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Engineering Aspects of Development
The volume discusses in detail the possibilities of irrigation development on the Shabelle. River. It also examines briefly the possibilities on the Juba river Surface water supplies for human and animal consumption and the possibilities of development for small streams are investigated. An account of the topographical survey and mapping work carried out and extracts from the results of reconnaissance soil survey In the Bulo- Marerta area are included in the volume
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Lockwood Survey corporation
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Hemming C.F
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Anti-locust Research Centre
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Agricultural and Water Surveys for Somalia, Volume IV - Livestock and crop production
The volume, describes the surveys carried out on agricultural production and on rangeland in the project Details are given of regional farm practices of present land use from region to region, and of recomendations for crop improvement. There are conclusions and recomendations on the potential of rangeland and its problems its development. The final chapter deals with the livestock count made during the project. Species and Ground cover characteristics of the eclological Formations are glven in anappendix
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Agricultural and Water Surveys for Somalia, Volume 1 - General report
The Agriculture and water survey reports describes a United Nations Special Fund project carried out under the responsibility of FAO as the Executing Agency to help the Government of Somalia to survey the land and water resources in the area between and around the lower reaches of the Shabelle and Juba rivers and to develop a general policy and plan for improved use of these resources. br The project became operational in the spring of 1962 and was completed in the spring of 1966. An account of the objectives, work and findings of the entire project is given in this general volume. The recommendations arising from the findings of the survey are summarized, and the volume concludes with an estimate of the total returns for all the development projects proposed. A summary of the report on the FAO-Livestock Development Survey of 1966 in Somalia is included in the volume as an appendix.BR Volume in the report are:ol liGeneral report/li; liWater resources /li; liLandform and soils /li; liLivestock and crop production /li; li Engineering aspects of development/li; liSocial-economic aspects of development /li
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Agricultural and Water Surveys for Somalia; Volume III - Landforms and Soils
(Extract from introduction text)Nineteen Lanforms are identified, some with subdivisions, in the first part of the volume, and the soils associated with each landform are described and discussed. landforms and soils are then discussed on the basis of the natural regions. The text concludes with a summary and recomendations. Soil profile descriptions, the methods and the results of chemical and physical soil analysis are given in the appendices.
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Surface and underground water resources of the Shabelle river
This study is divided into three parts: brPart I deal Briefly with the characteristics of the Shebeli river as well As with the hydraulic works already completed or recommended to dispose off excess water, which is often damaging agricultural Crops. brThis first part is actually an introduction to Part II, which in turn deals with the water supplies of the huge alluvial deposits accumulated in the valley during the Pliocene and the Quaternary. The reader who is interested in more detailed information on the hydrological characteristics of this important and interesting river is referred to the Bibliography listing the many authors who have written on this subject at a greater length. br Part III is a copy of all data so far availableon wells and information on water Surveys conducted on Shabelle river Valley.
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Faillace, C.
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Ministry of works and Communication, Somali Democratic Republic
Report on geological work carried out in connection with the proposed subsurface dam; Hargeisa: October 1954 - May 1955
This report deals with geological work carried out in connection with the proposed dam at Hargeisa between october 1954 and may 1955
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Hunt, J.,A.
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Report on Hargeisa water Supply: Somaliland protectorate
In 1954, the Government of Somaliland protectorate requested the Tanganyika Government to loan the services of an Engineer in water development in order to advise on matter of a water supply to the capital town of Hargeisa. The author of this report accordingly arrived in Hargeisa for this purpose on 23 September 1954 and after studying the problem, departed again on 6 October 1954. Specific recomendations were made before departure in terms of letter no 5/40/37 of 5 october 1954 to the Hon. the chief secretary to the Government and these recomendations are now embodied in detail in this report
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Archer, S.,R.,C.
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