Enhancing sustainability and fodder production of lowland pastures through fencing and conservation agriculture in arid agro-pastoral ecosystems

cg.contacttlili_abderrazak@yahoo.fren_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerArid Regions Institute - IRAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Livestock Research Institute - ILRIen_US
cg.contributor.projectCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1906_43574371en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1589-1623en_US
cg.issue6en_US
cg.journalApplied Ecology and Environmental Researchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdrylandsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrangeland managementen_US
cg.volume19en_US
dc.contributorFetoui, Moktharen_US
dc.contributorBen Salem, Farahen_US
dc.contributorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.contributorNeffati, Mohameden_US
dc.contributorTarhouni, Mohameden_US
dc.creatorTlili, Abderrazaken_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-10T22:08:44Z
dc.date.available2021-11-10T22:08:44Z
dc.description.abstractThe short-term fencing effects on vegetation in dryland landscape depressions are analyzed and the economic performance of grazing-only and integrated grazing with cropping in regard to land capital are compared. The goal is to suggest efficient strategic choices and more profitable land allocation of lowlands in dry areas. To analyze the vegetation, 12 cages each 2 m² were installed at three sides of a depression (4 east, 4 middle and 4 west side). Natural vegetation was recorded in the inside and outside cages during the spring of 2015, 2016 and 2018. Pastoral productivity was also calculated. To study the economic performance of cropping systems, local owner-farmers representing three cropped areas (1, 3 and 9 ha) were interviewed using socioeconomic surveys. The main results showed that short-term fencing increased diversity (24% to 61% in the middle cages). This improvement is due to annuals and the recruitment of palatable perennials. Economic evaluation showed that grazing is more profitable than integrated management, except for diversified and large cropped areas. The strategic recommendations for efficient, profitable and sustainable lowland allocation are short-term fencing with grazing-only in small depressions, and diversified crops mixed with grazing in larger depressions.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAbderrazak Tlili, Mokthar Fetoui, Farah Ben Salem, Mounir Louhaichi, Mohamed Neffati, Mohamed Tarhouni. (1/11/2021). Enhancing sustainability and fodder production of lowland pastures through fencing and conservation agriculture in arid agro-pastoral ecosystems. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 19 (6), pp. 4357-4371.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/66349
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherCORVINUS UNIV BUDAPESTen_US
dc.rightsCopyrighted; Non-commercial educational use onlyen_US
dc.sourceApplied Ecology and Environmental Research;19,(2021) Pagination 4357-4371en_US
dc.subjectmaraben_US
dc.subjecteconomic performanceen_US
dc.subjectlandscape depressionsen_US
dc.titleEnhancing sustainability and fodder production of lowland pastures through fencing and conservation agriculture in arid agro-pastoral ecosystemsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2021-11-01en_US
dcterms.extent4357-4371en_US
mel.impact-factor0.711en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/237en_US

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