Working Paper 3: Agricultural Water and Soil Management

Working Paper 3: Agricultural Water and Soil Management

Formulation and Operationalization of National Action Plan for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development through Agriculture (NAPA)

Year of publication 2016

Pages 73 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) This study, undertaken in September to October 2014, is one of a number of technical studies carried out during Phase I of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) formulation of the National Action Plan for Agriculture (NAPA) for Myanmar. The objective of NAPA, as a component of the National Strategy on Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (NSPARD), is poverty alleviation and rural development through agriculture.

Language English

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The threats posed by salt-affected soils to global food security are dire. According to the recent Global salt-affected soils map, over 424 million hectares of topsoil (0–30 cm) and 833 million hectares of subsoil (30–100 cm) are currently salt-affected. This practical guide to soil and water management in salt-affected areas provides vital information to farmers dealing with salinity and sodicity issues on their farms and assists them in following suggested practices to mitigate or/and to adapt to these unfavourable conditions without compromising further losses in yields.