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Evidence of soil salinity
Image of evidence of soil salinity in Iraq.
An assessment of the pumping infrastructure for irrigation and drainage was made
An assessment of the pumping infrastructure for irrigation and drainage was made
Salt Management: The Australian Experience
Salinity is the accumulation of soluble salts (predominantly NaCl) in soil and water, usually over an extended period of time. For most people the term has negative connotations, associated as it is with long-term land and ...
Drainage canal in Mussaiab
Image of drainage canal in Mussaiab.
Restricted flow in the drains hinder salt removal
Image of restricted flow in the drains hinder salt removal.
Use Remote Sensing To Map Soil Salinity in the Musaib Area in Central Iraq
Salinity has constituted one of the major problematic issues for agricultural production in Iraq. It is hence essential to develop some rational and reliable approach to conduct salinity mapping and assessment. Recently, ...
Promoting safer & more sustainable alternatives to chemical pesticides
This initiative promotes sustainable and safer approaches to the management of date palm pests in Iraq, helping to ease farmers from their dependence on chemical sprays while boosting productivity and incomes.
Surface salts limit agricultural production
Image of surface salts limit agricultural production
Managing Salinity in Iraq's Agriculture: Current State, Causes, and Impacts
This report is the first in a series of publications that comprise the Iraq Salinity Assessment.
This report documents the current state, causes, impacts of salinity in central and southern
Iraq. Other reports in the ...
Salinity management in Central and Southern Iraq: Prospects under existing drainage conditions
Excessive irrigation and poor drainage conditions have contributed to rising groundwater tables leading to salinity-induced land degradation in the irrigated areas of central and southern Iraq. Soil salinity problems have ...