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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species - Leucaena leucocephala
Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants.
Overgrazing in rangelands can accelerate the loss of important forage plants and contribute to the proliferation of non-palatable weeds. ...
ICARDA’s Strategy for Biometrics and Statistics Support to its Research (2016-2020)
This document describes the goals and objectives of Biometrics and Statistics Section (BSS), highlights current status and the challenges in the changing agricultural landscape to sustainably support the livelihood and the ...
Cactusnet: Promoting the social and ecological benefits of cactus production: Cactus Pear in South Africa: History, challenges and potential
Given the fear of potential invasions by cacti, there is resistance among government officials and farmers to promote the use of spineless Cactus Pear varieties in South Africa. This presents a missed opportunity to utilize ...
Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP): A new approach for economically sustainable pollinator protection in Low and Middle Income Countries
Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP; Christmann and Aw-Hassan 2012; Christmann et al. 2017) is a new agricultural approach protecting pollinators and predators without rewards for farmers. The farmers get higher net ...
Measuring climate change impacts on farm income in Central Asia
Despite serious influences of climate change on food security and farm income, there is insufficient research in Central Asia on the impact of climate change on agro-ecosystems, farm incomes, and analysis of the potential ...
Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling for Cotton Growing in Fergana Valley to Improve Water-use Efficiency
Adopting Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling for Cotton Growing in Fergana Valley to Improve Water-use Efficiency
Morphological and physiological responses of halophytes: Atriplex halimus, A. lentiformis, A. nummularia, Amaranthus caudatus and Chenopodium quinoa Willd. to increasing levels of salinity
7 % of the world’s agricultural lands are adversely affected by salinity, a state that makes them less capable of supporting agricultural systems. Assessing growth and physiological mechanisms associated with high tolerance ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species - Acacia modesta
Acacia modesta: A frost-resistant and drought-tolerant tree ideal foralleviating feed shortages and feeding costs.
Climate change and intensive grazing due to increasing livestock numbers are severely affecting arid and ...
African Soil Management: Adaptation of African Agriculture – Sustainable and Resilient Soil Management
Africa’s soils hold the key to its food production and economic future. What will it take to revive and sustain its soils with climate change?. Invitation to join the discussion during the COP22 Marrakech Climate Change ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species: Silvopasture: offering multiple benefits for agro-pastoralists
Silvopasture is ideally suited to the dry areas where its
application in agro-forestry production systems can help
to improve fodder production, enhance soil health, and
reduce erosion. In India, where the practice is ...