upland Baluchistan
Small catchment basins of different sizes were prepared
within bunded fields on gently sloping silty valley bottom
soils in upland Balochistan from 1985 to 1988. The ratios
of catchment area to cropped area were 1:1 or ...
Caravan 24: Review of agriculture in the dry areas
Articles in this issue describe how value-addition options were identified for herbal and medicinal plants in a remote valley in Morocco; how cactus species – that combine hardiness with high market value – are being ...
Caravan 22: Review of agriculture in the dry areas
This issue of Caravan provides examples of ICARDA's work with its partners to help ensure sustainability of livelihoods for the poor in marginal areas.
Caravan 20-21: Review of agriculture in the dry areas
This issue of Caravan provides examples of the impact of ICARDA's collaborative research activities and expanding partnerships on improving livelihoods in the dry areas. In this issue:
a) Special Report: ICARDA and the ...