Resources Tagged: Soil Erosion

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  1. la protection des soils contre l'erosion dans les tropiques

    1985-01-01 Aux questions le plus souvent très concrètes que Agromisa reçoit, on peut répondre dans la plupart des cas, par des conseils très concrets également. De temps en temps, on reçoit pourtant aussi des questions comme celle-ci : "Qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire dans cette région contre l'érosion?". A une...
    Soil Erosion Erosion Control

  2. Agrodok 011, Erosion Control in the Tropics

    1983-01-01 In compiling the booklet we have kept the following objectives in mind: To emphasize the seriousness of the erosion problem. Erosion is not always recognized in time, and certainly not when it takes place surreptitiously. To give an insight into the causes and the course of the erosion process,...
    Erosion Control Soil Erosion Soil Erosion Predi...

  3. FM 1991 ILEIA Newsletter Vol 7 #1&2

    1991-05-19 Assessing low-external-input farming techniques Bontoc rice terraces Pleasant strategies to deal with risk Africa's soils are being mined Local economies From data collection to farmer assessment Soil erosion Natural grass strips Soil fertility techniques Beans Agroforestry New approaches to...
    Soil Fertility Agroforestry Soil Erosion Terracing Beans Low-External-Input Nutrient Retention Integrated Pest Ma... Smallholder Benin

  4. FM 1992 ILEIA Newsletter Vol 8 #4

    1992-12-19 Erosion saves work Industrious insects Playing with family labour Fossil energy Green manures Cover crops Ecological agriculture
    Soil Erosion Useful Insects Green Manures Cover Crops

  5. FAO Soils Portal - Harmonized World Soil Database v 1.2

    It is difficult to rate the importance of the different soil functions, since all are vital to our well-being, to some extent. However, the function ofsupportingfood andagricultureworldwide is fundamental for the preservation and advancement of human life on this planet. Soil is also the basis...
    Soil Health Soil Erosion Food Supply Agriculture Develo... Database FAO

  6. Erosion Control in the Tropics

    2005-01-01 The objectives of this Agrodok is to emphasize the seriousness of the erosion problem, to give an insight into the causes and the course of the erosion process, by stating the factors which influence the mechanism of erosion and how these factors are linked up, to clarify the relation between...
    Soil Conservation Soil Erosion

  7. A Field Guide to Soil Erosion and its Management Implications in Northern Kenya

    1994-01-01 This guide is structured in five sections: the relationship between erosive processes and certain types of landforms and landscapes common within northern Kenya, the successive stages of water-induced soil erosion, management implications and recommendation for different stages of the soil...
    Soil Erosion Soil Management

  8. Hedgerows and Their Effects on Crop Productivity and Soil Loss Induced by Water and Tillage Erosion on Small Runoff Plots in the El Pital Watershed, Nicaragua Technical Bulletin No. SM CRSP 2002-01

    2002-09-01 37 pages, illustrated, photos, tables Technical Bulletin no. SM CRSP 2002-01
    Hedges Soil Erosion Soil Erosion Predi... Nicaragua

  9. Variability in Rangeland Water Erosion Processes

    1994-01-01 Papers from the November 1992 symposium identify climatic, soil, and biological parameters that control water erosion processes, and summarize current research in the field of erosion modeling for rangeland conditions. They covers topics such as predicting disposition of eroded sediments within a...
    Rangelands Soil Erosion Predi... Soil Erosion Research

  10. Understanding Soils: Introductory Pack

    This pack looks at the factors that influence soil formation, and the characteristics of soils, including their physical, hydrological, chemical and biological properties.
    Soil Soil Erosion Predi... Soil Erosion Educational Resources