1. It is difficult to rate the importance of the different soil functions, since all are vital to our well-being, to some extent. However, the function ofsupportingfood andagricultureworldwide is fundamental for the preservation and advancement of human life on this planet. Soil is also the basis...
  2. Los temas tratados en esta sección destacan las diversas prioridades de la FAO. La lista a continuación será actualizada periódicamente para ofrecer nuevos temas.
  3. El DIRECTORIO se elaboró en septiembre de 1988 y es actualizado periódicamente a medida que conocemos la existencia de nuevas publicaciones. La mayoría de las tablas no obran en posesión de la Secretaría de INFOODS y muchos de ellos están descatalogados. No obstante, existen ejemplares en...
  4. FAO hosts state-of-the-art databases and software to monitor and manage the many variables required to ensure food security while minimizing environmental impacts. All FAO’s standalone software models and other tools can be downloaded free, for use directly in the field or to assist in research...
  5. This section presents information about individual crops, their crop water requirement, yield response to water; and bibliographic database on crop water productivity.
  6. PROTA stands for Plant Resources of Tropical Africa . It is an international documentation programme on the useful plants of Tropical Africa. It synthesizes dispersed information, makes it readily available in various forms and stimulates its use for extension, education, research, development...