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Mapping of groundwater potential zones across Ghana using remote sensing, geographic information systems, and spatial modeling
Groundwater development across much of
sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by a lack of knowledge
on the suitability of aquifers for borehole construction.
The main objective of this study was to map
groundwater potential ...
Drivers and major changes in agricultural production systems in drylands of South Asia: assessing implications for key environmental indicators and research needs
The South Asian dryland (arid and semiarid)
ecosystems have been exhibiting considerable agricultural production system changes. In
fact, today, there are scientific consensus that this nature of agricultural production ...
An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas
More than 400 million people in the developing world depend on dryland agriculture for their livelihoods. Dryland agriculture involves a complex combination of productive components: staple crops, vegetables, livestock, ...
Putting the Dryland Systems program into action - Program Update, Issue 2
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Agricultural Production Systems that is led by ICARDA, is moving forward with a series of implementation workshops, where the research teams will design workplans, set priorities and ...
CAC News No 55-56. January-June 2013
In this issue:
a) Swiss-funded regional water project meets with success
b) Better livelihoods, more opportunities for rural women in Central Asia
c) Yellow rust-resistant wheat to boost food security in Central Asia
d) ...
CAC news No 57-58. July-December 2013
In this issue:
a) Empowering women in Central Asia
b) Researchers identify new salinity, frost-tolerant winter wheat in Turkmenistan
c) From planning to action: multi-year dryland systems research program set in motion
d) ...