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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!