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Jan Mulder
Vugar Bashirov, Arne Oddvar Skjelvåg, Gurban Mammadov, Vegard Martinsen, Erling Thuen, Xasafat
Safarov & Åsgeir Almås
Azerbaijan - NorwayAcademic partnership in sustainable agriculture
Funding:
The project
• What?– New methods in teaching, learning and research training in
sustainable agriculture (Plant & animal production; soil degradation)
• Who, Where and When?– Collaboration ADAU & Norwegian Univ. Life Sci. (NMBU)– 2011-2015.
• How?– Research-based MSc program in sustainable agriculture– Integrated management in mountain-grazing systems (sheep)
• Summer pastures (soil conservation, nutrient recycling), • On-farm production of forage• Animal production and health (including Brucellosis)
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Land degradation in Azerbaijan
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Overgrazing summer pastures; Caucasus
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The system and the problem: Too many animals & too little area
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Causing severe land degradation….
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Causing severe land degradation….
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….. of productive soils …….
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Güneşli,
Lesser Caucasus
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Alleviation of over-grazing:
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Increased on-farm production of forage
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Project goals and achievements• Education
–MSc program ADAU ”Sustainable Agriculture”–Exchange MSc (Agriculture) & PhD (Veterinary) students
• Research and Research Training–Sustainable Agriculture; Integrated approach
• Soil science• Crop science• Animal science• Veterinary Science
–Integrated crop and animal production• Crop science• Animal science
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Results and Challenges? See poster!
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Thanks!