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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable rangeland management practices; Shrub planting: contributing to ecological sustainability while aiming towards livelihood improvement
The degradation of rangelands is induced by overgrazing, over-gathering of firewood, and conversion of the best rangelands into cropping land. Over-exploitation results in negative effects leading to soil erosion and the ...
A new pastoral code for Tunisia: Reversing degradation across the country’s critical rangelands
In response to the severe economic, social, and environmental costs of degradation across Tunisia’s rangelands, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has worked with the General ...
Using range and forage species to improve the system’s productivity and to build resilience of agro-pastoral systems in semi-arid North Kordofan-Sudan Annual Report
Activities carried out included the following: Multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs of North Kordofan State, cactus introduction and evaluation, awareness increase and field days. Seven rangelands species were identified, ...
Managing rangelands: promoting native shrub species: Bassia prostrata (L.): A resilient drought and salt tolerant shrub use for rangeland improvement and for provision of quality fodder for livestock
Arid and semi-arid rangelands face increasing climate variability and grazing pressure as the world’s demand for food increases. ICARDA is introducing drought tolerant species as a crucial means of assisting rangeland ...
Soil organic carbon accumulation in Cactus pear as affected by soil volume
The impact of soil volume availability on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation rate in Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in Muchaqqar station in Jordan . In April 2014, 1 year old cactus cladodes were planted in five ...
Fodder seeds: empowering women and closing gaps in Afghanistan
This Blog summarizes the training workshop on plant propagation, nursery management, pasture production and enterprise development, and defines the role of gender in forage value chain in Afghanistan. The workshop was held ...
Radio broadcasting about ACIAR Forage Project Impacts
This video gives an overview on the ACIAR forage project impact.
Annual Report on Promoting cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India
The annual report on ICARDA - ICAR project on Promoting cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India Implemented In collaboration with ...
Managing rangelands: promoting native shrub species: Rhanterium suaveolens Desf: a keystone species critical to rangeland structure and functioning
Rhanterium suaveolens is a desert plant endemic to North Africa and is best developed in parts of the sandy plains of the northern Sahara characterized by deep sierozem soils. Due to their attractiveness for various human ...
Seed Processing Training Report
Report about training conducted in Afghanistan within the activities of Forage options project for smallholder livestock producers in water-scarce environments of Afghanistan, the training was attended by 13 participants ...