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Growing More Olives with Less Water
Despite the importance of olive
production in Morocco and Syria,
the absence of modern production
methods such as irrigation prevent
the sector from reaching its full
potential. Although widespread
water-scarcity in North ...
Innovative Agriculture for Food Security: An integrated agro-ecosystems approach
Agricultural research has improved the lives of millions of people in
the past three decades. But today, poverty, hunger, lack of access
to food and nutrition remain a daily fact of life for millions of people
in many of ...
Improving arid land by establishing pistachio plantations
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Improving arid land by establishing pistachio plantations
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Raised-bed planting in Egypt: an affordable technology to rationalize water use and enhance water productivity
Research on water management to achieve higher productivity in irrigated agriculture has
identified raised-bed systems as an important component of improved wheat production
package. Through this farmers in Egypt have ...
Growing cereals using minimum tillage
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Growing cereals using minimum tillage
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Repositioning agricultural innovation systems in post-Soviet Central Asia
Transforming a centrally planned system of agricultural production to one where individual farmers are accorded choice in crop mix and land use management practices is much more than structural change. Embedded within this ...
From destatization to land privatization to agrarian reform in post-Soviet Uzbekistan: How to support paradigm shifts to sustainable land use management practices?
On the eve of independence from the Soviet Union, a process of destatization, promulgated into Soviet law in early 1990, was proceeding under Gorbachev’s leadership. Yet, significant shortcomings in vision, influenced by ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable native shrub species: Atriplex halimus: mitigating highly saline soils
One of the most commonly planted shrubs in the Mediterranean, Atriplex halimus is known for its remediation of degraded rangelands and salt-affected areas. It is commonly used as a forage plant for sheep and goats in arid ...