Africa's lands are largely vulnerable and threatened by soil degradation and low water
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …

Conventional tillage coupled with monocrop** and limited recycling of crop residues
along with increased pressure from human and livestock population has led to the …

The objective of this article is to review:(a) the principles that underpin conservation
agriculture (CA) ecologically and operationally;(b) the potential benefits that can be …

Several circulation models are forecasting climate changes in the Mediterranean region.
Accordingly, it is expected that water scarcity in the region will be higher with drastic shifts of …

An efficient design for erosion-control structures of any watershed in the world is entrusted
with the delicate forecasting of sediment yields. These outlook yields are usually inferred by …

Moroccan agriculture is characterized by the co-existence of both modern and smallholder
traditional agriculture. Both types of agriculture are under degradative processes due to mis …

Stabilizing or improving soil organic carbon content is essential for sustainable crop
production under changing climate conditions. Therefore, soil organic carbon research is …

No-tillage agriculture and agroforestry have many environmental benefits, such as
maintaining soil productivity, storing water and reducing labor and energy. These practices …

A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the
role played by the global food price crisis in the Arab Spring and the Arab response aiming …

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