Daily Archives: August 31, 2009

Combining biochar with other soil amendments to combat desertification (T.R. KIEHL)

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Read at : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/biochar-soils/message/71 Combination of biochar with other soil amendments Is anyone aware of projects that have combined biochar with other types of soil amendment to improve farming in the drylands ? I am thinking of examples like TerraCottem: … Continue reading →

Posted in soil conditioning, TerraCottem

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Read at : Google Alert – drought http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/yemen-worsening-drought-threatens-herders/ YEMEN: Worsening drought threatens herders SANAA,  – Severe drought in Khawlan District, 70km east of the capital Sanaa, since mid-2007 has forced local herders to sell some of their sheep to buy fodder … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

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Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090830/NEWS05/90829006/1006 Dry run: Learning from Australia’s drought Australia’s 10-year drought provides a glimpse of our own thirsty future if we don’t conserve and recycle water now Shannon Land • Desert Magazine • August … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, Water

India : Drought of ideas plagues food ministry? 5Google / The Economic Times)

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Read at : Google Alert – drought http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Politics/Nation/Drought-of-ideas-plagues-food-ministry/articleshow/4952790.cms Drought of ideas plagues food ministry? 31 Aug 2009, 0320 hrs IST, Urmi A Goswami, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: The NCP-manned food ministry is yet to work out the increase in demand … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security

Argentina Set for Record Soybean Crop as El Nino Breaks Drought (Google / Bloomberg)

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Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aRaS_Ilr1ckk Argentina Set for Record Soybean Crop as El Nino Breaks Drought By Matt Craze Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — Argentina may produce a record 50 million tons of soybeans in the next harvest … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Climate / climate change, Desertification

Tibet : Greening the Plateau (Google / Alibaba)

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Read at : Google – desertification http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100163957-1-greening-plateau.html Greening the Plateau Located on the world‘s largest plateau, Tibet Autonomous Region in China‘s southwest has an average elevation of 4,000 meters. Tibet’s diverse natural landscapes, including snow-capped mountains, vast pastures and virgin … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, Desertification, Ecology - environment, ecosystems

Qinghai Province controls desertification in Sanjiangyuan area (Google / China Tibet Online)

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Read at : Google – desertification http://chinatibet.people.com.cn/6743863.html Qinghai Province controls desertification in Sanjiangyuan area The governmnet of Qinghai Province, northwest China, has spent 12 million yuan RMB (1.77 million U.S. dollars) checking desertification and planting grass on 11,620 hectares of … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification