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Agriculture and Food Security in Dry Areas: How to Overcome this Challenge with Confidence?
This presentation has been delivered in the frame of the 7th International Conference of the Higher School of Agriculture of Mograne (Tunisia) - Integrated Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture (GIRNAD) ...
Changing the perception of smallholder farmers about cactus pear in Pakistan
The increasing demands on water and feed resources across the world’s dry areas require alternative sources of animal feed – specifically crops with better water-use efficiency. One alternative with the potential for ...
Goats in resource-poor systems in the dry environments of West Asia, Central Asia and the Inter-Andean valleys
A review of goat production systems in harsh and dry environments of West Asia, Central Asia and the Inter-Andean valleys of Latin America reveals that while goats are an important component of a considerable number of ...
Caravan 10 : Review of agriculture in the dry areas
This issue of Caravan will provide a glimpse of the holistic approach that ICARDA is employing to
achieve increased efficiency in food production from the dry, marginal areas.
Farmers response to water scarcity and salinity in a marginal area of Northern Syria
Groundwater is an important resource in the dry areas, but often used unsustainably. The objective
of this study was to monitor groundwater use for the irrigation of winter crops in Khanasser
Valley, northwest Syria. The ...
Wheat Barley and Triticale Newsletter - RACHIS - No. 6(2)
The RACHIS information service has been initiated by ICARDA to meet the information needs of barley, wheat and triticale research workers in the Near East and North Africa region. RACHIS seeks to report research results ...
Groundwater use - assessment and options in a dry region of Syria
The Khanasser Valley is a water-scarce region in northwest Syria. Sustainable pumping of groundwater for irrigation of winter and summer crops is of crucial importance in the region. The main objectives of this study were ...
Sustaining family farmers in the Dry Areas
The estimated 500 million family farmers worldwide are often the main food producers in many regions, making vital contributions to the variety and quality of local diets. Paradoxically, many also struggle on marginal lands ...
Implementing a holistic approach to watershed management
Introduction to the closing workshop on "Reducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopia ". -> a succes story including scope for further reserach
The bigger picture: Using Big Data in water management
This presentation was given during the 1stCairo Water Week.