Jan Mulder Vugar Bashirov, Arne Oddvar Skjelvåg, Gurban Mammadov, Vegard Martinsen, Erling Thuen, Xasafat Safarov & Åsgeir Almås Azerbaijan - Norway Academic 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) – 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) ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences2

Land degradation in Azerbaijan ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences3

Overgrazing summer pastures; Caucasus ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences4

The system and the problem: Too many animals & too little area ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences5

Causing severe land degradation…. ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences6

Causing severe land degradation…. ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences7

….. of productive soils ……. ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences Güneşli, Lesser Caucasus 8

Alleviation of over-grazing: ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences Increased on-farm production of forage 9

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 ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences10

Results and Challenges? See poster! ADAU 85, Academic Partnership between Azerbaijan and Norway -- Sustainable Agriculture Norwegian University of Life Sciences11 Thanks!