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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Soil management: compost production and use in tropical and subtropical environments
The objective of this Soils Bulletin is to promote the use of locally available organic materials to increase soil organic matter content for improvement of soil fertility, and as a sources of plant nutrients in conjunction with mineral fertilizers. This manual is written for all those concerned with the maintenance and improvement of soil fertility, especially under tropical and subtropical conditions. It contains material for use in farmer training.
Small-scale forest-based processing enterprises
Small-scale forest-based processing enterprises comprise an important, but neglected, part of the forestry and forest industries sector. They process a large part of the raw materials from the forest and supply some of the main markets for forest products, in particular in the rural areas of developing countries.
Où en est l'aménagement des forêts tropicales humides?
L'article principal de ce numro, O en est l'amnagement des forts tropicales?, est le troisime d'une srie traitant de l'amnagement des forts tropicales humides. Dans cet article, M. R. Schmidt, forestier la FAO, examine les aspects techniques de l'amnagement des forts tropicales naturelles partir des tudes et rapports rcents de la FAO sur les projets nationaux, achevs ou en cours, ayant bnfici de l'aide de la FAO dans ce domaine.