Resources Tagged: Drought

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  1. East Africa’s Drought: Q and A

    2011-10-20 World Vision (WV) Australia is involved in both agricultural development and relief work in East Africa. We asked folks there to answer a few questions regarding the current drought and famine. In what ways have you been involved with addressing the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa? Could...
    Agricultural Devel... Drought Agroforestry Relief FMNR Conservation Agric... Agricultural System Acacias Famine Sustainable Develo... Sustainable Agricu...

  2. The Green Famine

    2002-10-01 It is not uncommon for people to rely on crops that are not the most suitable for their region. Here is an example from Ethiopia with some suggestions for alternatives.
    Famine Maize Sorghum Millet Cassava Drought Farming Systems Green Famine

  3. Traditional Plant Varieties and Low Fertility Soil

    2005-01-20 Maradi Integrated Development Project has forced me to question the wisdom of assuming that increases of organic content and fertility are always best.
    Soil Fertilizer Organic Matter Mulch Drought

  4. Maize in Semi-arid Areas

    2006-10-20 The best semi-arid environments only produce maize in 6 years out of 10.
    Maize Semi-arid Drought

  5. Landslide Risk Reduction

    2017-05-23 As rainfed crops are particularly vulnerable to drought as well as heavy rain, farmers must prepare dryland farming solutions for resilient and sustainable crop production.
    Dry Land Crop Production Drought Asia