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Guide to sixty soil and water conservation practices

Year of publication 1966

Pages 25

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Manual / guide

Series title FAO Soils Bulletin

Series number 0253-2050

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication presents 60 soil and water conservation measures and practices, and briefly describes each one. It does not purport to be a detailed technical guide. It does, however, attempt to point out many of the conservation tools which can be used to control water and wind erosion, make better use of available rainfall and irrigation water, improve soil fertility and increase crop yields.

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