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Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia
This chapter aims to provide an up-to-date state-of-the-art review on various aspects of Conservation Agriculture (CA) by reviewing the past and current research from various countries in CA.
Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Livestock Production in Tunisia
Women's contribution to rangeland management in Tunisia and climate change implications on their livelihoods in rangeland areas are a policy blind spot. Current perceptions in rangeland policy circles is based on a widely ...
Rain-fed Agriculture, Area and Extent
Rainfed areas, although vary from region to region, are important in terms of agriculture since most of the poor communities live in
these areas. Rainfed agriculture (RFA) is fragile due to climatic vagaries. More than 90 ...
Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building—Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development: Epilogue
Climate change is arguably the single most dominant environmental threat facing humanity. Its manifestations, particularly through
rising temperatures, changing rainfall, sealevel
rise and increasing droughts and floods ...
Potential of Crop Simulation Models 23 to Increase Food and Nutrition Security Under a Changing Climate in Nepal
With current trends of increasing population, decreasing arable land, and a low yearly increment rate of cereal productivity, Nepal has an annual deficit of >1.3 million tons of edible rice, wheat, and maize. This indicates ...
Barley Genetic Resources for Climate-Change Adaptation
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) has been cultivated over millennia, making it one
of the oldest domesticated crops (Salamini et al. 2002). Ranking fourth in global
cereal-crop production, it is used for animal feed, brewing ...
Mapping Desertification: Constraints and Challenges
Mapping desertification has proven to be a challenging task. Difficulties derive from its ambiguous definition
and the comprehensive integration of various biophysical and socioeconomic indicators that need to be considered
in ...
Assessing Institutional Barriers to Effective Dissemination Strategies of Proven Water Management Practices to Face Climate Change Threats in the Citrus Growing Area in Tunisia
Social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of natural resources to withstand shocks of climate change and reliably support livelihoods. In this context, extension and advisory services are critical ...
Genomic Approaches to Using Diversity for the Adaptation of Modern Varieties of Wheat and Barley to Climate Change
Plant genetic resources have contributed to the identification and characterization of key loci and genes for important agronomic traits such as flowering time, plant height, root and shoot growth and resistance to abiotic ...
Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production and Its Consequences on Human Health
Climate change and water availability directly impact the agricultural practices around the globe. Humans are dependent on agriculture for their food needs. Changing climatic conditions like the delayed onset of monsoon, ...