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UN Food and Agriculture Organization

Author of Yield response to water (FAO Irrigation and Drainage Papers)

643 Works 849 Members 10 Reviews

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Works by UN Food and Agriculture Organization

FAO Trade Yearbook 1980 (1980) 3 copies
Youth Guide To The Ocean (2015) 3 copies
FOOD OUTLOOK 1 copy
credit agricole n.32 (1995) 1 copy
Cocoa (1984) 1 copy
Codex Alimentarius (1996) 1 copy
So Bold An Aim (1955) 1 copy

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ProEcoAzuero | Feb 9, 2012 |
 
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ProEcoAzuero | Feb 9, 2012 |
The State of Land and Water Resources (SOLAW) is FAO's first flagship publication onthe global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report, to be published every 3 to 5 years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors. SOLAW is aimed at sensitizing its target audience on the status of land resources at global and regional levels and FAO's viewpoint on appropriate recommendations for policy formulation. SOLAW focuses on these key dimensions of analysis: (i) quantity, quality of land and water resources (ii) the rate of use and sustainable management of these resources in the context of relevant socio-economic driving factors and concerns, including food security and poverty, and climate change.

This is the first time that a global, baseline status report on land and water resources has been made. It is based on several global spatial databases (e.g. land suitability for agriculture, land use and management, land and water degradation and depletion) for which FAO is the world-recognised data source. Topical and emerging issues on land and water are dealt with in an integrated rather than sectoral manner. The implications of the status and trends are used to advocate remedial interventions which are tailored to major farming systems within different geographic regions.
Book description from FAO (http://www.fao.org/nr/solaw/the-book/en/)
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