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Applications of geo-informatics in cactus pear research and development
Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) has been planted for forage reserves and human consumption in arid and semi-arid regions for centuries for its ability to grow in harsh conditions characterized by high ...
Inception Workshop Field Trip- Enhancing Sustainability and Fodder Production of Lowland Pastures through Integrated Alley Cropping & Conservation Agriculture in Arid Agropastoral Ecosystems in Jordan, Yemen and Tunisia
On the last day, a field trip was organized where the participants visited several sites in Southern Tunisia.
The Impact of Land Use Change on the 3-D Structure of Shrubland and Savanna Dryland Ecosystems
A terrestrial LiDAR scanner was used to compare the vegetation of two nearby sites with different management regimes.
Drylands cover 41% of the terrestrial land surface and provide $1 trillion in ecosystem goods and
services ...
Introduction of Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a multi-purpose crop under intensive production system
In Pakistan, rangelands are the major source of feed for about 167.5 million heads of livestock. At present rangelands are being grazed by all kinds of livestock. About 40 percent of feed requirements for horses, donkeys ...
Methodology for assessing rangeland vegetation in the action sites Karakalpakstan and Tajikistan
The tool describes an Innovative method that is being tested for field sampling of rangeland vegetation. The method provides a way of measuring biomass with less plant destruction and as a result less labor and costs. The ...
Farmer's field day in Chakwal (introduction of cactus)
Increase resilience and improve use of marginal lands of agropastoral production systems while enhancing capacity development of farmers and extension agents through training, field days, etc.
Inception Workshop field day- Enhancing Sustainability and Fodder Production of Lowland Pastures through Integrated Alley Cropping & Conservation Agriculture in Arid Agropastoral Ecosystems in Jordan, Yemen and Tunisia
On the last day, a field trip was organized where the participants visited several sites in Southern Tunisia.
Learning Large-Scale Dynamic Discrete Choice Models of Spatio-Temporal Preferences with Application to Migratory Pastoralism in East Africa
Understanding spatio-temporal resource preferences is
paramount in the design of policies for sustainable development. Unfortunately, resource preferences are often unknown to policy-makers and have to be inferred
from ...
Rangeland governance
Presentation made by Jutta werner during the stakeholder meeting held in Tunis and aimed at developing sound policies that will enable implementation of governance of rangelands (collective action for sustainable pastoralism)
Crop, tree and animal breed diversification and improvement in Niger, West Africa: Progress report
This is progress report on the Crop, tree and animal breed diversification and improvement activity in the KKM transect. The objective is to assess crop, tree and animal diversity and their uses in dry areas in Niger. ...