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Russia – Novy<br />

<strong>Land</strong> use in the Novy site mainly consists of cropland and grazing land. The circular shapes of the areas previously (or still) irrigated<br />

with pivot sprinkler systems are clearly visible. These areas are degraded by surface erosion or water logging. Adjacent<br />

cropland is affected by off-site effects of surface erosion, and by soil salinization and alkalinisation. Current conservation<br />

measures in the area include ditches to drain and convey irrigation water, and surface treatments in the irrigated cropland.<br />

The effectiveness of these measures is low at most places. Experts recommend adaptation of irrigation practices in the cropland,<br />

and of grazing practices in the area used <strong>for</strong> grazing, and SLM techniques targeted to prevention and rehabilitation of<br />

the mentioned <strong>for</strong>ms of land degradation in the cropland area, including part of the areas <strong>for</strong>merly irrigated using the pivot<br />

sprinkler systems. An example of an SLM technique that can be used <strong>for</strong> both prevention and rehabilitation is drip irrigation,<br />

documented in this book.<br />

246 DESIRE – WOCAT <strong>Desire</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Greener</strong> <strong>Land</strong>

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