Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture Report of the International Technical Workshop : Organized by EMBRAPA-Soybean and FAO, Londrina, Brazil, 24 to 27 June 2002 Reprint

The Title "Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture Report of the International Technical Workshop : Organized by EMBRAPA-Soybean and FAO, Londrina, Brazil, 24 to 27 June 2002 Reprint" is written by Fao . This book was published in the year 2007. The ISBN number 8172334575|9788172334574 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. This book has total of pp. xii + 102 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Scientific Publishers. We have about 808 other great books from this publisher. Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture Report of the International Technical Workshop : Organized by EMBRAPA-Soybean and FAO, Londrina, Brazil, 24 to 27 June 2002 Reprint is currently Available with us.

This publication provides planners, decision-makers and engineers with guidelines to sustain irrigated Agriculture and at the same time to protect water resources from the negative impacts of agricultural drainage water disposal from Central Asia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and the United States if America, It distinguishes four broad groups of drainage water Management options: water conservation, drainage water reuse, drainage water disposal and drainage water treatment. All these options have certain potential impacts on the Hydrology and water quality in an area, with interactions and trade-offs occurring when more than one is applied. This publication presents a framework to help make a selection from among the various drainage water management options and to evaluate their impact and contribution towards development goals. In addition, it presents technical background and guidelines on each of the options to enable improved assessment of their impacts and to facilitate the preparation of drainage water management plans and designs.

1. Objectives and Context of the Londrina Workshop
2. Review of Knowledge and Issues Through Case Studies on soil Biodiversity, Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Agriculture
3. Workshop Discussions and Findings on Improving Understanding and Management of Soil Biodiversity and ecosystems for Productive and Sustainable Agriculture
4. Strategy and actions for Implementing the soil Biodiversity Initiative

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