Sheep husbandry and reproduction improvement in low- rainfall areas of West Asia and North Africa

This study helped identify technical and innovative animal husbandry-related content to support technology transfer activities of Knowledge Access in Rural Interconnected Areas Network (KariaNet) member projects, focusing on improvement in reproduction and husbandry of small ruminants. It also describes a successful partnership between KariaNet and the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). In dry areas sheep can transform vegetation otherwise unused for agriculture production into valuable products (meat, milk, wool, pelts and manure). With minimum area of land and low level of nutrition, sheep and especially goats - are more likely to survive than cattle or buffalos