Recent answers to farmland degradation illustrated by case studies from african farming systems

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 255-276

  Stigter, C J ^a   Oteng'I, S B B ^b   Oluwasemire, K O ^c   Nasr Al amin, N K ^d   Kinama, J M ^e   Onyewotu, L O Z ^f  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^e KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^f Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Desertification; Erosion; Farmland degradation; Migration; Soil conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745735363     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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