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Using Recharge Estimation by the Water Balance Method as a Baseline for Sustainable Groundwater Management in a Water-Scarce Region of Syria
During the period of observation, groundwater abstractions by farmers in Khanasser valley, a water-scarce region of northwest Syria were largely sustainable. This was found by using the water balance method during a period ...
Competitive Advantage of GCC Date Palm Sector in the International Market: Market Shares, Revealed Comparative Advantages, and Trade Balance Indexes
In the GCC countries, date-palm sector is strategically important for the economic, social and environmental development. Therefore, markets globalization has had a huge impact on the comparative advantages of date exports ...
Innovation platform, farmers’ organization and market to empower small farmers benefit from an autochthonous meat sheep value chain under low input production systems
Regional development in Tunisian livestock has been based mainly on segments rather than on an integrated system approach and a value chains concept. Even though efforts were made to improve production, livestock productivity ...
First sources of resistance in faba bean to the Stem borer weevil, Lixus algirus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a grain legume widely cultivated in many countries for food and animal feed. This crop is severely attacked by several pests, especially Lixus algirus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The use ...
Adaptation to heavy rainfall events: watershed-community planning of soil and water conservation technologies in Syria
The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other research, predict a significant future increase in the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events in many regions. This ...
Evaluation of Opuntia ficus-indica as a multi-purpose species under west Asia conditions
The agronomic potential of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. a multi-purpose crop is becoming increasingly apparent in arid and semi-arid regions. Nevertheless, the main limitation for the adaptation and distribution of O. ...
Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Different Irrigation Systems for Date Palm Production in the GCC Countries: The case of Oman and Saudi Arabia
This study evaluates the irrigation water volumes' effect on the date palm productivity and water use efficiency under several conventional and improved irrigation systems (surface, subsurface, bubbler, subsurface drip ...
Challenges in small ruminant breeding programs and resulting investment priorities in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a large small ruminants population and diversity, which contribute substantially to the livelihood and income of the rural poor and the country at large. However, the sector is faced with various challenges. ...
Impact and adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: a multi-scale and multi-stakeholder analysis
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in Africa as an alternative for coping with the need to increase food production on the basis of more sustainable farming practices. CA is specifically seen as a way ...
Indigenous stocks as treasure troves for sustainable livestock production in the 21st century: Insights from small ruminant genomics
The versatility of indigenous sheep and goats to adapt to diverse environmental conditions and production systems positions them as significant animal genetic resources for sustaining livelihoods of agro-pastoralists, ...