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Performance Evaluation of an Off-road Light Aerial Platform for Date Palm Cultivation
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivation is characterized by several operations performed at the frond level. Fronds can be many meters above the ground, especially in older groves or plantations. Mechanization in ...
Watershed management in a Soil & Water Conservation (SWC) context - combining upland and channel measures
Watershed management in a Soil & Water Conservation (SWC) context - combining upland and channel measures. Concept and selected techniques
Introducing the CGIAR research program on dryland systems
Presentation on Introducing the CGIAR research program on dryland systems
Water Harvesting
Presentation on the concept of water harvesting, methods, planning and design, implementation, operation and maintenance.
Soil Water Dynamics Affected by Micro Rainwater Harvesting Structures in Jordanian Badia Restoration Context
The objective of this study was to model and analyze the influence Vallerani rainwater
harvesting (RWH) structures have on the soil moisture dynamics in the Jordanian Badia
and to test viability of these structures when ...
Geoinformatics for nourishing drylands
At a global perspective drylands :
- Cover 41 percent of the Earth’s surface
- Support 30 percent of the world’s population
- Support 50 percent of the world’s livestock
- Grow 44 percent of the world’s food
- Are home to ...
Managing Scarce Water Resources in Agriculture; Towards a paradigm change
Water scarcity intensifying as many countries with chronic water scarcity, in addition the water for agriculture in dry areas is declining and Climate change adds to the problem.
Catalyzing Adoption of Agricultural Technologies
What do we mean by catalyzing? And why do we need to catalyze it? It is not a natural occurrence….. It doesn’t happen automatically. Change is possible but often difficult especially among farmers. And what we are aiming ...
Soil and Water Conservation
This presentation sheds light on: Water conservation and water harvesting , Soil conservation and erosion control, Improved farming practices and raised bed farming, Participatory approaches to promote adoption of SLM by ...
Restoring the Jordan’s Badia Agro-Ecosystems - tracking developmental interventions and impacts using Remote Sensing
This is a presentation held in Jordan under the Water and Livelihood Initiative (WLI). It is an overview of the Jordan's situational analysis reflecting main problems, solutions and relative tools adopted.