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E-learning

FAO elearning Academy - Course: Measures for coping with soil salinity

Publications

Global Potential of Saline Agriculture

• Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments. (2021).

Governance

• Saline Agriculture Initiatives in Mediterranean and North Sea Region. (2022).
• Salinity in African Countries: From Local Challenges to Global Solutions. (2024).
• Beyond Borders: Addressing African Salinisation Challenges for a Resilient Future - Policy Brief. (2024).

FAO's Publications on Salt-affected Soils

Below, you will find a selection of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) publications on salt-affected soils.

• Handbook for Saline Soil Management. (2018).
• Global Symposium on Salt-Affected Soils: Outcome document. (2022).
• Proceedings of the Second Meeting of the International Network of Salt-Affected Soils (INSAS). (2023).

Mapping

• Mapping of Salt-affected Soils - Technical Manual. (2020).
• Mapping of Salt-affected Soils - Technical Specifications and Country Guidelines. (2020).
• Global Map of Salt-affected Soils. (2021).

Farm Management Guidelines

Crop Management

• Crop salt tolerance under controlled field conditions in The Netherlands, based on trials conducted at Salt Farm Texel. (2016).
• Estimating cultivar-specific salt tolerance model parameters from multi-annual field tests for identification of salt tolerant potato cultivars. (2021).

Soil & Water Management

• Farmers' Guidelines on Soil and Water Management in Salt-affected Areas. (2023).
• Water management to address salinity in agriculture in Bangladesh. (2024).

Instruction Videos

These videos have been produced by The Salt Doctors, a social enterprise dedicated to creating opportunities for salt-affected farmland. They specialize in salinity mapping and monitoring to enhance crop yields under saline conditions.