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Conservation agriculture: opportunities for intensified farming and environmental conservation in dry areas
This report presents examples, approaches and evidence on conservation agriculture
and its potential for use in low-income countries. It is designed to help policy makers and
development partners appreciate the issues and ...
Conservation agriculture: Opportunities for intensified farming and environmental conservation in dry areas (English)
A synthesis of research and trials with smallholder farmers in drylands systems benefits and constraints to adoption.
Farmer experiences and potential for uptake in Iraq, Syria, Morocco and Tunisia.
This report presents ...
Farmer-led approaches to drylands farming: crop - livestock conservation agriculture
The video depicts a successful story of crop-livestock integration in areas with scarce natural resources and land degradation such as Tajikistan, Tunisia and Algeria. While zero till seeding is an efficient technique to ...
Perception and use of crop residues in CA practicing farms in CLCA II targeted project areas: results of a field study and survey
This presentation discusses an analysis of farmers’ perception of CLCA systems and crop residues management in semi-arid areas of Tunisia.
Conservation Agriculture as Alternative to Reduce Impact of Climate Change for Smallholder in North Africa: Tunisian Case
Tunisia is located in North Africa, on the border of the Mediterranean. A big part of Tunisia have semiarid and arid climates, which are marked by extremes in daily high and low temperatures, with hot summers and cold ...
Conservation agriculture for building climate change resilient farming systems
ICARDA scientists have been investigating climate
change resilient farming systems for two decades.
Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been found to be one
of the key tools for combating climate change.
ICARDA’s investigations ...
Recent trends in conservation agriculture
Hichem Ben Salem was interviewed during the advanced course in "Recent trends in conservation agriculture under Mediterranean environments", held from 4 to 9 April 2016 in Zaragoza (Spain) and jointly organized by the ...
CRP Dryland Systems - ICARDA - 2015 Technical and Financial Report - Final
Several notable outcome stories originated from activities carried out in Fergana Valley and Aral Sea action sites. These are highlighted below in brief.
Increased awareness and application of conservation agriculture among ...
Comparison of Soil Compaction Under Conventional Agriculture and Conservation Agriculture Practices
This study took place at the National Institute for Field Crops in Tunisia, under the Project:" to Support Development of Conservation Agriculture" (a project funded by the French Agency for Development). In this study we ...
Conservation Agriculture: strengthening crop production in marginal areas
Conservation Agriculture (CA) – the practice of not plowing and leaving crop residue in fields for enhanced soil fertility and moisture conservation – was first introduced to Tunisia in 1999, where it was pilot-tested on ...