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AGRICULTURE
Section 0

Decentralization and rural property taxation

FAO Land Tenure Study No. 7
Rome, 2004, 58 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105144-5
ISSN 1020-3117
TC/M/Y5444/E
$9.00

This guide has been prepared to assist land administrators who are involved with the design and implementation of rural property tax systems. It shows why local governments should have a reasonable degree of fiscal autonomy if they are to make the delivery of rural services more efficient and effective, and describes how rural property taxes can be a vital source of revenues for rural communities. The guide identifies policy, administrative and technical issues that should be considered in the design of rural property taxes.

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ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH
Section 2

Assessing quality and safety of animal feeds

FAO Animal Production and Health Paper No. 160
Rome, 2004, 170 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105046-5
ISSN 0254-6019
TC/M/Y5159/E
$20.00

This publication provides the most recent information on the impact of animal feeds on food quality, food safety and the environment and thus improves the basis for managing such risks, which are increasibgly at the center of public and individual consuner attention. The book brings together in printed form six reviews from the FAO Electronic Journal AGRIPPA

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Expert Consultation on Community-based Veterinary Public Health Systems

FAO Animal Production and Health Proceedings No. 2
Rome, 2004, 126 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105131-3
ISSN 1810-0732
TC/M/Y5405/E
$24.00

The Expert Consultation on Community-based Veterinary Public Health (VPH) was held in Rome on 27-28 October 2003. The objectives of the consultation were to consider and make specific recommendations regarding the delivery of community-based VPH systems, with special emphasis on developing countries. This publication contains the contributions of the experts and other participants of the consultation, and is intended to assist veterinary public health services in developing regions in the implementation of community-based systems.

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FISHERIES
Section 4

Capture-based aquaculture. The fattening of eels, groupers, tunas and yellowtails

Rome, 2004, 332 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105100-3
TC/M/Y5258/E
$60.00

Capture-based aquaculture defines and reviews certain practices that are shared between aquaculture and capture fisheries. It specifically considers the on-growing of fattening of four species groups - eels, groupers, tunas and yellowtails - which is based on the use of wild-caught "seed". The report begins with an introduction on the overlap between aquaculture and fisheries and their global trends. Chapters on the four species group follow and include information on species identification, fishery trends, the supply and transfer of "seed" for stocking purposes, aquaculture trends, culture systems, feeds and feeding regimes, fish health, harvesting and marketing. Further chapters examine the environmental and socio-economic impacts of capture-based aquaculture, together with the relevant fisheries and aquaculture management issues. Finally, the report looks at food safety issues, as well as identifies topics for future consideration. The principal targeted audience includes policy-makers, administrators and trainers in the fields of aquaculture, fisheries and the environment.

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Report of the Expert Consultation on Interactions between Sea Turtles and Fisheries within an Ecosystem Context. Rome, Italy, 9-12 March 2004

FAO Fisheries Report No. 738
Rome, 2004, 46 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105154-2
ISSN 0429-9337
TR/M/Y5477/E
$12.00

The Expert Consultation was organized to provide technical input to the Technical Consultation to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, later in 2004. This information paper provides a summary of the Consultation' s outcome and outputs, including overviews of sea turtle status, fisheries impacts, possible managerial solutions, socio-economic aspects and recommendations for future work and actions.

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Report of the Regional Workshop on Approaches to Reducing Shrimp Trawl Bycatch in the Western Indian Ocean. Mombasa, Kenya, 13-15 April 2003

FAO Fisheries Report No. 734
Rome, 2004, 56 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105120-8
ISSN 0429-9337
TR/M/Y5362/E
$12.00

Participants discussed existing bycatch policy and legislations, the state of bycatch knowledge and impacts of bycatch, as well as methods for reducing bycatch or improving bycatch utilization in Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa.

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LAND AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
Section 5

REPRINT:
Control of water pollution from agriculture

FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 55
Rome, 1996 (first edition), 2004 (this reprint), 112 pp.
ISBN 92-5-103875-9
ISSN 0254-5258
TC/M/W2598/E
$20.00

Agricultural operations can contribute to water quality deterioration through the release of several materials into water: sediments, pesticides, animal manures, fertilizers and other sources of inorganic and organic matter. This ''guidelines'' document on control and management of agricultural water pollution has the objectives of delineating the nature and consequences of agricultural impacts on water quality, and of providing a framework for practical measures to be undertaken by relevant professionals and decision-makers to control water pollution.

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Training course on water harvesting (CD-ROM)

FAO Land and Water Digital Media Series No. 26
Rome, 2003
ISBN 92-5-105056-2
ISSN 1020-7147
TC/C/Y5100/E
$44.00

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. The training modules form the basis of in-country training workshops. The interactive menus allow the rapid consultation of the training material by the users and any information can be easily extracted for specific purposes.