Monthly Archives: July 2010

Participation in the Dimidia blog

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

I like to recommend all the visitors of my desertification blog to have a look at the Dimidia-blog too : http://www.dimidia.com/ Dimidia, LCC You will find at the home page : This site is dedicated to the many people – … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought

Connect with Development Gateway at Facebook

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

Development Gateway is an international nonprofit organization that provides Web-based platforms to make aid and development efforts more effective around the world.

Posted in sustainable development

Desert Greenhouse (Desert Greenhouse BV (DGH))

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Read at : http://www.desertgreenhouse.com/ Desert Greenhouse Introduction In the past 100 years, the Dutch greenhouse industry has spent millions in research and development to improve greenhouse systems. Driven by the limited space available in a small and densely populated country … Continue reading →

Posted in Technologies

Cultivation of poplars in China (Colotlan)

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Read at : http://colotlan.wordpress.com/ http://www.fao.org/forestry/64104/es/ Cultivo de álamos en China. 13 Julio 2010 · Archivado en Agrosilvicultura · Tagged Agrosilvicultura, animales domésticos, álamos, árboles, China, colotlán, fao, italia, río, trigo La Asociación Italia-China-FAO ha promovido el cultivo de álamos junto … Continue reading →

Posted in agroforestry, Forestry

Averting desertification (Google / The Nation)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/18-Jul-2010/Averting-desertification/ Averting desertification Prof Dr Ahmad Saeed Bhatti, Prof Dr Shahid Mahboob Rana & Ayesha Saeed The origin of the first towns, early empires, and powerful nations in the world can all be … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Desertification and Migration: Mexico and the United States (Google / Scribd)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.scribd.com/doc/35019862/Desertification-and-Migration-Mexico-and-the-United-States R E S E A R C H P A P E R Desertification and Migration: Mexico and the United States Michelle Leighton Schwartz Jessica Notini U.S. COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM FALL … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, migration

More crop farming to end Mongolian desertification (Google / Supreme Master TV)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://suprememastertv.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_iphone&wr_id=1671%3ESupreme Experts urge more crop farming and plant-based lifestyle to end Mongolian desertification. Supreme Master Ching Hai: Even  the Gobi desert, which covers the Mongolian landscape, is a fragile ecosystem that is easily … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, family farming, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Planting a forest in Gansu Province (China) – Google / Shanghai Daily)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201007/20100731/article_444881.htm Planting a forest in Gansu By Wing Tan  |   2010-7-31 SHANGHAI volunteers will help plant a forest in harsh and arid Gansu Province to fight off desertification. By next June, the trees will … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Desertification

Drought tolerance in new corn hybrid (Google / Farm and Dairy)

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Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/drought-tolerance-in-new-agrisure-artesian-hybrid/15465.html Drought tolerance in new Agrisure Artesian hybrid MINNETONKA, Minn. — Syngenta Seeds has unveiled its Agrisure Artesian technology, the new brand name for its range of water hybrids. Agrisure Artesian technology enables … Continue reading →

Posted in drought tolerant plants

Near drought situation in east and northeast India (Google / The Times of India)

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Read at : Google Alert – drought http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Near-drought-situation-in-east-and-northeast-India/articleshow/6238468.cms Near drought situation in east and northeast India TNN, Jul 31, 2010, NEW DELHI: Parts of India could suffer a drought-like situation even as the rest of the country gets normal monsoon. … Continue reading →

Posted in drought