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Author : L. Stroosnijder
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Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Aspects of Soil and Water in the Sahel in Mali written by L. Stroosnijder and published by . This book was released on 1977* with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Cecil Day
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Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Soil and Water Management in West Africa written by John Cecil Day and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Armand Kassogué
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Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Traditional Soil and Water Conservation on the Dogon Plateau, Mali written by Armand Kassogué and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : IIED
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Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Traditional Soil and Water Conservation on the Dogon Plateau, Mali written by and published by IIED. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen Frenken
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251039663
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Irrigation Potential in Africa written by Karen Frenken and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Reij
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134175930
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Sustaining the Soil written by Chris Reij and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous soil and water conservation practices are rarely acknowledged in the design of conventional development projects. Instead, the history of soil and water conservation in Africa has been one of imposing external solutions without regard for local practice. There is a remarkably diverse range of locally developed and adapted technologies for the conservation of water and soil, well suited to their particular site and socio-economic conditions. But such measures have been ignored, and sometimes even overturned, by external solutions. Sustaining the Soil documents farmers' practices, exploring the origins and adaptations carried out by farmers over generations, in response to changing circumstances. Through a comparative analysis of conservation measures - from the humid zones of West Africa to the arid lands of the Sudan, from rock terraces in Morocco to the grass strips of Swaziland - the book explores the various factors that influence adoption and adaptation; farmers' perceptions of conservation needs; and the institutional and policy settings most favorable to more effective land husbandry. For the first time on an Africa-wide scale, this book shows that indigenous techniques work, and are being used successfully to conserve and harvest soil and water. These insights combine to suggest new ways forward for governments and agencies attempting to support sustainable land management in Africa, involving a fusion of traditional and modern approaches, which makes the most of both the new and the old.
Author : OECD
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Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (833 download)
Download or read book The Present State of Soil and Water Conservation in the Sahel written by OECD and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Reij
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (215 download)
Download or read book The Present State of Soil and Water Conservation in the Sahel written by Chris Reij and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barry, Boubacar
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 : 9290906847
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Rainwater harvesting technologies in the Sahelian zone of West Africa and the potential for outscaling written by Barry, Boubacar and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2009-05-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In West Africa, especially in the Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Mauritania, erratic rainfall sequences within and between years has often led to a high uncertainty in rainfed crop production. Over the past three decades, severe food shortages attributed to drought have been frequently reported in several Sahelian countries, most of which are amongst the least developed of the world. Innovative and indigenous ways to achieve improved crop yields through integrated land and water management such as rainwater harvesting and soil water conservation have been successfully tested and, in some cases, adopted in West Africa. This paper highlights the successful interventions of improved indigenous rainwater harvesting/soil water conservation technologies such as Zaï or tassa, stone rows and half-moon in the Sahelian zones of West Africa over the past 10 years, and their contributions to enhancing food security and alleviating poverty. The potential for adoption of these technologies at the farm level and their outscaling to areas with similar agroecological zones are also discussed.
Author : Namara, Regassa E.
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 : 9290907398
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana written by Namara, Regassa E. and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in African irrigation investment is growing. However, irrigation is not a monolithic concept, and the opportunities and risks can vary substantially by approach. To help provide an understanding of the variation, this paper builds on previous work to provide a detailed typology of irrigation systems as currently used in Ghana.
Author : International Service for National Agricultural Research
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Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Survival in the Sahel written by International Service for National Agricultural Research and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical examples and data show how past development strategies have contributed to the deteriorating socio-economic and environmental conditions of the Sahel zone of Africa. It also shares some of the success stories, recommending new development approaches and presenting some alternative ways to deal with the present Sahelian situation
Author : Camilla Toulmin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192594303
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Land, Investment, and Migration written by Camilla Toulmin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do people survive and thrive in the uncertain and risk-prone Sahel? Land, Investment, and Migration seeks to answer this question through a long-term study of the people of Dlonguébougou in Central Mali. It uses a combination of infographics, satellite images, interviews, and survey data to present the strategies and fortunes of individuals and their families in this region over 35 years. In the early 1980s Camilla Toulmin spent two years in Dlonguébougou. She has since revisited to explore how climate change, population growth, new technologies, and land-grabs have been affecting the livelihoods and prospects of local people since. Land, Investment, and Migration: Thirty-five Years of Village Life in Mali brings together her findings. A trebling in population, unpredictable rainfall, and the arrival of Chinese investment have forced people into new ways of making ends meet and building up wealth - some doing much better than others. This book presents the search for new cash incomes, the shift of people from village to town, and the erosion of collective solidarity at household and village levels. Land, Investment, and Migration presents a mixed picture of a changing society. It shows the vibrancy of the village economy, rapid uptake of mobile phones and solar panels, and increased migration. It also shows the persistence of large family structures which offer some protection from the risks that many villagers face.
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Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (874 download)
Download or read book Social Networks and the Dynamics of Soil and Water Conservation in the Sahel written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean-Marc Boffa
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251043769
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (437 download)
Download or read book Agroforestry Parklands in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Jean-Marc Boffa and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document attempts to present the current state of knowledge on agroforestry parkland systems. These systems, which for many local populations are very important for food security, income generation and environmental protection, are found primarily in the semi-arid and sub-humid zones of West Africa. The document first provides a thorough description of their distribution and diversity and discusses different ways of classifying them. It also presents data on current trends in parkland development and assesses determining factors. The document then provides an in-depth analysis of biophysical tree-soil-crop interactions and the factors regulating them, and describes various improved parkland management techniques. It goes on to examine the strength and limitations of institutional arrangements as well as the constraints imposed by Sahelian forest policies on the sustainable management of parklands. The production, use and marketing of parkland products is reviewed with an emphasis on their contribution to food security, local and national income as well as social values. Overall costs and benefits of the practice of parkland agroforestry are evaluated. In conclusion, the document identifies crucial research needs and promising avenues for promoting sustainable management of parkland systems.
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 088936804X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)
Download or read book Water Management in Africa and the Middle East written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1996 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
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Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Social Networks and the Dynamics of Soil and Water Conservation in the Sahel written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy H. Behnke
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 364216014X
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)
Download or read book The End of Desertification? written by Roy H. Behnke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question in the title of this book draws attention to the shortcomings of a concept that has become a political tool of global importance even as the scientific basis for its use grows weaker. The concept of desertification, it can be argued, has ceased to be analytically useful and distorts our understanding of social-environmental systems and their resiliency, particularly in poor countries with variable rainfall and persistent poverty. For better policy and governance, we need to reconsider the scientific justification for international attempts to combat desertification. Our exploration of these issues begins in the Sahel of West Africa, where a series of severe droughts at the end of the 20th century led to the global institutionalization of the idea of desertification. It now seems incontrovertible that these droughts were not caused primarily by local land use mismanagement, effectively terminating a long-standing policy and scientific debate. There is now an opportunity to treat this episode as an object lesson in the relationship between science, the formation of public opinion and international policy-making. Looking beyond the Sahel, the chapters in this book provide case studies from around the world that examine the use and relevance of the desertification concept. Despite an increasingly sophisticated understanding of dryland environments and societies, the uses now being made of the desertification concept in parts of Asia exhibit many of the shortcomings of earlier work done in Africa. It took scientists more than three decades to transform a perceived desertification crisis in the Sahel into a non-event. This book is an effort to critically examine that experience and accelerate the learning process in other parts of the world.
