Overestimating Land Degradation, Underestimating Farmers in the Sahel

Issue paper
, 22 pages
PDF (439.21 KB)
9024IIED.pdf
Language:
English
Published: January 2001
Area(s):
Drylands Issue Paper
ISBN: 9781904035589
Product code:9024IIED

This issue paper explores the evidence for land degradation in Burkina Faso to question whether local farming practices are indeed as unsustainable and environmentally destructive as many reports suggest. It includes a quantitative analysis of agricultural productivity and soil fertility to investigate the evidence for land degradation and a discussion of local land management practices and social networks, and how they may contribute to sustainability and productivity.

Cite this publication

Mazzucato, V. and Niemeijer, D. (2001). Overestimating Land Degradation, Underestimating Farmers in the Sahel. .
Available at https://www.iied.org/9024iied