The paper presents smallholder farmers' perceptions on attributes of bread wheat varieties based on primary data collected from 524 households in four major wheat growing areas of Ethiopia. The results indicated high value of attainment indices for...
The course conducted by ICARDA focused on the different approaches towards rainfed
agriculture, the different conditions that guide us towards solutions, and the interpretation
of solutions on long-term sustainability of agricultural production...
The maize-wheat-mungbean (MWMb) cropping system is being advocated as an alternative to the traditional rice-based cropping systems of north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) to address the is- sues of energy and nutritional scarcity, residue...
أعدت هذه المطبوعة لمساعدة المزارعين المتميزين ومصنعي الألات الزراعية ومختصي الإرشاد الزراعي والباحثين بهدف زيادة معرفتهم بالزراعة الحافظة في الشرق الأوسط وخاصة النواحي العملية في تطبيق مختلف المبادئ الأساسية للزراعة الحافظة في الحقل. وبالرغم من...
When estimating canal water supplies for largescale irrigation schemes and especially in arid regions worldwide, the impact of all factors affecting the gross irrigation requirements (GIR) are not properly accounted for, which results in inefficient...
About 41% of the Earth’s land area is classified as dryland wherein the farming system is characterized by approximately 300-500 mm of annual rainfall. The low rainfall, which is not only insufficient but irregular, constitutes a major challenge to...
This manuscript reviews scientific findings on agricultural systems, associated land
degradation and selected remedies such as Conservation Agricultural (CA) practices to
counterbalance these. In particular, this review addresses the research...
