Options to Improve Livelihoods and Protect Natural Resources in Dry Environments: The Case of the Khanasser Valley in Syria

This article reviews work that had the objective of introducing agricultural technologies in a marginal dryland area, the Khanasser Valley, northwestern Syria. The highly variable rainfall is barely sufficient to support livelihoods in this traditional barley-livestock production system. The valley...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of environment & development 2009-06, Vol.18 (2), p.107-129
Hauptverfasser:	La Rovere, Roberto, Bruggeman, Adriana, Turkelboom, Francis, Aw-Hassan, Aden, Thomas, Richard, Al-Ahmad, Kasem
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural land Agricultural practices Agricultural resources Agriculture Agroecology Arid regions Barley Case studies Comparative analysis Crops Cumin Development studies Dryland farming Employment Environment Environmental policy Environmental technology Farmers Farming Farms Finishing Groundwater Hordeum vulgare Households Integrated approach Integrative approach Intercropping Land Livestock Livestock production Management techniques Natural resources Olea Olives Production Rainfall Resource management Soil management Studies Sustainable agriculture Sustainable development Syria Technological change Technology Valleys Viability
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