Changes in West African Savanna agriculture in response to growing population and continuing low rainfall

Vierich, H I D and Stoop, W A (1990) Changes in West African Savanna agriculture in response to growing population and continuing low rainfall. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 31 (2). pp. 115-132. ISSN 0167-8809

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Abstract

Changes in village farming systems brough about by population growth and continuing low rainfall, are described for the three main agro-ecological zones in Burkina Faso. The toposequential landuse and cropping patterns were used as the basis for a model, which describes the long-term ecological degradation from declining proportions of fallow land and over-cropping. The implications of these changes for land tenure systems have also been considered. The result provide a human and ecological setting for th current land degradation problem in the West African savanna and thereby indicate possible directions and priorities for future agricultural research.

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Depositing User:	Mr Charan Sai Ch
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2011 02:54
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2013 09:17
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3706
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-8809(90)90214-X
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