The global agricultural sector today faces the double challenge of feeding a growing population while preserving the underlying natural resources of land, water and air. In the meantime, already a third of the world’s soils are degraded. Soil and nutrient management techniques aimed at restoring soil health will therefore be essential to meeting these challenges. <p></p><p></p>Livestock manure is a source of nitrogen and other plant nutrients when applied to soils. It is also high in organic matter and can help address soil deficiencies and improve soil quality.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksOctober, 2018Angola, Algeria, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Japan, Gambia, Benin, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Botswana, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Chad, Comoros, Eritrea
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Iraq, Cyprus, Iran, Ethiopia, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Lebanon
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2012/REP
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Cyprus, Iran, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, South Africa, Turkey, Oman, Italy, Tunisia, South Sudan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Meeting Name: Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2015/2/Rev.1 (English only)
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Egypt, United States of America, Iraq, France, Netherlands, Iran, Ethiopia, Kenya, Jordan, Libya, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia, India, Sudan, Brazil, Lebanon, Africa
The share of agriculture in the GDP declined from 16 percent in the 1990s to almost 14 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, those employed in agriculture as a percent of total labor force is declining since 1960 to 2006. Despite losing labor and share of the GDP, agriculture is, and will continue to be, among the major economic activities in Egypt, and a generator for economic growth. The balance between agriculture and other productive sectors of the economy require proper spatial and land use planning. Land tenure is central to this planning exercise.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Jordan, Cyprus, Turkey, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFC/2000/REP
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, Lesotho, Mali, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia
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