Technical Session T9: Building resilience in agricultural systems " Soil conservation and fertility management", Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan

1. Technical Session T9
Building resilience in agricultural systems :
Soil conservation and fertility management
(FAO, ICARDA, ACSAD)
Presentation 1 : (Egypte)
Keys messages:
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Soil management, maintenance, rehabilitation are key practices for the sustainable
saline impacted soil in the Delta. (draine spacing and mole drain increase leaching
efficiency.
Soil amendment : Gypsum give best results to manage saline sodic soil.
Presentation 2: ICBA
Keys messages:
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Saline water can be a source for non conventional agriculture
TWW is valuable source water for conventional and non conventional water/ with
special attention to the public acceptance social.
Presentation : Sudan
Key messages:
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Stopped Land degradation by Direct Drilling to improve infiltration and soil physical,
biological and chemical propreties.
Find a compromise between livestock and mulching and reduce erosion.
Soil fertility and quality management is important for sustainable agriculture
production.
Rotations is a key to improve the biomass and to stabilize the soil.
Land degradation is a continued process.
Soil has many functions.
Sustainable management improve governance by soil management, soil conservation
and management.

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Building resilience is function of interactive of key steakholders : FarmersProfessionals and government.