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Displaying 4776 - 4780 of 5074Land resources and production systems in agricultural land use planning in Botswana.
The prosperity of Botswana largely depends on its natural resources. As to the agricultural sector, poor utilization of land resources has until now resulted in low crop yields, poor livestock offtake rates, low rural household incomes and widespread degradation of soils and rangeland. Acknowledging these problems, the Botswana Government has recently adopted a series of policies to ensure that land resources are used in a sustainable manner.
Assistance to Land Use Planning: Ethiopia. Provisional Soil Association Map of Ethiopia (1:2,000,000)
The 1: 2 000 000 Soil Associations map is based on
the Geomorphology and Soils map, at 1: 1 000 000 scals, prepared
by the FAO/UNDP Eth/78/003, Assistance to Land Use PlJ
Project in 1981 It incorporates some new information ob%,3 _
since the finalizing of the Geomorphology and soils map.
Interface between the Yemen soil database and the Automated Land Evaluation System (ALES). Version 1 - July 1990
The Soil Survey and Land Classification Project is developing a computerized land evaluation system for Yemen using an expert system shell (ALES) which is connected to the soil database (SDB). This report describes the technical and operational aspects of the interface which links the soil database with the expert system shell.
Land Resource Study of Hodeidah Green Belt Area.
In this report the results are presented from the soil survey carried out in the Green Belt area around Al-Hodeidah. This report covers the relevant parts of the Tihama coastal plain, including part of the wadi Siham alluvial plain. A soil map, land use map, vegetation map and physiographic map, all at a scale of 1 : 50.000, were prepared. The total area covered is approximately 15200 ha, situated in a half circle around Hodeidah city. The soils are in general homogeneous with little pedogenetic development, and variable degrees of salinity and sodium content.
Proceedings of the Expert Consultation on Integrated Management of Land andWater Conservation within an Agro-Sylvo- Pastoral System
The "Expert Consultation on Integrated Management of Land and Water within an Agro-SylvoPastoral System" was held in Safita, Syria (Cham Safita Palace Hotel) during the period 16-18 June 1997.The Consultation was jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform of Syria and the FAD Regional Dffice for the Near East, RNE, Cairo, Egypt.