Caravan 23: Special Issue on International Year of Deserts and Desertification

Published Date
December 30, 2006
Type
Newsletter
Caravan 23: Special Issue on International Year of Deserts and Desertification
Authors:
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

This issue of Caravan looks at different aspects of desertification; and how ICARDA and its partners are working together to help farming communities find effective, sustainable solutions. These collaborative efforts have generated significant impacts at community level – higher crop yields, more sustainable farming systems, more income generating opportunities for the poor. Equally important, they have yielded insights into the basic processes and impacts of desertification, and on factors that determine the success or failure of interventions to arrest land degradation. These research products are international public goods.

Citation:
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). (30/12/2006). Caravan 23: Special Issue on International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Keywords:
dryland crops
vallerani
sustainable farming
drought mitigation
integrated natural resources management
mapping desertification
south-south partnership
combat desertification
livestock herders
no till
traditional cropping systems
mechanized equipment
resource maps
soil micro-organisms
oasis
facilities
west asia
desertification
livelihoods
rainwater
soil fertility
technology
water harvesting
water management
zero tillage
central asia
conservation tillage
farm machinery
crop diversification
training
north africa
deserts
tools
winter wheat
spring wheat
rangeland management