Indigenous soil and water conservation: A review of the state of knowledge and prospects for building on traditions

Land Degradation & Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 293-314

  Critchley, W R S ^a   Reij, C ^a   Willcocks, T J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Indigenous soil and water conservation; Land husbandry; Moisture conservation; Participatory development sub Saharan Africa; Population pressure; Research needs; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDIGENOUS PRACTICE; PROJECT DESIGN; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL ROLE; WATER CONSERVATION;

EID: 0028159392     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.3400050406     Document Type: Article

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