?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1190%2F&rft.title=Management+for+improved+water+use+efficiency+in+the+dry+areas+of+Africa+and+West+Asia%3A+proceedings+of+a+Workshop%2C+Ankara%2C+Turkey%2C+22-26+Apr+2002&rft.creator=Pala%2C+M&rft.creator=Beukes%2C+D+J&rft.creator=Dimes%2C+J+P&rft.creator=Myers%2C+R+J+K&rft.subject=Watershed+Management&rft.description=This+is+a+report+of+the+2002+workshop+of+the+Optimizing+Soil+Water+Use+(OSWU)+Consortium%2C%0D%0Aheld+in+Ankara%2C+Turkey.+It+describes+OSWU+research+in+West+Asia+(Jordan%2C+Syria%2C+Turkey)%2C+North%0D%0AAfrica+(Morocco)%2C+Southern+Africa+(South+Africa%2C+Zimbabwe)%2C+and+West+Africa+(Burkina+Faso%2C%0D%0ANiger).+The+consortium+aims+at+developing+and+disseminating+effective+and+practical+solutions+for%0D%0Aresource-poor+farmers%2C+being+aware+of+the+uncertainties+of+applying+classical+principles+of+soil-crop-%0D%0Awater+relations+in+arid+and+semi-arid+environments.%0D%0AReports+from+Morocco%2C+Turkey%2C+Jordan+and+South+Africa+confirm+the+effectiveness+of+some+existing%0D%0Atechnologies%2C+including+the+use+of+mulches+to+reduce+soil+evaporation+or+runoff%2C+sometimes%0D%0Acombined+with+use+of+soil+fertility+inputs+to+improve+water+use+efficiency.+Other+papers+describe+a%0D%0Anew+quality+indicator+to+assess+land+degradation%2C+the+use+of+new+decision+support+tools%2C+and%0D%0Amodeling+techniques+to+improve+research+efficiency+and+increase+the+effectiveness+of+farmer%0D%0Aparticipatory+research.+ICARDA+and+ICRISAT+report+on+new+developments+within+the%0D%0Ainternational+research+centers+that+are+now+ready+for+testing+by+NARS+partners+in+their%0D%0Aenvironments.%0D%0AProposals+for+new+work+were+presented+and+approved%2C+with+the+emphasis+on+better+transfer+of%0D%0Amethods+to+improve+soil+water+use%2C+and+evaluating+the+impact+of+past+research+projects.+In%0D%0Arecognition+of+the+current+turbulent+times%2C+and+the+unlikelihood+of+increased+resources+for%0D%0Aagricultural+research+in+dry+areas%2C+OSWU+partners+developed+a+strategic+plan+to+achieve+greater%0D%0Aimpact%3B+this+plan+is+outlined.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F1190%2F1%2FRA_00410.pdf&rft.identifier=++Pala%2C+M+and+Beukes%2C+D+J+and+Dimes%2C+J+P+and+Myers%2C+R+J+K++(2005)+Management+for+improved+water+use+efficiency+in+the+dry+areas+of+Africa+and+West+Asia%3A+proceedings+of+a+Workshop%2C+Ankara%2C+Turkey%2C+22-26+Apr+2002.++Other.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++