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An Assessment of the Economics of Land Degradation for Improved Land Management in Central Asia
The goals of the initiative in Central Asia:
a) Provide economic valuation of losses (damages) from land degradation and their major ecosystem services, caused by human’s activities.
b) Validate of economic effectiveness ...
Farmer-led approaches to drylands farming: crop - livestock conservation agriculture
The video depicts a successful story of crop-livestock integration in areas with scarce natural resources and land degradation such as Tajikistan, Tunisia and Algeria. While zero till seeding is an efficient technique to ...
Managing Scarce Water Resources in Irrigated Drylands of Central Asia
Central Asian farmers use the Soviet era-developed method of irrigation which divides the irrigated areas in Hydro Module Zones (HMZ). Each HMZ has a set of crop-specific recommendations for irrigation based on a) soil ...
Chapter 21: Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement in Uzbekistan
Land degradation is a major challenge for agricultural and rural development
in Uzbekistan. Our research findings indicate that the costs of land
degradation in Uzbekistan are substantial; reaching about 0.85 billion USD ...
Tajikistan Case Study Policy Brief
Policy recommendations on sustainable land management in Tajikistan, including costs and benefits of alternative options. Conclusion: Implementing no-till technology and intensifying gardening productivity creates economic ...
Improving wheat production in the CWANA region
Wheat is the principal staple food in most countries of the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, accounting for 45% of the region’s per capita calorie intake with an average wheat consumption of about 200 ...
Establishing Dogrose Plantations. Recommendation for Farmers
working paper on Establishing Dogrose Plantations. Recommendation for Farmers
CAC Regional Program Progress Report 2014-2016 Highlights of major achievements in the region
a) Implemented through two major action sites representing Agro-pastoral and irrigated systems
b) More than 15 different activities were accomplished
c) Several national institutions and CGIAR and non-CGIAR centers contributed ...
Agroforestry based on establishment of gardens
Dekhkans of the Fayzabad district
of Tajikistan traditionally cultivated
leguminous crops and wheat in
combination with fruit trees. In
1980th, during the Soviet period
it had a form of non-systematic
agroforestry. To ...
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 ...