Resources Tagged: Arid Regions Agriculture

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  1. Fields and Pastures in Deserts A Low Cost Method for Agriculture in Semi-Arid Lands

    This publication follows scientists reconstructing twoancient farms in the Negev desert. Theknowledge they gained from this reconstruction was then used to construct a new experimental farm. The main purpose of this farm was to use the scientific results for the development of practical methods...
    Dryland Farming Arid regions agric... Reclamation of Land

  2. Desertification: How people make deserts, how people can stop and why they don't

    Desertification examines the reaons: overcultivation, overgrazing, deforestation and bad irrigation. The rich nations, the poor nations and the internation agencies know what needs to be done to stop cropland and pastures turning to desert.
    Desertification Africa-Sahel Arid regions agric...

  3. Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty

    Key Resource 2013-06-14 How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become "the new normal," many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more...
    Climate Change Arid regions agric... Crops and climate