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A new approach for mapping and assessing degraded lands (Tunisia)
This summary describes the work of the LADA (Land Degradation and Assessment in Dry Areas) project that identifies and describes geographical areas suffering from land degradation in the governorates of Tunisia. Through a ...
Direct planting: a potential means of raising the productivity of dry land agriculture (Tunisia)
This briefing describes preliminary work on a pilot project in Tunisia that is investigating the efficacy of direct planting techniques. It is aimed at policymakers, donors, and other potential partners and supporters.
Replenishing depleted aquifers in arid areas (Tunisia)
This briefing describes preliminary work on a pilot project aimed at constructing recharge wells to replenish depleted aquifers. It is aimed at policymakers, donors, and other potential partners and supporters.
Regenerating rangelands in eastern Morocco
This brief is intended to inform potential beneficiaries, development and extension agencies (including nongovernmental organizations), and decision-makers and planners of the availability of this successful innovation for ...
Encouraging local communities to conserve their natural environments (Tunisia)
This briefing describes preliminary work on a conservation project that is strengthening links with local communities and incorporating ecosystem services into regional economic development plans. It is aimed at policymakers, ...
Small-scale water desalination increases farm-level food security and income in the driest areas (Tunisia)
This summary informs decision makers and planners at national and regional level about a potential approach to transition degraded drylands with available but saline groundwater, to irrigated legume production. It is also ...
Services to enable learning, technology transfer and scaling-up of sustainable land and water management innovations.
The Menarid Knowledge Management initiative offers three services that will improve the effectiveness and wider use of IFAD projects – and potentially other rural development initiatives active in sustainable land and water ...
Farm Mechanization and Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification in Dry Areas: Business Model Development for “Boudour” Zero-Till Seeder in Algeria
One of the main hindrances to the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) is the limited availability of appropriate and affordable seeding machinery for small to medium sized land-holding farmers. The International ...
Zero-tillage boosts returns to cereals in Morocco
This brief describes preliminary trials with conservation agriculture with smallholder farmers in two regions in Morocco. It is aimed at policy-makers, donors, and other potential partners and supporters.
Rescuing the Bargou peach in Tunisia
This brief is intended to raise awareness among research and extension agencies, policy makers, donors and rural development specialists of the possibility of rescuing indigenous crops and their benefits for sustainable ...