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Wetland Development And Management In SADC Countries

Proceedings of a sub-regional workshop, 19-23 November 2001, Harare, Zimbabwe

Year of publication 2000

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 69 p.

Author Frenken, K.;Mharapara, I.;Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) One of the guiding mandates within the FAO Constitution is the following: “The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to: … the conservation of natural resources and the adoption of improved methods of agricultural production ...”. In many African countries, in addition to low yields, food production is limited by the availability of land and water resources. At an early stage, FAO has recognized the vast and varied poten tial contribution of a rational and sustainable exploitation of small wetlands and inland valleys to improve food security.

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