Land Evaluation Criteria for Irrigation


Book Description

Approaches and experiences in land evaluation for irrigation; Standards used for land evaluation for various irrigation techniques; Land evaluation criteria for specific crops and soils; The application of land evaluation standards for investment in irrigation development.
















Fifth Meeting of the Eastern African Sub-Committee for Soil Correlation and Land Evaluation, Wad Medani, Sudan, 5-10 December 1983


Book Description

Opening ceremony, Recommendations, Technical papers, Correlation field tour, Discussions and conclusions.




Land Resource Potential and Constraints at Regional and Country Levels


Book Description

This publication provides an overview of the world's land resources characteristics, their status and limitations at a global, regional and national level. The statistics given include data on soil, climate and terrain characteristics and constraints, human-induced land degradation status and desertification risk. A comparative analysis of national land resource potential is included. A link is made between the land resource limitations and the population affected.