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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 ...
Protocole pour l’évaluation de la diversité des cultures, des espèces agro forestières et des animaux à Aguié, Maradi
This survey protocol for the Focus Group Discussions (FGD) was developed to assess the diversity of nutritious local foods vs imported foods in Niger, West Africa. The aim of the FGD is to retrieve informations upon (a) ...
Identification, demonstration and validation of promising technologies and diversification options for enhanced productivity & livelihood security.
This is a field day training where 70 participants learned new agroforestry practices in Pakistan.
Screening for Cold Tolerant Cactus Species (Opuntia ficus-indica) for West Asia Region
The identification of the cold tolerant Opuntia species to increase their
cultivation in West Asia region where the cold winter conditions limit their
adaptation is the primary yet the most critical step. The International ...
Experimental Designs for Alley Cropping to Estimate Shrub × Grass Interaction
Presents a series of experimental designs to estimate shrub x grass interactions and illustrates the data analysis using a simulated dataset.
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 ...
Crop, tree and animal breed diversification and improvement in Niger, West Africa: Annual report
Humans’ food and nutritional security rest on crop, tree and animal breeds managed in agricultural systems. Their diversity and integrated management are key to achieve the dual purpose of food security and sustainability ...
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 ...
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.
Reversing the Degradation of Jordan's 'Badia'
This blog talks about work on the OFID project. It was not a planned deliverable.