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Agroforestry based on establishment of gardens
Dekhkans of the Fayzabad district
of Tajikistan traditionally cultivated
leguminous crops and wheat in
combination with fruit trees. In
1980th, during the Soviet period
it had a form of non-systematic
agroforestry. To ...
Micro-Finance in the Dry Areas: a Case Study in Syria
Lack of finance is often the key barrier to technology adoption by small-scale farmers. This is particularly true in dry areas, where many poor households, lacking income, assets or access to credit, are unable to invest ...
Establishing fences from stone walls and poplar trees around the perimeter of fields
The site full of stones was originally
deprived of vegetation. Cleaning of
stones provided possibility to grow
annual vegetable crops, grass and
tree species. Irrigation was provided
from a constant spring by means of ...
Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture
Food legumes are particularly suited to sustainable agriculture. ICARDA is developing and disseminating improved varieties and production technologies so farmers can benefit from the increasing demand for these climate-smart ...
Technology of planting crops along the ridges
Ridge planting technology is applied
in the CIS countries (Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan
etc.) for the cultivation of cereals,
legumes, vegetables, technical and
oilseed crops. Ridge sowing of the
grain ...
In Arabian Peninsula - Enhancing livelihoods and food security through sustainable natural resource management (R4D)
Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region face several constraints, including extreme aridity, limited water resources, erratic rainfall, salinization, and increased desertification due to wind and water erosion. ...
Mind The GAP: Improving Dissemination Strategies to Increase Technology Adoption by Smallholders
Proven agricultural technologies that can improve lives often have low adoption rates due to lack of effective service delivery systems and enabling policy environment. Agricultural extension is a common method to introduce ...
Capacity to innovate from a system CGIAR research program perspective
The three system CGIAR research programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Dryland
Systems and Aquatic Agricultural Systems have included “capacity to innovate” as an intermediate
development outcome in their ...
Improving food security and nutrition in Africa
Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range ...
Subsurface irrigation with ultra-low-pressure (ULP) dripper
In desert farming, water use efficiency is crucial for all plants including agroforestry crops such as date palm which are highly adapted to the desert ecosystems. To respond to the water use efficiency requirement in ...