Financial incentives: Possible options for sustainable rangeland management?
Large-scale mismanagement of natural resources emanating from lack of appropriate policies and reg- ulatory framework is arguably one of the reasons that led to resource degradation and poor livelihoods in many countries in the Middle East and...
Wheat is one of the most important staple crops of global food and nutritional security. The demand for wheat has been increasing substantially with the increasing human population pressure. Wheat genetic resources including crop wild relatives...
SWAT: Agricultural water and nonpoint source pollution management at a watershed scale
Global change and demographic changes increasingly cause water, food, and health problems at many places of the world. In addition, the growth in bioenergy production leads to land-use change and associated environmental impacts. This Special...
Enhancing Agricultural Sector Development in Ethiopia: the Role of Research and Seed Sector
The paper highlights the evolution of the organized seed sector and the progressive changes that took place over the last 35 years in Ethiopia. From its ad hoc arrangements and modest beginning in the 1940s, the formal seed sector went through...
Analysis of the Socio-Economic Constraints of Small Ruminants Production and Strategies for Developing the Sector in West Bank-Palestine
This thesis has been submitted by Yahya Istaitih in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD Degree in Agricultural Economics of Akdeniz University (Turkey), under the co-supervision of Dr. Nisa Mencet (Akdeniz University) and Dr...
A Knowledge-Based Approach for Mapping Land Degradation in the Arid Rangelands of North Africa
Rangelands cover about 82% of the arid area of Morocco. It is generally acknowledged that these areas are threatened by desertification. Monitoring desertification requires accurate knowledge about the current status of rangeland degradation...
The year 2015 will be remembered for the waves of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region looking for a safer future in other parts of the world. While millions of people crossed into Europe, the international community...
Effect of the infection with the nematode Haemonchus contortus (Strongylida: Trichostrongylidae) on the haematological, biochemical, clinical and reproductive traits in rams
This study aimed to investigate the effect of Haemonchus contortus infection on rams’ haematological, biochemical and clinical parameters and reproductive performances. A total number of 12 Barbarine rams (control and infected) were included in...
