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Displaying 4776 - 4780 of 5073Crop yield simulation and land assessment model for Botswana. Cyslamb. Part 1. Theory and validation.
The Crop Yield Simulation and Land Assessment Model for Botswana (CYSLAMB) has been developed to serve thd needs of land evaluation in a semi-arid environment. By modelling the interaction of environmental variables, physiological responses, inputs and management, CYSLAMB predicts the yield of a particular crop production system on a specified land unit. The use of actual rainfall data for individual years enables evaluation of interannual yield variability and quantification of risk in the specification of land suitability.
Assistance to Settlement: Ethiopia. Land Use Planning and Soil and Water Conservation Development Planning of Harawa.
This technical report is one of a series of reports prepared during the of the course of the FAO/UNOP project (ETH/02/012) preparing the Assistance to Settlement Project Phase IV.
Agricultural Land Use Plan for Letlhakane agricultural district central region.
This report is the result of a two-year study of Letlliakane Agricultural District (LetAD), carried out by the Agricultura! Land Use Planners of the Ministry of Agriculture (Central Region). The
main objective of the study is to provide planners, agricultural extension staff and community leaders with sound recommendations for improved and sustainable agricultural production and
possible solutions for major land use problems and conflicts. The study includes an inventory of the natural resources, population, farmer groups and economy of the area, the identification of
Economic and financial aspects of leasing state forest land
The Government of South Africa has a major holding of forest land, with a total estate
covering 892,000 ha of forest and associated land. Within the state's forest holding there is a
wide diversity of forest and land types including: commercial plantations and other afforested
land; indigenous forests; legally protected (indigenous) forest areas; and associated bare land.
This land is partly owned by the state and partly held on behalf of local communities, some of
No-Tillage Farming for Sustainable Land Management: Lessons from the 2000 Brazil Study Tour
The Occasional Paper Series published by the FAO Investment Centre covers technical briefs, research treatises and particularly useful case studies.