the soil
Why soil washes away, blows away and wears out, and the patient, unglamorous things a farmer can do about it.
set I · FAO 1976 · 38 pages
A5 · perfect bound · 80 gsm cream · matt cover
printed to order in England · ships in 3–5 days
How to conserve the soil
Why soil washes away, blows away and wears out, and the patient, unglamorous things a farmer can do about it: hedges, terraces, cover, and leaving the land alone. Written in 1976, it reads like a quiet argument against hurry.
Better Farming Series No. 5 · First published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 1976, adapted from the Cours d’apprentissage agricole of INADES, Abidjan.
This edition
- Facsimile of the original 38 pages, cleaned and straightened, with a new foreword and a rights page
- A5 (148 × 210 mm), perfect bound with a square spine
- Printed to order in England on 80 gsm uncoated cream paper, with a heavy matt-laminated card cover
- Set I · The Soil & the Field — colour-coded on the cover and spine so a set reads as a set on the shelf
Reproduced under licence from FAO. This is not an official FAO publication and FAO does not endorse it. The guidance inside reflects practice at the date of first publication; check current local advice before acting on it. The original scan is available free from the FAO Knowledge Repository.
