Land and Water Resources

Rhizobium science and inoculation as a means of facilitating nodulation and nitrogen-fixation of legumes.

This working paper covers the proceedings of an international workshop held in Jianyang, Fujian Province, Peoples Republic of China on the 6-9 October 1997

Land and water management is increasingly being based on watersheds

This report summarises the results from a pilot study on soil fertility management, and reviews sweetpotato-based cropping systems in the highlands of PNG. It also describes the lessons learnt from survey methodologies used to assess the socioeconomic and biophysical constraints to sweetpotato production in this area.

The challenge in using seasonal forecasting in agriculture is to assess and capture the potential benefits so that the well-being of people is improved in terms of increased food security, protection of the resource base, lower costs or better economic outcomes within the community

This report outlines the development of new methods to assess land resource potential and agricultural pressure in Papua New Guinea

This technical report documents what may become something of a watershed in terms of the field investigation of soil erosion and soil conservation in biophysical terms

Remote sensing is the interpretation of aerial photographs and electronic multispectral scanner (MSS) images in order to acquire information about the quantity, quality and distribution of terrestrial and marine resources

Land use pressures are increasing degradation in India's arid zone

Vietnam's future food security depends on the country's ability to expand agricultural production, and this in turn will rely heavily on the increased efficiency of irrigation systems associated with the Red River Delta in the country's north and the Mekong Delta in the south

These proceedings provide a summary of the research outputs of work in Vietnam to assess the significance of a biofertiliser called BioGro, which provides significant benefits for the growth and yield of rice.

The proceedings of a workshop on permanent raised beds for irrigated rice–wheat and alternative cropping systems.

ACIAR has supported collaborative research on water management in agriculture in China for more than 15 years.

Permanent raised bed cropping systems are being adopted under a wide range of irrigated and dryland farming conditions.

Contains the main findings of a project carried out in Vietnam which focused on the operation and management of publicly managed irrigation systems

The availability of water and water quality are major concerns for everyone

This is an end-of-project workshop proceedings with contributions from Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America, focusing on improving capabilities in crop modelling for tropical cropping systems

Proceedings of an international workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand which brought together researchers working in the area of water resource management

This volume records the main research findings of ACIAR Project LWR1/1994/054 as presented to a conference held in Thailand on 16-18 February 2000

These proceedings represent the current status of work on water hyacinth world-wide and include new research initiatives, overviews of water hyacinth implementation programs in various countries and a proposal for a mechanism to facilitate the dessemination of information on water hyacinth through a clearinghouse

Leather production is a major industry in India and makes a significant contribution to the country's export earnings

Groundwater contamination has been linked to intensive agriculture in many industrialised countries in temperate regions

These proceedings came from a workshop in Ubon, Thailand, designed to review current research and identify future research opportunities in the areas of soil organic matter dynamics and nutrient cycling in tropical and temperate regions -- topics already included in ACIAR projects that have attempted to assist smallholders to manage their lands by improving soil fertility and reducing soil losses

Salt-affected soils pose hazardous conditions for plant establishment

The red soils region of south central China has been the focus of recent research as it represents large areas of upland cropping and animal enterprises

These proceedings review the resources available for achieving sustainable development of upland areas in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, and examine some of the problems that must be overcome

ACIAR has supported a wide range of fertilizer-related projects within its plant nutrition program

Partners magazine November 2007 - February 2008 is focused on climate change.

Nitrogen is one of the key drivers of global agricultural production, with between 150 and 200 million tonnes required each year to produce the world’s food, animal feed and industrial products. Improving the efficiency with which Nitrogen is used in world agriculture is vital to the long-term sustainability of the planet, as gaseous losses contribute to global warming, and leaching and erosion losses to the degradation of watercourses and storages.

A best management production manual aimed at the wide spectrum of industry stakeholders interested in growing and marketing peanuts in PNG. It is designed to assist agricultural researchers, extension people, smallholder producers, agricultural consultants and commercial producers by providing information on best management practices that will improve peanut productivity and quality.