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To provide assistance to community groups to reverse land degradation and to promote sustainable agriculture

To provide assistance to community groups to reverse the long-term decline in the quality of native vegetation cover

To provide assistance for community groups to contribute towards the sustainable management, rehabilitation and conservation of rivers and to improve the health of these river systems

To provide funding for programmes for preventing and mitigating degradation of land and water resources associated with agricultural production

To identify land resources and to evaluate their opportunities and constraints to ensure appropriate land management practices which conserve, enhance, and - where appropriate - rehabilitate land resources, and to promote and support community Landcare

To provide services to agricultural producers covering policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure equitable and sustainable provision of surface and groundwater resources and to limit environmental damage, and to encourage sound practices to minimise soil erosion, salination and water damage

To promote salinity control, soil conservation and nutrient management; land resource assessment and monitoring; engineering and water management

To implement drought recovery plans in order to ensure a more sustainable and planned approach to drought

To reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development in developing countries not just by improving agriculture and rural development, but also by directing its efforts across a variety of sectors

To provide assistance focusing on agricultural productivity and sustainability, crop storage, forestry and fisheries, environmental management, management of water resources