New technologies are helping farmers in Central Asia reduce manual labor, cut fuel costs and application of seeds. Modern planters and seeders will serve farmers for sustainable land use practices that also decrease expenses.
The Knowledge Management in CACILM II project has been contributing to building a knowledge platform in the region to consolidate knowledge created for up-scaling and out-scaling sustainable land management.
Round table on institutional and legal aspects of rangelands development in Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent on 18 March.
Central Asia is expected to experience significant levels of climatic changes over coming decades, which may negatively impact crop yields and farming incomes.
More than 90 sustainable land management practices, systematized and tested in all five countries of the region, are now available to farmers interested in increasing their lands' productivity.
Cultivation of winter chickpea is a new practice in Uzbekistan. It became possible thanks to research for cold-resistant varieties for arid lands.
Acting as an information repository and knowledge hub, this website helps to increase the use of innovations developed by the well-established CACILM Project in Central Asia. Its synthesis, compilation, and dissemination of current research provide a secure knowledge base that policymakers and other stakeholders can access and utilize to develop sustainable strategies capable of addressing the region’s severe land degradation.
The Project is funded by IFAD and led by ICARDA under framework of CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems.
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