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Should agricultural research in Central Asia and Caucasus (CAC) re-prioritize its agenda with view to climate change?
Impact of climate change on the clockwork of agro-ecosystems. ▶ pollinators as key agents of any climate change adaptation of agro-ecosystems at risks. ▶ Impact of climate change on mountain agriculture.Temperatures in ...
Collective Action for Common Rangelands Improvement: A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Uzbekistan
Rangeland degradation endangers livelihoods of many rural communities in Uzbekistan. Despite the threat of land deterioration from climate change, there are many reasons that land users do not take action to prevent or ...
Enhancing the productivity of high-magnesium soil and water resources in Central Asia through the application of phosphogypsum
Recent evidences from some irrigated areas worldwide, such as Central Asia, suggest that water used for irrigation contains magnesium (Mg2+) at levels higher than calcium (Ca2+). Excess levels of Mg2+ in irrigation water ...
A participatory method to enhance the collective ability to adapt to rapid glacier loss: the case of mountain communities in Tajikistan
The rapid loss of small glaciers worldwide might result in mountain villages changing from having plenty of water during the growing season, to facing a scarcity even in scenarios with adaptation. Climate-change effects ...
Measuring the economic impact of climate change on agriculture: a Ricardian analysis of farmlands in Tajikistan
We apply the Ricardian approach to analyse the economic impact of climate change on agriculture using the 2007World Bank
Tajikistan Living Standards Survey. The study analyses data of 2557 farm households in 166 villages ...
Farming with alternative pollinators increases yields and incomes of cucumber and sour cherry
Pollinator decline is acknowledged worldwide and constitutes a major subject of environmental research. Nevertheless, farmers’ efforts to protect pollinators in agricultural lands remain very limited, in particular if no ...
Impacts of climate change on farm income security in Central Asia: An integrated modeling approach
Increased risk due to global warming has already become embedded in agricultural decision making in
Central Asia and uncertainties are projected to increase even further. Agro-ecology and economies of
Central Asia are ...