Download or read book Research for Development in the Dry Arab Region written by Shadi Hamadeh and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the story of ten years of knowledge and experience of a team of development researchers investigating sustainable rural livelihoods in the community of Arsaal in arid north-eastern Lebanon. Covers how fruit growing became a source of conflict between the growers and pastoralists, the problems of poor soil conditions, limited access to water and loss of biodiversity, and lack of access to agricultural extension knowledge and services as well as to markets for fruit products and women's handicrafts.