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CAC e- Newsletter June, 2014: Learning to grow more with less in Central Asia
Increasing water scarcity and changing weather patterns in Central Asia worry policymakers and scientists alike.
Растущий дефицит воды и меняющиеся погодные условия в Центральной Азии вызывают беспокойство, как в руководящих, ...
Review and synthesis of the best SLM technologies and approaches in Uzbekistan
Review and synthesis of the best SLM technologies and approaches in Uzbekistan.
A GIS‑based approach for up‑scaling capillary rise from field to system level under soil–crop–groundwater mix
Capillary rise represents an often neglected fraction of the water budget that contributes to crop water demand in situations of shallow groundwater levels. Such a situation is typical in irrigated areas of Central Asia ...
Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling for Cotton Growing in Fergana Valley to Improve Water-use Efficiency
Adopting Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling for Cotton Growing in Fergana Valley to Improve Water-use Efficiency
Geostatistical monitoring of soil salinity in Uzbekistan by repeated EMI surveys
Soil salinization in the lower reaches of Amudarya is a constant threat. High seepage losses in irrigation water delivery
network and deteriorated drainage network result in rising groundwater tables. The shallowgroundwater
table ...
Towards Sustainable Food Production for Marginal Lands in Aral and Caspian Sea Basins
The Aralo-Caspian lowlands, a prime example of marginal and saline environments, face serious threats to sustaining the ever-growing population and the livelihoods of local farmer groups. Water scarcity and variable climatic ...
Beyond the state order? Second crop production in the Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan
After independence in 1991, Uzbekistan introduced a policy on food security and consequently
reduced the irrigated area allocated to cotton and increased the area of winter wheat.
Shifting to winter wheat allowed farmers ...
Agricultural Diversity, Dietary Diversity, and Nutritional Outcomes in Central Asia: Empirical Evidence from Tajikistan
Agricultural Diversity, Dietary Diversity, and Nutritional Outcomes in Central Asia: Empirical Evidence from Tajikistan.