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A publication from the DESIRE project - funded by the European Unions 6th Framework Program Global Change and Ecosystems
2011-01
Turkey Turkey
Scientists and stakeholders discuss possible options Scientists and stakeholders discuss possible options
In Karapinar, Turkey, the local farmers arehave met In Karapinar, Turkey, the local farmers learning how they can reduce land degradation reduce land with researchers to discuss how to and loss of soil from their and soilthe wind. From a selectiona degradation, fields in loss by wind. From of technologies they have chosen have chosen selection of possible technologies they to protect pastures with fenced-off areas and promote more to protect pastures with fenced-off areas and efficient use of scarce water resources with water promote more efficient use of scarce drip irrigation of with drip farmers have explained the resources crops. The irrigation of crops. In reasons why they there not taken action before. For Eskiehir, where have are steeper slopes on which example, some did not want to plant treesto try gullies form easily, land users decided as a barrier to tillage erosion as they terraces with soil contour wind and wooden believed, wrongly, that theto reduce soil diseases of wheat. bunds, trees hosted erosion.
S. Acikalin S. Acikalin
Morocco
University of Mohamed V
In Sehoul, Morocco, a stakeholder workshop was held to discuss soil protection options. Researchers made suggestions, but local technicians showed that some of these ideas were unrealistic and Runoff and sediment not practical. The researchers learned from the opinions of the collector on a plot technicians, and the farmers acknowledged that it is better to with emerging corn share ideas and take decisions as a group. The farmers agreed to try mulching and minimum tillage to reduce erosion on slopes used for cereals and other annual crops, and treatment for gullies on degraded steep pasture land.
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J. De Vente, EEZA-CSIC
C. Miloud
Cape Verde
In the Ribeira Seca area of Santiago Island, the annual rainfall may be less than 100mm per year, so agriculture is difficult. However, local people demonstrate how well their terraces can trap sufficient moisture in the soil to grow maize and beans without irrigation. Soil erosion continues to be a big problem, so researchers have suggested various ways to improve the protective vegetation cover. These include planting fruit trees and vegetation barriers to slow down erosion.
Compiled by Nichola Geeson , Maude Gentit and Marie Jose Van der Werff ten Bosch, December 2010
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