International Arid Lands Consortium
Information on sustainable agriculture for arid and semi arid regions. Includes maps, links, lists of projects.
Dryland farming in West Asia and North Africa
Includes information relevant to West Asia and North Africa. Descibes agricultural innovations in cereal farming and legume pastures for livestock.
Irrigation of Date Palms with saline water and effluent
Database and explanatory site for research of water use by date palms under conditions of salinity and excess boron. Project of the Center for Water Use Efficiency of Arava Research and Development, Israel.
Dryland Farming in Palestine
Online book describing the crops, practices and history of cultivation in the area, with statistics.
Dryland Farming in Zimbabwe
Describing techniques which have been developed and implemented by rural farmers.
Direct seeding - the natural solution for revegetating arid lands
Describing the advantages and use of direct seeding for revegetating arid lands.
Livestock Systems in Semi-Arid Sub-Saharan Africa
Article describing the current and likely future effects of climatic changes on agriculture in the region.
China's Dryland Farming and Practices
Describes how dryland farming is being practised and developed, especially in the northern regions of the country (PDF file).
Transformation of desertified land in the Grazing-Farming interlaced belt of Northern China
On the management of this land, its over-use and desertification.
Agrodiversity as a means of sustaining small scale dryland farming systems in Tanzania.
Describes the benefits of using diverse and sustainable farming methods in the region (PDF file).
Dryland Agricultural Institute
Includes research, staff, programs, and contact information.
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