Reviving Iraq through Conservation Agriculture
ICARDA has been expanding conservation agriculture in Ninawa province in northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Conservation agriculture is an approach to managing agro-ecosystems for improved and sustained productivity, while simultaneously preserving and enhancing the environment. Through a combination of reduced tillage, crop rotations, and stubble retention, conservation agriculture allows farmers to increase yields while reducing production costs and improving soil health.
Organization: International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Year: 2018
Country/ies: Iraq
Geographical coverage: Near East and North Africa
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: http://www.icarda.org/update/reviving-iraq-through-conservation-agriculture
Content language: Arabic, English