CIGR Newsletter No 34
PUBLICATIONS
The Design of Dairy Cow Housing
Report of the CIGR Working Group 17: Labour and Technology in Milk Production
This report (90pp), which is described earlier in this Newsletter is available from the TTS-Institute, P.O. Box 13, FIN-05201 Rajamäki, Finland,
Fax.: +358 0 2904 1279.
The price is 80 FIM plus postage.
A guide to major Sci-Tech Institutions of China
The first multi-volume reference book, presenting basic facts on China's research organizations in the field of science and technology. GUIDE is the first of its kind in China presenting an overall and systematic picture of China's scientific and technological research organizations. It is illustrated with pictures and graphs and printed in both Chinese and English. It is a complete collection where you can find research institutes covering both basic and applied sciences, experimental bases and S & T spin-off enterprises. Guide is editorially divided into three major categories viz.: sectorial institutes, research bodies subordinated to enterprises and local research organizations. About 1,500 Chinese research institutions are listed in the book with 680 of them being associated with photographs and introductions both in Chinese and English. The publication of "A Guide to Major Sci-Tech Research Institutions in China" is a concrete response to meet the demands for more extensive, international cooperation in the field of science and technology by demonstrating the fundamental strength of China's science and technology community.
First edition, 1994. 210*297 mm, hard cover, 1,096 pp., 1,500 entries and 1,600 colour photographs, three volumes. ISBN7-5027-4013-9/Z.666. Price: 480 USD /set.
Further info: N°1, A, Nansijie, Zhongguanchun, Haidian District, Beijing, P.O.Box 8712, 100080 China. The Editorial Committee of A Guide to Major Sci-Tech Institutions of China. Fax.: +86 10 254 2619.
Irrigation in Africa in Figures - L'Irrigation en Afrique en Chiffres
A publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Water Reports N° 7.
The AQUASTAT programme has been initiated with the view of presenting a comprehensive picture of water resources and irrigation in developing countries. This report presents the results of a survey on Africa taken between October 1994 and April 1995. The survey relied mostly on country-based statistics and information contained in sector studies and master plans. A general summary presents a regional analysis of water resources and irrigation in Africa, and 53 profiles describe the situation in each country in more detail.
ISBN 92-5-003727-9 ISSN 1020-1203.
336 pp. 210*297 mm. English/French. With a wealth of tables, graphs, maps and data.
For more info please write to: H. Wolter, Chief Water Resources, Development and Management Service. Land and Water Development Division. FAO-UN, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Fax.: +39 52253152.
E-mail: <Land-and-Water@FAO.Org>
