Caravan 26/1: Dealing with Drought
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). (10/5/2010). Caravan 26/1: Dealing with Drought. Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
This issue of Caravan focuses on drought. The ICARDA-led research reported here maps the risk of drought and considers how worsening drought and desertification will affect the suitability of land for crops both old and new. It examines strategies farmers and herders can use to cope with drought, as well as the genetic resources with which breeders can create new crop varieties that tolerate drought and its associated stresses. And it explores new products and value chains by which rural communities can diversify and strengthen their incomes during uncertain times ahead.
