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Assessing soil degradation. Report of an FAO/UNEP Expert Consultation, Rome, 18-20 January 1977

FAO Soils Bulletin 34

Year of publication 1977

Pages 87 p.

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251004102

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) 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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