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WLI Newsletter: 2013 Highlights
The year 2013 witnessed progress both in research and overall operations of the Initiative. Two bilaterally funded programs for Iraq and Tunisia were launched offering new opportunities and models for engagement of US and ...
Assessing soil water trajectories and WUE: A multi-year modeling approach to design resilient cereal-legume rotations in the dry areas
Cropping system simulation can address the complex and interactive nature of resilience and allows for biological (crop
growth and development), physical (soil-water dynamics), chemical (soil carbon and N turnover), and ...
Caravan 16: Special Issue to Mark The International Year of Mountains
In this special issue to mark the International Year of Mountains:
Rebuilding Afghanistan's agriculture - Future Harvest Consortium meets critical need for seed;
Reclaiming ancient techniques - Terrace rehabilitation in ...
Water and Agriculture in Egypt
The purpose of this working paper is to support the Government of Egypt’s Strategy for
Sustainable Agricultural Development towards 2030 (SADS‐2030). This strategy paper was
published in 2009 and was concerned with the ...
Water and labour saving technologies by micro-irrigation and machineries, selection of farmers and appraisal of potato cultivation in system
In a meeting with stakeholders at Maan Sagar, the project aims such as advantages of adopting potato cultivation in cropping system in rotation with cereal, use of micro-irrigation to save water, improved production ...
CRP-DS News release. Reviewing Soil and Water Conservation Research in Tunisia
A new report entitled “Impacts of Soil and Water Conservation Techniques in Tunisia - Inventory
of Research Works and Studies” provides a comprehensive inventory of the research work and
studies undertaken to date to assess ...
Mise en place d’un modèle agro-environnemental SWAT sur le bassin versant d’Oued Jir (sud-est tunisien
L'objectif general de cene etude est la contribution a I'amelioration des connaissances de la gestion et la
protection des res sources en eau pour I'agriculture. L'objectif specifique est la realisation d'un bilan d'eau
du ...
“WP-Calc” for exploring some water productivity improvement scenarios
The aim of this study is to investigate some scenarios aiming to improve water productivity of the level of
mesqa irrigation zone at the traditional irrigated agriculture in the Nile Delta region. “WP-Calc” will be
used ...
Assessment of current land use and potential soil and water conservation measures on surface run-off and sediment yield
Soil erosion has accelerated in most regions of the world, especially in developing countries, due to various socio-economic and demographic factors and limited expertise (Bayramin et al., 2002). Geographically, soil erosion ...
International Conference on Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas: Highlights from the Final Day
Day 3 of the International Conference on Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas featured lively debate, a third round of country case studies and the presentation of the synthesis of the four conference sessions ...