A Survey of the Soils and Land Use Potential of the Southern and Eastern Slopes of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Title | A Survey of the Soils and Land Use Potential of the Southern and Eastern Slopes of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania PDF eBook |
Author | G. D. Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Land capability for agriculture |
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Resource Assessment and Land Use Planning in Tanzania
Title | Resource Assessment and Land Use Planning in Tanzania PDF eBook |
Author | International Institute for Environment & Development |
Publisher | IIED |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1843692023 |
Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability
Title | Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability PDF eBook |
Author | R. Lal |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1998-11-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781575040820 |
Soil degradation causes a shrinking of arable land resources, and the persistence of starvation and malnutrition. The depletion is compounded by the increasing populations of developing tropical nations, and the conversion of agricultural land to other uses. As a result, per capita grain harvesting and irrigated land is in steady decline all over the world. The decrease in horticultural resources and productivity has inspired Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability, which is based primarily on papers presented at the 1996 conference on soil degradation, sponsored by Ohio State University, the USAID and the International Agricultural Research Centers. The book addresses itself to six concerns: basic concepts and global issues, nutrient and water inputs, soil quality management in Asia, in Africa, and in the Tropical Americas, and future priorities. The Editor's goal is a new paradigm in soil quality research: a multidisciplinary approach. He proposes that an erosion management program include soil scientists, hydrologists, climatologists, sedimentologists, geographers, agronomists, agricultural engineers, land use planners, economists, anthropologists and social scientists. Lal advocates an optimistic, forward-thinking brand of soil science that concentrates on conservation and fertility. The 26 chapters explore what Lal considers to be the priorities: agricultural sustainability, soil quality, food security, quality restoration, long-term management, and the failure to adopt new technology. In sum, they paint a comprehensive portrait of the current state, and future prospects, for worldwide agronomic viability.
Fourth Meeting of the Eastern African Sub-Committee for Soil Correlation and Land Evaluation
Title | Fourth Meeting of the Eastern African Sub-Committee for Soil Correlation and Land Evaluation PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Eastern African Sub-Committee for Soil Correlation and Land Evaluation |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9789251012710 |
The Red Soils of East and Southern Africa
Title | The Red Soils of East and Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 510 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Red soils |
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Policy Implications on Environment
Title | Policy Implications on Environment PDF eBook |
Author | I. S. Kikula |
Publisher | Nordic Africa Institute |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9789171064059 |
Traditional methods of land management through rapid change in the name of "development" have led to land degradation. Resettlement during villagisation increased the human and livestock population. The concentration of this increased population into nucleated settlements and the rigid so-called "land-use plans" meant a complete disruption of the traditional land management system. This study points towards the need for educational and awareness programs to go along with policies which have environmental implications.
East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal
Title | East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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