Web Directory

» 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.
   http://www.unu.edu/africa/papers/agrodiv-tanzania.pdf

» Climate Friendly Farming: Dryland Component
   Provides information on a project designed to establish field-scale experimental and demonstration sites for novel agroecosystems in dryland situations.
   http://cff.wsu.edu/Project/dryland.html

» Direct Seeding: The Natural Solution for Revegetating Arid Lands
   Information from the Eden Foundation on using perennials to provide a permanent vegetative cover into which annuals can be seeded.
   http://www.eden-foundation.org/project/aridland.html

» Dryland Farming Organisation in West Asia and North Africa
   Provides information on a number of innovative ideas such as the use of medic pastures, with case studies in development and a small farmer centre.
   http://www.drylandfarming.org/

» Dryland Farming in Palestine
   Online book describing the crops, practices and history of cultivation in the area, with statistics.
   http://www.arij.org/images/pub/publications1992-1994/dryland_farming/Dryland%20Farming%20in%20Palestine.pdf

» Drylands Coordination Group
   Network of various non-governmental organizations aiming to develop techniques and approaches for the improvement of agriculture in the Sahel. English and French.
   http://www.drylands-group.org/

» ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
   Activities and details of an organisation working on sustainable ecological farming in Africa and India.
   http://www.icrisat.org/

» International Arid Lands Consortium
   Information on sustainable agriculture for arid and semi arid regions. Includes maps, links and details of projects.
   http://ialcworld.org/

» Irrigation of Date Palms with Saline Water and Effluent
   Describes research in Israel into the stress caused by using effluent water which is saline and high in boron for the irrigation of date palms.
   http://mop.textstore.co.il

» Meru Dryland Farming Project
   Information on this project in Kenya which aims to help settlers in the semi-arid zone adopt appropriate farming methods and improve their livelihoods without damaging the natural resource base.
   http://www.odi.org.uk/projects/98-99-tropical-forestry/projects/2408.htm

» Rainwater Harvesting for Dry Land Agriculture
   Describes a pilot project in Syria where it was possible to identify areas suitable for water harvesting, using satellite imagery and data sets on topography, soil, vegetation, hydrology and meteorology.
   http://lada.virtualcentre.org/eims/download.asp?pub_id=93866&app=0

» Saline Agriculture Research Centre
   SARC undertakes research into salt tolerant plants, especially cereals, using both conventional and modern genetic means. Includes details of research, programs, completed and current projects and training courses. Pakistan.
   http://salineagriculture.com

» Semiarid Agriculture
   Information from the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture on land use and degradation in low rainfall areas.
   http://www.syngentafoundation.org/index.cfm?pageID=45

» Transformation of Desertified Land in the Grazing-Farming Interlaced Belt of Northern China
   China is suffering from large scale and severe desertification. This article discusses the causes of the problem and examines possible solutions.
   http://www.rala.is/rade/ralareport/Xinmin.pdf

» Water Harvesting
   On-line manual for the design and construction of water harvesting schemes for agricultural production.
   http://www.fao.org/docrep/U3160E/U3160E00.htm