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Economic factors and policies encouraging environmentally detrimental land use practices in sub-Saharan Africa

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Title Economic factors and policies encouraging environmentally detrimental land use practices in sub-Saharan Africa
 
Creator Ehui, Simeon K.
Williams, Timothy O.
Swallow, B.M.
 
Subject AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
LAND USE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTS
 
Description This document first describes the main agroecological zone found in sub-Saharan Africa and the environmental constraints to agricultural production inherent in these zones. This is followed by a description of the main agricultural production systems and land use practices. Factors that have contributed to unsustainable land-use practices, as well as evolving technological needs and policy requirements for sustainable land-use practices are discussed.
 
Date 2014-10-31T06:09:11Z
2014-10-31T06:09:11Z
1995
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier ISBN 1 85521 627 2
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/50418
 
Language en
 
Publisher Dartmouth Publishing Company Limited