FAO/UNDP Seminar on Reclamation and Management of Sandy Soils in the Hear East and North Africa
Nicosia, 3 to 8 December 1973
PROGRAMME
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3 December |
1. Procedural Matters |
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a. Registration |
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b. Official opening of the Seminar |
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c. Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Drafting
Committee |
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2. Classification, Distribution and Agricultural
Potentialities |
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Classification and distribution of sandy soils in the Near
East Region and their agricultural potentialities |
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3. Fertility and Fertilization |
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Organic and inorganic fertilization of sandy soils under
irrigated arid conditions |
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4 December |
4. Soil Management and Conservation |
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a. Physical properties of sandy soils in relation to cropping
and soil conservation practices |
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b. Quality of water in relation to irrigating sandy
soils |
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c. Country Reports - Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt,
Iran, Iraq and Jordan |
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5 December |
5. Water Management |
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a. Reduction in conveyance losses in sandy soils |
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b. Irrigation of sandy soils |
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c. Drainage of sandy soils |
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d. Country Reports - Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman,
Pakistan and Qatar |
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6 December |
6. Applied Research |
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a. Reclamation and management of sandy soils in
Cyprus |
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b. Country Reports - Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, Yemen Arab Republic, Yemen People's Dem. Rep. |
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c. Regional applied research on sandy soils |
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7 December |
7. Excursion |
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8 December |
8. Presentation of the final draft report |
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Closing session |
