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Component F: Develop methodologies to improve soil, agronomic, irrigation water and drainage management for salinity control
The objective of the Component F is to identify the best soil, agronomic, irrigation and drainage management practices for salinity management at the farm level. Based on the land quality classification, governorates with ...
Managing Salinity in Iraq's Agriculture: Potential Solutions & Interventions
This report is the second in a series of three publications that comprises an overview of the Iraq Salinity Assessment. This report documents solutions and impacts identified in the first report in this series. The third ...
The Relationship between Groundwater Levels, Groundwater Salinity and Irrigation Activity
A crucial part of this initiative is to provide information on current status of groundwater levels,
groundwater salinity, irrigation practices, and optimal groundwater table depth to assess their impact
on crop production. ...
Relationship between groundwater table depth, groundwater quality, soil salinity and crop production
This technical report presents the first results of the study that looks at how intensive irrigation and rising groundwater tables have increased soil salinity. It assesses the current state of groundwater levels, groundwater ...
Assessment of the Current Status of Irrigation Activity and Drainage Infrastructure in Iraq
This technical report assesses the current state of the irrigation and drainage in the Babil and Wasit provinces in central Iraq. It describes and documents the irrigation activity and drainage infrastructure in two selected ...
Report B4. Guidelines to a salinity management framework in Iraq
This document identifies the steps needed to develop a salinity management framework for the Mesopotamian plain in Iraq, without considering external influences on water quantity and quantity from outside the plain.
Understanding the linkages between groundwater table depth, groundwater quality, soil salinity and crop production in Al-Musaib and Al-Dujaila Project areas of Iraq
The main objective of this study is to assess the current state of groundwater levels, groundwater and soil salinity, irrigation and drainage practices and their combined impact on crop production and soil salinization ...
A National Framework for Salinity Management: The Case of Iraq Agriculture - Final Report
This final report synthesizes the results of the Iraq Salinity Project, a research partnership between five Iraqi ministries and national agencies and an international team of researchers, led by ICARDA, specializing in land ...
A Preliminary Analysis of Causes, Effects and Approaches to Management of Salinity in Iraq
Detailed analyses of best practices in the farm are needed to ensure sustainable agricultural production in saline areas in Iraq. The research team has interviewed successful farmers in Iraq who achieved cost-benefit ratios, ...