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The food trade is advised to observe good agricultural practices to minimise inorganic arsenic contamination of foods, such as avoid using arsenic contaminated water for irrigation.

Taking into account the needs of the Arab region, special emphasis should be given to irrigation methods, desertification, education and research for efficient management of natural disasters and integrated management of water resources as well as ethics of water use.

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In large parts of the world, food systems were shaped to a considerable extent by the so-called green revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, which pushed agricultural yields as much through much more intensive use of irrigation water and environmentally harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides, as through the introduction of new seeds varieties (figure O.3).

The data contained in the wallcharts include, for the rural areas, size and rate of growth of the rural population, size of the agricultural population, agricultural area and cropland, forest area, irrigated areas, access to improved water and sanitation, economically active population in agriculture and fertilizer use; and for the urban areas, size and rate of growth of the urban population, land area occupied by human settlements, urban population living in slums, access to improved water and sanitation, carbon dioxide emissions, concentrations of particulate matter in the air, employment in industry and services, gross domestic product, motor vehicles in use and consumption of energy.

He called on the developed States to facilitate transfer of technology, improved seeds and modern irrigation techniques and to stop production of biofuels, which exacerbated the rise in food commodity prices.

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In addition, as part of the Inter-agency Action Plan created by the country team, FAO approved two projects under the Central Emergency Revolving Fund for seeds, irrigation machinery and tools purchase in areas affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, for a total amount of $900,000.

Owing to the continuing security problems and the difficult economic situation, the agricultural sector needs reforms: many state farms are still not privatized, irrigation networks have deteriorated and productive investment is weak.

In that connection, the Russian side expressed its willingness to support the development and subsequent implementation of the following priority projects for Afghanistan: the restoration and reconstruction of the Kabul building plant, the Nangarhar irrigation canal, the nitrogen fertilizer plant in Mazar-i-Sharif, the Salang Tunnel and the Kabul Technical University; the construction and equipping of auto mechanic trade schools in Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif and Khost Province; the restoration of the Kabul grain elevator and the construction of new elevators in various provinces; the construction of the Sorubi-2 hydroelectric plant in Kabul Province and hydropower facilities and an electric power station in Kelagay, Baghlan Province; and the construction and equipping of a customs terminal in Hairaton.

That would allow the region to continue to implement measures and programmes on soil recovery for agriculture, land for production, techniques to prevent water scarcity in irrigation zones and access to financial mechanisms for the provision of resources to mitigate and reverse desertification.

Based on a general concept of tracing, isotope techniques enable researchers to assess dam leakage and identify groundwater zones that are vulnerable to contamination from surface water and irrigation water.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, FAO provides technical assistance through special programmes for food security, women projects on the restoration of irrigation system, nutrition, and health aimed at strengthening the agricultural production by contributing to increasing authority and participation of women in management, restoring the irrigation system and water resource, improving the situation of food and nutrition of the local citizens, promoting health care, introducing technology, and saving time for all the local activities.

Competition between the fishery sector and agriculture and livestock may arise over water and land resources, especially for irrigated agriculture, as well as in relation to the availability and relative efficiency of the use of feeds between livestock and farmed fish.

Without providing adequate technologies and a larger range of supportive services (rural infrastructure, like rural roads and sustainable irrigation systems, education and training and access to land, credits, affordable inputs and market information), small farm holders are, typically, not able to take advantage of available technological improvements.