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Book (stand-alone)Soil conservation and management in developing countries. Report of an Expert Consultation, Rome, 22-26 November 1976
FAO Soils Bulletin 33
1977Also available in:
No results found.A major problem facing the areas already under cultivation, is the seriousness of soil degradation and loss of soil fertility due to indiscriminate misuse of agricultural lands, forests and grazing lands. The modern thinking assigns to soil conservation a comprehensive and more positive role than in the past. in that sustained improvement complemented by the preservation of available resources should form the central concept. Soil conservation must not be limited solely to agricultural and grazi ng lands. Conservation education and extension are areas where particular attention must be directed in the developing countries. The purpose of this Expert Consultation was to re-examine the whole question of soil conservation and management in the developing countries, bearing in mind socio-economic aspects, administrative structures, technology and financial resources. The discussion elucidated pertinent problems in the organization of soil conservation and management in these countries and p ossible solutions were suggested. -
ProjectSultanate of Oman, Soil Survey and Land Classification Project. Salalah integrated study. Land Resources Report 1992
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Book (stand-alone)Assessing soil degradation. Report of an FAO/UNEP Expert Consultation, Rome, 18-20 January 1977
FAO Soils Bulletin 34
1977Also available in:
No results found.There is a urgent need for a better understanding of the risks of soil degradation and their geographical distribution as well as a better knowledge of where degradation occurs at present. it would be desirable to combine soil conservation activities with other elements for increasing crop production.Erosion, salinity and alkalinity and the loss of soil fertility seriously reduce the natural potential of soils to produce food fibres. During the meeting, many criteria to assess the various types of soil degradation were outlined by the experts. however no uniform methodology for quantitative assessment of soil degradation was presented by the participants.
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