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New CD-ROM
in the Land and Water Digital Media Series:
Photo library on soil erosion processes
The trilingual photo library is a complementary and technically annotated
photography annex to the "Guidelines for mapping and measurement
of rainfall-induced erosion processes in the Mediterranean coastal
areas" [United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mediterranean
Action Plan and the Priority Action Programme], which are also included
on this CD ROM and gives guidelines and illustrations for mapping
soil erosion processes. More...
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New CD-ROM
in the Land and Water Digital Media Series:
Conservation of natural resources for sustainable
agriculture: training modules
The objectives of these training modules are to raise awareness of
CA benefits and to provide materials for technical training for promoters
who are much in demand at training, seminars and field days. This
CD-ROM provides practical information about the different principles
of conservation of natural resources for sustainable agriculture.
The training guide consists of the following modules: concepts and
principles of Conservation Agriculture; cover crops; soil (organic
matter and biological activity, soil quality assessment, preventing
compaction, fertility, moisture); tools and equipment; weeds; pests
and diseases; livestock; economic benefits and exercises for learning-by-doing..
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New CD-ROM
in the Land and Water Digital Media Series:
Training Course on Water Harvesting
This CD ROM provides training modules and other relevant material
on water harvesting in five languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French
and Spanish) focusing on 'runoff farming systems' for improved production
of crops, trees and rangeland species in drought-prone areas. More...
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New Website:
Water Quality and Environment Programme
This website is an overview of the activities included in the programme
dealing with agricultural drainage management and water quality improvement
in the sustainable use and conservation of water in agriculture.
Specific detailed sections on Water logging and salinity and Treated
wastewater Reuse. Available on-line Wastewater Database. More
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New Website:
Photolibrary on soil erosion processes
The photolibrary is meant as a complementary and technically annotated
photography annex to the publication "Guidelines for mapping
and measurement of rainfall-induced erosion processes in the Mediterranean
coastal areas". More
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New Website:
National Soil Degradation Maps for Africa
This website gives access to soil degradation assessment maps and
data for countries in the African continent. More
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3 New CD-ROMs
in the Land and Water Digital Media Series
AgroMaps (A Global Spatial
Database of Sub-national Agricultural Land-use Statistics)
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Properties + Management of Soils of the Tropics More
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Soil and Terrain Database for Southern Africa More
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New Website:
AgroMaps - A Global Spatial Database of Sub-national Agricultural
Land-use Statistics
More...
Interactive
mapping ...
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 New
brochure in 3 languages: AQUASTAT
English
:: Français
:: Español
Operational since 1993, AQUASTAT is FAO’s global information
system on water and agriculture. It collects, analyses and disseminates
data and information by country and by region. Its aim is to provide
users interested in global, regional and national analysis (e.g. policy-makers,
decision-makers and researchers) with the most accurate, reliable,
consistent and up-to-date information available on water resources
and agricultural water management.
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International Workshop on Water
Harvesting and Sustainable Agriculture
The main objectives of the workshop are to exchange experiences
gained in different countries and environments on planning and evaluation
of water harvesting techniques and to provide a forum for improved
design, management and evaluation of water harvesting systems for
sustainable crop production under varied water scarcity conditions.
The workshop is scheduled for 7 September 2004 in Moscow, Russia.
Workshop
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International Workshop on Capacity
Building in Irrigation and Drainage
The ICID Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education,
in close collaboration with FAO, is organising an international workshop
on Capacity Building in Irrigation and Drainage at the occasion of
the ICID Council meeting in Montpellier. The workshop is scheduled
for September 16th, 2003.
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#23 The Multilingual Soil Profile Database
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#22 Training Modules on Conservation Agriculture
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#21 Global Agro-ecological Assessment for Agriculture in the 21 st
Century
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#20 Terrastat - Global land resources GIS models and databases
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New website
Soil Productivity Improvement through Farmer Field Schools (Farmer-SPI)
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  New
on-line publications in 5 languages
CROPS and DROPS - making the best use of water for agriculture.
English
:: Français
:: Español
:: Italiano
:: Arabic
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Novelle
publication
Relations terres-eau dans les bassins versants ruraux. (Bulletin
FAO des terres et des eaux No 9)
Il est souvent admis que les utilisations des terres pratiquées
en amont ont des impacts importants sur les ressources en eau et influencent
les populations en aval à l'échelle du bassin versant.
Cependant, les avis sont partagés quant à la direction
et à l'ampleur de ces impacts, à la façon dont
ils influencent les relations entre les utilisateurs, et aux mécanismes
permettant le partage des coûts et bénéfices qui
en découlent entre tous les utilisateurs dans le contexte du
bassin versant. Pour traiter ces questions, la Division de la mise
en valeur des terres et des eaux de la FAO a organisé un atelier
électronique du 18 septembre au 27 octobre 2000. La présente
publication contient les actes de l'atelier et deux documents qui
établissent le cadre des débats. La documentation complète
de l'atelier, y compris les comptes rendus des discussions, les documents
de base et les études de cas sont disponibles sur le CD joint
au document.
Pour plus d'informations concernant cette publication, contacter
JeanMarc.Faures@fao.org
ou Benjamin.Kiersch@fao.org.
