Message-ID: <01BE4A9F.CC949E60@dialup199-2-25.swipnet.se> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:17:20 +0100 From: Jacky Foo <mailto:foo@SWIPNET.SE> Subject: Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
E-Conference on the Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land Date: Feb 1- 27 March 1999 Contact: Bob Hart at mailto:rdhart@arches.uga.edu or Farming-Systems@fao.org.The goal of this e-conference is to analyse and discuss "success stories" drawn from experiences throughout the world and to develop recommendations for implementation and policy options for sustainable agriculture and land management. This initiative is one component of preparation process towards a congress to be organised by FAO and the Government of the Netherlands in September 1999. The overall objective is to develop practical ways for society, at different scales, to promote sustainability by increasing the awareness of the multiple functions of agriculture in its heterogeneous and interdependent social, economic, biological, and physical environments.
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