MauritaniaHomes, which will soon be totally covered by shifting sand. - - Sand Dune Fixation. Mauritania, one of the countries most vulnerable to sand silting and dune movement, is ecologically predisposed to A...

ChinaEverywhere in this section of Shaanxi Province, farmers are beginning to cultivate groundnut crops on their terraces using the new plastic sheet technique. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess...

ChinaSheep and goats destroy the fragile shrub and tree cover, contributing to erosion, and making it more difficult for natural forage to replenish itself. This is especially true of the steep gully sides...

ChinaBeekeeping is a thriving industry in China. The new trees, planted primarily for soil and water conservation, are also very useful to beekeepers. When Robinia (black locust) is in flower, itinerant be...

ChinaThis agricultural technician proudly demonstrates the difference between groundnuts produced in the old way and in the new. The bunch on the right was grown without plastic sheets, while the groundnut...

ChinaStation technicians study new forest species for adaptability to severe climatic and soil conditions. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess Region of China. The continuing erosion of China's Lo...

ChinaA typical yard of a farm family in the area. Sometimes it is a multi-family compound, including several houses, stables and fodder and grain storage. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess Regio...

ChinaTechnicians at the Mizhi County experiment station have obtained good results with a new fodder legume, Astragalus (milk vetch), which is also used as mulch for apple trees. - - Soil and Water Conserv...

TunisiaLaying an underground water pipe. - - General: General.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)Threshing wheat outside a typical abode village in the Tabriz area. - - Irrigation, Erosion and Sand Fixation. The Government of Iran has built several dams for irrigation and potable water supplies,...

Iran (Islamic Republic of)Sun-baked deposit of alluvial silt on the banks of the river which feeds the Shabbano Faraf reservoir. - - Irrigation, Erosion and Sand Fixation. The Government of Iran has built several dams for irri...