Description
This book considers conservation measures designed to reduce the main type of soil loss in the Caribbean, which is soil erosion by water. The document is presented in two volumes. Volume I examines the status of soil erosion and conservation in the Region, the sociological factors in soil conservation programmes, and the legal and institutional context in which all soil conservation must be implemented and managed. Volume II focuses on the technology. It examines the farming systems approach to soil conservation and the methods now being employed to ensure that conservation projects are integrated into the farming system. The final chapter draws conclusions and suggests some guidelines for future projects and programmes which will be of interest to planners, agriculturalists and everyone concerned with land use in the Region.
Contents
List of Abbreviations
VOLUME I
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Soil Erosion Status and Soil Conservation Programmes in the Caribbean
2.1 Soil Erosion Status
2.2 Soil Conservation Programmes
Chapter 3: Sociological Factors in Soil Conservation
3.1 Socio-Cultural Considerations
3.2 Socio-Economic Considerations
3.3 Influence of Sociological Factors on Soil Conservation Projects in the Caribbean
Chapter 4: Land Tenure and Soil Conservation
4.1 Legal Tenure
4.2 Squatting
Chapter 5: Institutional and Legislative Factors in Soil Conservation
5.1 Policy and Management Planning
5.2 Institutional and Legislative Arrangements
Appendix
VOLUME II
Chapter 6: Farming Systems Approach to Soil Conservation
6.1 Farming Systems: Requirements for Successful Adoption and Implementation
6.2 Baseline Surveys and Farm Planning
6.3 Land Capacity and Land Use
Chapter 7: Soil Conservation Measures Appropriate for Integrating into Farming Systems in the Caribbean
7.1 Biological or Agronomic Measures
7.2 Agroforestry Systems
7.3 Simple Engineering Methods
7.4 Land Clearing
Chapter 8: Integrated Soil Conservation Systems
8.1 Hillside Agricultural Project
8.2 Existing Integrated Soil Conservation Systems in the Caribbean
Conclusions
Appendix
Bibliography