NEWS & NOTICES

NAME CHANGE ADVISORY
The name of our division was formerly known as the Rural Physical Planning Division (R.P.P.D.) but we have since undergone a name  change  as of  November 2013. We are now known as the Agricultural Land Management Division (A.L.M.D.).

WORLD SOIL DAY TECHNICAL FORUM 2020

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Friday, December 04, 2020
@ 10:00 am EST


WORLD SOIL DAY 2020
World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.

An international day to celebrate Soil was recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. Under the leadership of the Kingdom of Thailand and within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO has supported the formal establishment of WSD as a global awareness raising platform. The FAO Conference unanimously endorsed World Soil Day in June 2013 and requested its official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the UN General Assembly responded by designating 5 December 2014 as the first official World Soil Day.