1. Harun Cicek, Serkan Ates , Yacoub Hijazeen & Mohamed Rifaee
Introducing and disseminating forage and grain based CA systems in Jordan
Harun Cicek, Serkan Ates , Yacoub Hijazeen & Mohamed Rifaee
Consortium Research Program on Dryland Systems (CRP DS)
ICARDA – NCARE Technical Meeting for Tafilah-Salamieh Action Site (Jordan sites)
Ayass Hotel, Amman September 21-22, 2014

2. Conservation Agriculture (CA) and forage activities
Activity
Locations
Station/site
Area (ha) 2013
Target area (ha) 2014
CA– alley cropping
Meharb , Majdiyah, Irak
Farmers’ fields 1 2
CA - agronomic research trials
Mushaqar, Khaldiyah, and Maru
Research station 5
Demonstration trials
Karak/Mazar
Madaba/Mushagar 6 30

3. Forage activities in Jordan
Productivity of drought tolerant forage legumes and cereals under different tillage systems ( )
The forage seeds originating from Tel Hadya and sown in Ramtha Station (due to availability of the water) for multiplication in November 2013.
A long-term trial will be established at Mushaqar station in autumn 2014 to investigate the performance of various forage legumes in different tillage systems and their impact on the subsequent cereal crop.

4. Forage crops procured from various sources or multiplied in Ramtha station in Jordan

5. Evaluation and management of alternative forage cereals under saline conditions (2013-2015)
A total of 10 barley varieties originating from Tel Hadya and Jordan were sown in December 2013 to evaluate their dual purpose potentials under saline conditions (Khalidiyah station). The first year data is under process. The second year of the experiment will be established in mid-October 2014.
Forage legume-cereal rotations under no till and conventional tillage systems in saline conditions ( )
Integrated experiment to measure the forage production, of triticale or berseem clover under no till or conventional tillage system under saline conditions (Khalidiyah station)

7. Khaldiyah forage/CA experiment
Second cut
First cut

8. Mushaqar station CA experiments
Crop rotation under CA and conventional tillage
Barley, vetch, lentil
Time of sowing
Lentil and wheat at early, normal and late seeding
Trials are in first year and were on tilled land, therefore no CA vs. Conv data.

10. Maru station CA experiments
Crop rotation under CA and conventional tillage
Lentil and wheat
Time of sowing
wheat and vetch at early, normal and late seeding
Data analysis underway

11. Al Karak governorate farmer demonstrations (2013-2014)

12. Repairing Syrian ICARDA no-till seeder at Al Ghweer station
Repearing Syrian ICARDA no-till seeder at Al Ghweer station
Repairing Syrian ICARDA no-till seeder at Al Ghweer station

13. Karak region stubble (soil?) grazing

14. Coming up! CRP Dryland System and FAO RNE Water Scarcity Initiative
ICARDA-FAO
Joined Activities in the Framework of CRP Dryland Systems and The Near East and North Africa’s Water Scarcity Initiative
In Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia

15. Coming up! Repaired and new seeders
New farmers (20-30 farmers, 1 ha each)
InshaAllah rain
Motivated team
Great crops!

16. Some selected farmers for 2014-15