Assessing the Constraints to Adopt Water and Soil Conservation Techniques in Tillaberi, Niger

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 491-501

  Wildemeersch, Jasmien C J ^a   Timmerman, Emma ^a   Mazijn, Bernard ^a   Sabiou, Mahamane ^b   Ibro, Germaine ^b   Garba, Maman ^b   Cornelis, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques du Niger   (Niger)

Author keywords

Adoption constraints; Drought; Erosion perception; Niger; Soil conservation; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; EROSION; FERTILIZERS; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ADOPTION CONSTRAINTS; NIGER; POPULATION PRESSURE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL WATER BALANCE; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATIONS; WATER HARVESTING;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 84935131326     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2252     Document Type: Article

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