Norman W. Hudson

FOREWORD FAO has been concerned for many years with the development, management and conservation of land resources. As part of its work in this field the Land and Water Division has, since 1965, produced a series of Soils Bulletins. These have been written with the intention of bringing...

SUMMARY PROJECT BACKGROUND In 1985 and 1986 FAO undertook the important study "African Agriculture: the next 25 years". During the study soil conservation projects in Africa were examined to see why some have been more successful than others. The results were interesting so a more detailed...