More people, more erosion? Land use, soil erosion and soil productivity in Murang'a District, Kenya

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-124

  Ovuka, Mira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kenya; Land use; Murang'a District; Soil erosion; Soil productivity; SWC

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

KENYA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034013649     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(200003/04)11:2<111::AID-LDR371>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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