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Water footprint assessment of sheep and goat production in the agro-pastoral production system in the region of Sidi Bouzid in Central Tunisia
There is an increasing concern on the continuous and rapid decreaseof water availability across the whole territory particularly in central and southern Tunisia. This constraint is adversely affecting livestock production ...
Challenges to generate adaptable technologies and to build up strategic alliances for small ruminants research in low input systems: case of Tunisia
. In Tunisia and in most countries of the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region, research in small ruminants is historically well embedded in the national agricultural research system. It faces challenges of generating ...
Effect of agriculture practices and stocking rates on performances of Barbarine ewes grazing on wheat stubble in Tunisian semi-arid conditions.
The aim of this work was to study the effect of agricultural practices (Conventional or conservation agriculture: Conv. A and CA respectively) and the stocking rate on live weight variation of Barbarine ewes in semi-arid ...
Responses of sheep and goat under different physiological status to water restriction and salinity
Water scarcity and salinization are challenging the efficiency and the sustainability of production systems in the dry areas. This is exacerbated by the global warming. Therefore, options should be identified to reduce ...
Vetch Summer Grazing (VSG) Under Conservative Agriculture (CA): Promising Alternative to Cereal Residue Grazing for Better Barbarian Lambs Response
This Conference paper was delivered during the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Environment – October 3-5, 2019, City of KONYA – TURKEY.
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 ...