WOCAT SLM Technology: “Drought Tolerant Barley Variety: 'Kounouz' [Tunisia]”

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationOffice of Livestock and Pasture Authorityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologiesen_US
cg.contributor.donorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten_US
cg.contributor.donorGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecologyen_US
cg.coverage.countryTunisiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TNen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierUdo Rudiger: 0000-0003-0202-7461en_US
cg.creator.identifierAymen Frija: 0000-0001-8379-9054en_US
cg.creator.identifierBoubaker Dhehibi: 0000-0003-3854-6669en_US
cg.creator.identifierZied Idoudi: 0000-0003-2717-7845en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_6739/en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen_US
dc.contributor.authorRudiger, Udoen_US
dc.contributor.authorBen Ghanem, Hajeren_US
dc.contributor.authorZaiem, Anisen_US
dc.contributor.authorFrija, Aymenen_US
dc.contributor.authorDhehibi, Boubakeren_US
dc.contributor.authorIdoudi, Zieden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-04T20:18:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-12-04T20:18:01Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134988en_US
dc.titleWOCAT SLM Technology: “Drought Tolerant Barley Variety: 'Kounouz' [Tunisia]”en_US
dcterms.abstractThe introduction of 'Kounouz,' a drought-tolerant barley variety, has significantly enhanced farm income and reduced production risks for small-scale farmers in Tunisia. Tunisia has a semi-arid climate with annual precipitation ranging between 200 and 450 millimeters. Many people are dependent on the agricultural sector. Typically, barely is cultivated and used for fodder or sale. Barely production is increasingly in danger for failures because of droughts caused by climate change. Therefore, a new and drought tolerant barley variety was sought. NARS developed such seed by using the germplasm that was made available by the International Center of Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA). The benefits of 'Kounouz' encompass enhanced farm income through reduced production risks and increased yields. The adoption of this approach has already made significant strides. By 2019, approximately 617 tons of certified seeds were available. This accomplishment was the result of a successful collaboration between a large-scale cooperative, “Societe Mutuelle Centrale de Semences” (COSEM), and a private seed company, “Société Tunisienne de Fertilisation et d'Irrigation” (Tunifert). Presently, two more cooperatives, namely “Société des Semences Séléctionnées” (SOSEM) and “Coopérative Centrale des Semences et des Plants Sélectionnés” (CCSPS), have also become actively involved. It is worth noting that a mere 5% of the Kounouz seeds are estimated to be sourced from certified suppliers, with the majority being multiplied on individual farms. Consequently, it is estimated that the cultivation of Kounouz now spans over 20,000 hectares.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023-10-23en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationUdo Rudiger, Hajer Ben Ghanem, Anis Zaiem, Aymen Frija, Boubaker Dhehibi, Zied Idoudi. (23/10/2023). WOCAT SLM Technology: “Drought Tolerant Barley Variety: 'Kounouz' [Tunisia]”. Germany: The Global Database on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) of WOCAT.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-23en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherThe Global Database on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) of WOCATen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectcerealsen_US
dcterms.subjectdrought toleranceen_US
dcterms.subjectnew varietyen_US
dcterms.subjectbarleyen_US
dcterms.typeInternal Documenten_US

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