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Evaluation of the natural resources available for agricultural production and development in the tropics and sub-tropics
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Evaluation of the natural resources available for agricultural production and development in the tropics and sub-tropics
THIS REPORT SUGGESTS A PROCEDURE FOR MAKING AN INVENTORY OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO AGRICULTURE, AND THE RELATION OF THESE TO CURRENT PRODUCTION AS WELL AS TO THE APPARENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEASIBLE AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF CROPS, FORAGES, AND LIVESTOCK.
Sprague, Howard B. · 1975
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Abstract
TOWARD THESE ENDS, A COMPREHENSIVE ESTIMATE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF A NATION"S NATURAL RESOURCES ENDOWMENT (CLIMATE, LANDS AND SOILS, WATERS AND VEGETATION), IS PRESENTED HERE AS A BASIS FOR PRUDENT AND EFFECTIVE PLANS FOR THEIR UTILIZATION. FOR MANY NATIONS, THE INVENTORY OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL VALUES IS VERY INCOMPLETE. AS A RESULT, DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL IS NOT WELL PLANNED BY EITHER THE GOVERNMENT OR BY INDIVIDUAL GROUPS OR FAMILIES. THUS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY SHOULD PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO SHOULD HELP TO PREVENT THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND FAILURE OF PROJECTS UNSUITED TO PREVAILING CONDITIONS.
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