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Economics of salt-induced land degradation and restoration
Food security concerns and the scarcity of new productive land have put productivity enhancement of degraded lands back
on the political agenda. In such a context, salt-affected lands are a valuable resource that cannot ...
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.
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 ...
Quantify the spatial distribution of salt-affected land in central and southern Iraq - Validation Report
This technical report series captures and documents the work in progress of the Iraq Salinity Project, in its seven research themes, working at the regional, farm and irrigation system scales. Technical reports feed into ...
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, ...
Soil and Water Salinity in Iraq: Preliminary Analysis of Causes, Effects and Approaches to Management
This report presents research in progress on the causes, effects, of soil and water salinity in central and southern Iraq. Its objective is to identify the best soil, agronomic, irrigation and drainage management practices ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure in Iraq
A contribution from Component D of the Soil Salinity Management in Central and Southern Project
This study is undertaken with the collaboration of the irrigation, water management and agricultural extension departments in ...
How much salt-affected land is there? .كم تبلغ مساحة الاراضي المتأثرة بالملوحة
A crucial part of the Initiative is the determination of the extent and nature of the land degradation
due to salt damage in Central and Southern Iraq. A range of techniques, including the very latest
Geographic Information ...