Study on current and potential market supply and demand, market opportunities and consumer preferences for indigenous breed animals/products
ICARDA Annual Report 2003
Strong partnerships with national agricultural research systems and other stakeholders constitute the backbone of ICARDA’s research agenda. The outreach programs of the Center play a key role in promoting partnerships in their respective sub-regions and in implementing collaborative research and training programs.
Ley Nº 54 - Ley de Desarrollo Agrario
This is a general agricultural land law passed in 1997 in Ecuador.
Is forced displacement acceptable in conservation projects?
Over ten million people have been displaced from protected areas by conservation projects. Forced displacement in developing countries is a major obstacle to reducing poverty. It should no longer be considered a mainstream strategy for conservation and only applied in extreme cases following international standards.
Assessment of soil organic carbon in semi-arid Sudan using GIS and the CENTURY model
Using the UNFCCC as a basis, and the objectives of estimating soil organic carbon (SOC) changes during the period 1900–2100, a spatially explicit database of climate, land cover and soil texture was compiled for a 262,000 km2 region in semi-arid Sudan. The area is characterized by low input cultivation of millet, sorghum and sesamé combined with livestock grazing.
Fertility management and landscape position: farmers' use of nutrient sources in western Niger and possible improvements
Poor millet growth and yields in Niger are commonly attributed to rainfall deficits and low soil nutrient content. Land management by local farmers is done as a function of soil types, crops, and available resources. Farmer management practices in millet fields located on four different landscape positions were studied in a village in western Niger located near the 600 mm isohyet.
Formalizing expert judgements in land degradation assessment: a case study for Ethiopia
Expert judgements are potentially a valuable source of information in land degradation assessment, especially in areas where data paucity impedes the use of quantitative models. However, expert opinions are also much disputed because they are not tested for consistency, abstain from formal documentation, while their quantitative interpretation is inherently unidentifiable.
environmental narrative of Inland Northwest United States forests, 1800–2000
Fire was arguably the most important forest and rangeland disturbance process in the Inland Northwest United States for millennia. Prior to the Lewis and Clark expedition, fire regimes ranged from high severity with return intervals of one to five centuries, to low severity with fire-free periods lasting three decades or less.
Managing woodlands for income maximisation in western Queensland, Australia: clearing for grazing versus timber production
Queensland, Australia, has a proud pastoral history; however, the private and social benefits of continued woodland clearing for pasture development are unlikely to be as pronounced as they had been in the past. The environmental benefits of tree retention in arid regions of the State are now better appreciated and market opportunities have arisen for the unique timbers of western Queensland.
Resource use conflicts: the future of the Kalahari ecosystem
The Kalahari ecosystem is characterized by natural resource conflicts and land-use pressure resulting from intensification of human activities.