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Caravan 27: Research integration in practice

Reports & Research
August, 2012
Northern Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Eastern Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
land degradation
rangelands
research
farmers
This issue of Caravan describes the new program, and some of the research innovations it will build on. The issue begins with two ‘opinion pieces’ by scientists from partner organizations in the CRP. They share lessons learnt from past successes (and failures), and ideas that could be applied to dryland
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Analysis of cotton water productivity in Fergana Valley of Central Asia.

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Asia, Central Asia
water management
farmers
Cotton water productivity was studied in Fergana Valley of Central Asia during the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Data was collected from 18 demonstration fields (13 in Uzbekistan, 5 in Tajikistan). The demonstration field farmers implemented several improved agronomic and irrigation water management practices. The average values of crop yield, estimated crop consumptive use (ETa) and total water applied (TWA) for the demonstration sites were, respectively, 3700 kg/ha, 6360 m3/ha, and 8120 m3/ha.
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The Republic of Armenia Climate Change and Agriculture Country Note

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
June, 2012
Armenia, Europe, Central Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
desertification
farmers
food security
forestry
land degradation
land use
natural disasters
natural resources management
rural areas
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
This country note for Armenia is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for three pilot countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in Southern Caucasus Agricultural systems.
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Water Security for Central Kosovo

The Kosovo-Ibër River Basin and Ibër Lepenc Water System

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2012
Kosovo, Europe, Central Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
capacity development
climate change
farmers
forestry
land cover
land use
water rights
Kosovo is a small and young state that gained an interim United Nations (UN)-administered status in the wake of the Dayton peace accord only in 1999; it declared independence in 2008. Compared to neighboring countries, it is still lacking in its basic infrastructure and its administrative and technical skills. In addition, with the onset of the War in Yugoslavia in 1992 most investment and normal maintenance came to a standstill.
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Agrarian reform and transition: what can we learn from ‘the east’?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Asia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, China, Vietnam, Armenia, Eastern Europe, Moldova, Russia
land reform
property rights
farmers
During the past two decades agrarian (‘land and farm’) reforms have been widespread in the transition economies of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), following earlier ones in Asia (China and Vietnam). However, independent family farms did not become the predominant sector in most of Eastern Europe. A new dual (or bi-modal) agrarian structure emerged, consisting of large farm enterprises (with much less social functions than they had before), and very small peasant farms or subsidiary plots.
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Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry : Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2012
Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
farmers
farmland
forest land
forestry
land degradation
land ownership
rangelands
rural development
sustainable development
This study reviews how the integration of environmental concerns into agriculture and forestry is progressing in the countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE) and of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) since 2000 and assesses prospects for the future. The present report is a contribution to the environment for Europe process. At the Fifth Ministerial Conference in Kiev in 2003, participants decided to pay greater attention to the needs of the EECCA and adopted an environmental strategy for the sub-region.
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Republic of Tajikistan - Country Economic Memorandum : Tajikistan’s Quest for Growth: Stimulating Private Investment

March, 2012
Tajikistan
Land & Corruption
corruption
farmers
land reform
property rights
The Tajik government in its Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper for 2010-12 set an ambitious target
of doubling Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a decade.
Tajikistan clearly has the potential to grow at more than
seven percent a year as it has done in the recent past, but
it is not going to be easy. The potential for
'catch-up' growth from the depths of the recession
of the 1990s is largely exhausted, the external environment
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Tajikistan - Economic and Distributional Impact of Climate Change

August, 2012
Tajikistan
climate change
farmers
food security
land degradation
land management
natural disasters
rural areas
Tajikistan is highly vulnerable to the
adverse impacts of global climate change, as it already
suffers from low agricultural productivity, water stress,
and high losses from disasters. Public awareness of the
multiple consequences of climate change is high, with
possible impacts on health, natural disasters, and
agriculture of greatest public concern. Climate change can
potentially deepen poverty by lowering agricultural yields,
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Farmer and Farm Worker Perceptions of Land Reform and Sustainable Agriculture in Tajikistan

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Tajikistan
agriculture
climate change
farmers
farming systems
farmland
land degradation
land management
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land use
natural disasters
The objectives of the study are to
assess the impact of operational efforts in farmland
restructuring and sustainable agricultural land management
on vulnerability amongst rural households in Tajikistan; and
to provide context and improve strategies for current
operations in land reform, rural growth and sustainable land
management given the challenges of economic transition,
institutional, economic and environmental fragility, and the