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New
E-mail Conference
Objective of the electronic conference on Assessment of Soil Nutrient
Depletion and Requirements: To provide an open platform that will
enable a wide range of institutions/agencies, including national and
international bodies; governmental and non-governmental organizations,
research institutes/universities and development organizations to
share information and exchange ideas, views and experiences on approach
and methodology. If you wish to subscribe to the e-mail conference
address an e-mail message to: mailserv@mailserv.fao.org leaving
the subject blank and entering in the first line of the message the
command: subscribe nutrientmining-L
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New
E-mail Conference
From September to November 2002, FAO will organise an e-mail conference
on the theme "Water, Source of Food Security". This
conference is open to all interested parties, stakeholders and experts
dealing with water resource development and management for agriculture.
If you wish to subscribe to the e-mail conference address an e-mail
message to: mailserv@mailserv.fao.org leaving the subject blank
and entering in the first line of the message the command: subscribe
WSFS-L
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#19 Major Soils of the World
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#18 Conservation Agriculture
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New CD-ROM in the Land and Water
Digital Media Series
#17 International E-mail Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer
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New publication
Deficit Irrigation Practices
(This publication presents the results of a number
of deficit irrigation studies carried out for various crops and under
various ecological conditions, with a review of the impact of reduced
water supplies on crop yield. The studies present the latest research
concepts and involve various practices for deficit irrigation.)
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International Technical Workshop
Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture
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New Special Topic Site
Soil Carbon Sequestration
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New On-line Database
Metadata listings for geo-referenced databases on crop-production
and land-use statistics
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Electronic Expert Consultation
The Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service (AGLL) of FAO would
like to invite you to participate in an Electronic Expert Consultation
on "Land Management, Food Security and Carbon Sequestration in
Drylands"
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E-Mail Conference
Electronic Conference on Organic Recycling: On-farm Composting Methods
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New Publication
Global estimates of gaseous emissions of NH3, NO and N2O from agricultural
land
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New On-line Database
Database on Education and Training Courses in Irrigation, Drainage
and Flood Control
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3 new CD-ROMs in the Land and
Water Digital Media Series
#14 Participatory Training
and Extension in Farmers' Water Management
#15 AEZWIN - An interactive
multiple-choice analysis tool for land resources appraisal
#16 Knowledge makes
a difference - WOCAT Video
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Publications
update
Current World Fertilizer Trend
and Outlook 2005/2006
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French,
Spanish) |
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Photo
Library on Land Management Systems and Conservation Agriculture
The library has
been conceived for the use of extension agents, farmer's groups, NGOs,
farmer's schools, workshops or universities. It offers a visual approach/reference
to different issues of conservation agriculture. The library will
be gradually enhanced whenever new photographic contributions merit
an update.
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New
AGL database
Database on commercially
available organic fertilizers and water-retaining producs
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New
AGL subsite
Participatory
Training and Extension in Farmers’ Water Management
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E-mail
conference
International
E-mail Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT)
Ce message est disponible en
français
et
espagnol - este mensaje está disponible en el
francés y el español) |
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Extended
e-conference
Toward Rio+10 and Beyond:
Assessing Progress and Next Steps on Land
Ce message est disponible en
français et
espagnol - este mensaje está disponible en el
francés y el español) |
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New
AGL publication:
The economics of soil productivity in sub-Saharan Africa
More info ...
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document ! (690 KB) |
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New
CD-ROM (#12) in the Land and Water Digital Media Series:
Irrigation Guidelines - This CD-ROM presents a collection of irrigation
guidelines for small- to medium-scale irrigation schemes.
More info ...
Land and Water Digital Media
Series |
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New
AGL publication:
Guidelines for Participatory Diagnosis of Constraints and Opportunities
for Soil and Plant Nutrient Management (AGL/MISC/30/2000)
More info ...
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document ! (2197 KB) |
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New
AGL publication:
Crédito, asistencia técnica y organización: Dos años
de experiencia con el Fondo de Financiamiento Campesino
More info ...
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document ! (1087 KB) |
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New
AGL publication:
AQUASTAT for Latinamerica and the Caribbean
More info ...
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International
Workshop on Conservation Agriculture For Food Security And Environment
Protection in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems held at Lahore from 6 to
9 February, 2001
More info ...
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Fertilizer
Supply and Demand Outlook |
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Brief
news: Fertilizers and Agriculture in Zambia |
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Electronic
workshop/ Atelier électronique /Taller electrónico
- Land-Water
Linkages in Rural Watersheds
- Relations
terre-eau dans les bassins versants ruraux
- Relaciones
Tierra-Agua en cuencas hidrográficas rurales |
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New
AGL publication:
Crops and Drops - making the best use of land and water
More
info ...
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document ! (3012 KB) |
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New
AGL publication:
The Future of Our Land - Facing the Challenge
More info ...
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document ! (1030 KB) |
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Progress
report period 1 Jan -30 June 2000 of the
FAO-IFAD Collaborative Project on "Prevention of Land degradation,
Enhancement of Soil and Plant Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration
through Sustainable Land Management and Land Use change" |
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Regional
Meeting of the Caribbean Land and Water Resources Network, October
2 – 4, 2000, Bridgetown Barbados |
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Technical
Workshop "Land and Water Informatión for Sustainable Agriculture
in Latin America", 5 to 8 September 2000, Santiago,
Chile |
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Directory
of Long-Term Agronomic Experiments |
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The State
of the World Land, Water and Plant Nutrient Resources |
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World Reference
Base for Soil Resources (WRB) |
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Launch of the Land and
Water Digital Media Series |
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Spotlight Article: Gabions
in Water Development |
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Slide show on FCC - Fertility
Capability Classification System |
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