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GLDC Proposal - References
List of GLDC Proposal references.
Salt Management: The Australian Experience
Salinity is the accumulation of soluble salts (predominantly NaCl) in soil and water, usually over an extended period of time. For most people the term has negative connotations, associated as it is with long-term land and ...
Proceedings of the International Workshop on: Improving Water Productivity and Livelihood Resilience in Karkheh River Basin in Iran
A two-day international workshop on “Improving Water Productivity and Livelihood Resilience in Karkheh River Basin” was jointly organized by ICARDA and AREO 10-11 September, 2007 in Karaj, Iran, and the presentations are ...
Spatial Modelling of the Biophysical Potential for Supplemental Irrigation: Methodology and a Case Study in Syria
This study describes a modelling methodology for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to identify potential areas for the introduction of supplemental irrigation. In their most simple concept, such areas would ...
Halophytes as forages in saline landscapes: interactions between plant genotype and environment change their feeding value to ruminants
This report focuses on three factors that affect livestock production using halophytes – biomass production, nutritive value (NV) of the biomass and voluntary feed intake (VFI). The growth of halophytic forages is widely ...
Report B2.1 Historical agricultural production data in Iraq
This report is part of a series analyzing historic and current agricultural production in Iraq. The aim of this analysis is to identify the areas in the Mesopotamian plain where changes in agricultural production have ...
Water Productivity Of Cotton In Fergana Valley Of Central Asia
After independence from the former Soviet Union (around 1990), the operation and
maintenance of the irrigation systems was neglected due to lack of financial resources.
This exacerbated the pre-existing problem of waterlogging ...
GLDC Performance Indicator Matrix (PIM)
GLDC Performance Indicator Matrix (PIM)
Sustainable And Resilient Agricultural Production Systems In Central Asia: Russian – ICARDA Partnership for Research and Capacity Building
Since 1991, Central Asian countries have undergone phases of economic transition as they consolidated
their independence. Governments have implemented fundamental adjustments and privatization schemes in the agricultural ...
Salinity management in Central and Southern Iraq: Prospects under existing drainage conditions
Excessive irrigation and poor drainage conditions have contributed to rising groundwater tables leading to salinity-induced land degradation in the irrigated areas of central and southern Iraq. Soil salinity problems have ...