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Land and food : the challenge of sustainable agriculture in the tropics / published under the direction of Robert Delleré.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Ede, The Netherlands : Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, c1989.Description: 96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9290810327
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 360.913 DEL
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Book Reference Book Reference Engineering Library 360.913 DEL 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan BUML24031127
Book Reference Book Reference Engineering Library 630.913 DEL 3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Not for loan BUML24031129
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

14 People
16 Pressure on land resources
18 urbanisation

2
20 Land, Soil and Vegetation
22 Over- exploitation
23 Clearance by fire
24 Loss of river bank forests
25 Deforestation, etc

3
36 Livestock and wildlife
38 Overstocking
40 Overgrazing
42 Wildlife

4
44 Water resources
46 River basins
48 Irrigation
50 Salinisation
52 Large dams, etc.

5
60 Erosion, Land degradation and Desertification
62 Soil compaction
64 Erosion by water
66 Sediment deposition, etc.

6
72 Sustatainable development
74 Terrace farming
Contour Farming
Oasis farming
Dune stabilization

7
82 Pollution and waste
84 Water pollution
86 Energy consumption
88 Air pollution
90 Pesticides and Fertilizers
93 Epilogue
96 acknowledgements

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