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RCED-84-48 1 (1983-11-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabeiq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Agriculture's Soil Conservation Programs Miss Full Potential In The Fight Against Soil Erosion Indications are that soil erosion is becoming more serious and Department of Agriculture programs are not keeping pace with the current rate of erosion. Agriculture's con- servation resources, including financial and technical assistance, can be used more effectively in combating soil erosion and its harmful effects--especially on the nation's productive lands. These lands must be main- tained and protected to ensure food for future generations. Agriculture has recognized that soil erosion is its highest conservation priority, but to achieve maximum long-term effectiveness in its soil erosion efforts, it must compile and quantify data on erosion's harmful effects, prioritize those harmful effects, and allocate conservation resources accordingly. Agriculture also should expand, improve, and move ahead on a number of initiatives dealing with specific erosion abatement practices that should help program man- agers improve conservation resource use at the local level in the near term. VD s -p122959 IP C) GAO/RCED-84-48 C'4 NOVEMBER 28, 1983 c9 7 304(