FAO INVESTMENT CENTRE
OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES N. 5

 

Recapitalization of soil productivity
in Sub-Saharan Africa


by
K.A. De Alwis


February 1996

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Different technical options are known to enhance soil productivity, such as through increasing soil organic matter, nutrient enhancement, water harvesting, and controlling soil erosion. This paper provides the background for an Initiative to catalyse global support on a scale sufficient to assist African countries to implement actions that would lead to the regeneration of soil productivity on private, public and communal lands. The paper was a collaborative effort of the World Bank and FAO.

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 
















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