Este boletín contiene información sobre conferencias internacionales organizadas por las Comisiones Nacionales de Álamos de los diferentes países miembros, así como otros eventos de interés relacionados con la producción e investigación en álamos y sauces. Este boletín también informa y revisa las actividades principales del IPC y otras organizaciones para distribuir información útil que pueda ser de interés para toda la comunidad que trabaja con Salicaceae.

Soil loss is a major threat to the agricultural development in Malawi and by extension is also a major hindrance to the overall economic development of the country since the Malawian economy is dependent on agriculture. Not only does soil loss reduce the cultivable soil depth but it also takes away the fertile soils from the farmlands. The net effect is loss of agricultural productivity, increased expenditure on fertilizers, and a general decline in profitability of crop production.

This river basin overview describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in the Amazon basin. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of this transboundary river basin and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular. Irrigation trends, existing policies and legislation to water use in agriculture, possible treaties and agreements between countries as well as prospects for water management in agriculture are presented, as described in literature.