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A gender perspective into the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Dodicha, Adami Tullu District, East Shewa, Ethiopia

Reports & Research
June, 2015
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land
rangelands
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A gender perspective into the potential to enhance livestock productivity through improved feeding in Haleku, Adami Tullu District, East Shewa, Ethiopia

Reports & Research
June, 2015
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land
rangelands
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A National Framework for Salinity Management: The Case of Iraq Agriculture - Final Report

Reports & Research
March, 2015
Iraq, Western Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land degradation
water management
This ﬁnal report synthesizes the results of the Iraq Salinity Project, a research partnership between ﬁve Iraqi ministries and national agencies and an international team of researchers, led by ICARDA, specializing in land and water management, crop improvement and plant breeding, geoinformatics, and socioeconomics.
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A new approach for mapping and assessing degraded lands (Tunisia)

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2013
Tunisia, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land degradation
This summary describes the work of the LADA (Land Degradation and Assessment in Dry Areas) project that identifies and describes geographical areas suffering from land degradation in the governorates of Tunisia. Through a comparative study of these areas, it identifies the failures and successes in national efforts to combat land degradation and, therefore, build local community capacity to resist climate change. It is intended for policymakers, donors and other partners and supporters.
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A new pastoral code for Tunisia: Reversing degradation across the country’s critical rangelands

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2018
Tunisia, Northern Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land tenure
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 Directorate of Forestry (Direction Générale des Forêts, DGF) to draw up a new pastoral code. This code could facilitate a more sustainable governance regime that also delivers for pastoral communities. Inclusive and practical, the code also offers a framework for other countries experiencing degradation in rangeland areas.
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A Review of Available Knowledge on Land Degradation in Morocco

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Morocco, Northern Africa
land
research
This publication reviews the historical and current literature on land degradation in Morocco and
presents the results of a case study in the western part of the country. It is intended as a reflection on
the baseline causes for land degradation, so contributing to the development of enabling agricultural
policies and the associated institutional dynamics that are needed to overcome degradation problems.
This report identifies crucial policy inconsistencies and dysfunctions that were, so far, ineffective in
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Adaption, environmental impact and economic assessment of water harvesting practices in the Badia benchmark site

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2011
Jordan, Western Asia
farming systems
land use
The shortage of water in arid zones represents the most serious obstacle to poverty reduction because it limits the extent to which poor producers of crops and livestock can take advantage of opportunities arising from emerging markets, trade, and globalization. Water shortage in arid zones limits the variety and quantity of crop and livestock products a smallholder can produce, thus narrowing their range of options.
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Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Technologies by Smallholder Farmers in the semiarid region of Tunisia: Resource constraints and partial adoption

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2019
Northern Africa, Tunisia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land degradation
smallholders
Tunisia, like many other countries, suffers from land degradation. Conservation agriculture is among the proper solutions to overcome this issue. The objective of our investigation is to determine the factors that influence the adoption of CA in Siliana, one of Tunisia’s most affected regions by erosion. A field survey was conducted to collect adoption data used for descriptive analysis, and for the estimation of a choice model (Logit).
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Africa and ICARDA

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
capacity development
climate change
food security
land management
water management
ICARDA has long-standing outreach programs in North Africa, the Nile Valley, and the Red Sea region (Fig 2). In its current strategic plan, the Center will extend its work to the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Agricultural Production Systems and Resource Management Study in Zone 2 in Syria

Reports & Research
January, 1997
Syrian Arab Republic, Western Asia
farming systems
land use
This report is a summary report for Agricultural Production Systems and Resource Management in Zone 2 in Syria survey of the Farm Resource Management project.