Presents a worldwide perspective on erosion control. This book covers dryland farming systems and soil-water management, environmental quality and sustainability, and erosion control techniques as practiced in mainland China. It presents technologies that give a forward-looking perspective in the field. "Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming presents these techniques and technologies to give you a forward looking perspective into the field, as well as the larger problem of tailoring food production to sustain the population."--Vol. 32 NO. 1- 2001; Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America