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iii<br />

FOREWORD<br />

The active subduction zones between tectonic plates in the Asian<br />

region make coastal areas in the Indian and Pacific oceans vulnerable<br />

to earthquakes and tsunami events. The earthquake that occurred<br />

southwest of Banda Aceh on Sunday 26 December 2004 was the<br />

second largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in history and<br />

generated a large tsunami that killed 230,000 people on Indian Ocean<br />

coastlines, making it the single worst tsunami in history in terms of<br />

lives lost. Agricultural impacts of the tsunami included soil salinity,<br />

altered soil nutrient status, sediment deposits, and scouring and<br />

mixing of topsoil with tsunami debris.<br />

Since the tsunami, national and international organizations have<br />

undertaken research and development to restore agricultural land<br />

affected by the tsunami. The Indonesian Soil Research Institute (ISRI)<br />

and New South Wales Department of Primary Industries have jointly<br />

organized a workshop to compile lessons learned and experience<br />

in recovering agriculture and livelihood.<br />

We thank all the contributors, the participants and the organizers of<br />

this workshop.<br />

Dr. Gatot Irianto Sumardjo<br />

DG Indonesian Agency<br />

for Agricultural Research<br />

and Development<br />

Dr. Gamini Keertisinghe<br />

Program Coordinator<br />

Australian Centre for International<br />

Agricultural Research<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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