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Long-term Impact of Cultivation on Soil Properties in the hilly olive orchards of NW-Syria
In NW-Syria, recent agricultural history shows that olive cultivation has expanded rapidly into marginal areas, including fragile mountain lands. Traditional land husbandry practices have not kept pace with the intensification ...
Farmers’ Decision Making Process for Innovations in Soil Conservation
The aim of this paper is to contribute to a more holistic understanding of farmers’ decision making process for innovations in soil conservation. In this study, farmers’ decision making has been explored in the context of ...
Identifying major causes for gully erosion in sloping olive orchards by field mapping
In the Mediterranean mountain areas of NW Syria, land degradation is a serious problem (Masri et al, 2005). Olive orchards dominate the landscape in Afrin area, and olive oil represents the most important cash income source ...
Importance of agrobiodiversity and options for promoting its onfarm conservation and sustainable use: Case of West Asia dryland agrobiodiversity project
West Asia encompasses the mega-center of diversity of species of global importance (wheat, barley, lentil, and many forage legume and fruit tree species) whose conservation will contribute to sustaining agriculture and ...
Water Harvesting for Olive (Olea europaea L.) Trees in a Marginal Dry Area of Northwestern Syria
Olive production in marginal dry areas requires careful soil, water, and nutrient management. Farmers in the Khanasser Valley, Syria, developed their own water-harvesting technique by combining V-shaped bunds with up- and ...
Pastoral Strategies as related to Community Characteristics: The Case of the Syrian Badia
This paper presents an up-to-date characterization of the behavioural patterns of Bedouin
communities’ in the steppe of Syria, in order to enhance an understanding of how
rangelands are collectively used. Analysis was ...