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Technologies and approaches on sustainable land management in Central Asia
Compilation of SLM technologies and approaches collected and applicable for Central Asian countries. Each SLM is described in short format adapted from WOCAT template and presented in 7 sections covering those to increase ...
Farmer-led approaches to drylands farming: crop - livestock conservation agriculture
The video depicts a successful story of crop-livestock integration in areas with scarce natural resources and land degradation such as Tajikistan, Tunisia and Algeria. While zero till seeding is an efficient technique to ...
Sustainable Livestock Management under Changing Climate in Central Asia
Livestock production in Central Asian countries faces several challenges. Firstly, it is an
increasing demand for livestock products fueled by the growing human population in the region
as well as by the increasing incomes. ...
Effect of tillage methods on productivity of winter wheat in the irrigated conditions Central Asia and the Caucasus
Widespread degradation of soil resources occurs on agricultural lands in the Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) region (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan), leading to sub-optimal output and efficiency. The prime reason ...
Similarity analysis to support the dissemination of sustainable land management options in Central Asia
As a result of consultation with national experts from the five countries, during a regional workshop, a list of similarity criteria were identified for the four agro-ecosystems. The similarity maps will be used to identify ...
Conservation Agriculture Holds Considerable Promise to Help Agricultural Livelihood Systems Coping with Climate Change: ICARDA’s Experience
Around one-third of the global population depends on dryland
agriculture for food security and livelihoods. In addition to common
challenges (such as natural resources degradation, poverty), climate
change is exacerbating ...
Attitudes towards Conservation Agriculture Practices in Tajikistan
CA is the new approach not only for integrated crop-livestock conservation agriculture
but also as CA itself. There is a little knowledge about CA in Tajikistan especially on its effect of
economic assessment on cost-benefit ...
Caravan 27: Research integration in practice
This issue of Caravan describes the new program, and some of the research innovations it will build on. The issue begins with two ‘opinion pieces’ by scientists from partner organizations in the CRP. They share lessons ...
Ties that Bind: ICARDA in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A Partnership Dedicated to Sustainable Agriculture Development and Food Security
The Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) region is a vast area of desert, steppe and mountain. For centuries its people have battled against a difficult climate, characterized by low and unpredictable
rain fall and extremes ...