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Status of the World’s Soil Resources. Chapter 9: Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara

Year of publication 2016

Pages 48 p.

Author Ogunkunle, A.;Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109004-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This is Chapter 9, "Regional Assessment of Soil Changes in Africa South of the Sahara," of the report Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

Land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is believed to be expanding at an alarming rate, accompanied by the lowest agriculture and livestock yields of any region in the world. While cereal production has increased marginally over the past two decades, more than 70 percent of this growth is due t o area expansion rather than yield increases.Various aspects of soil change and its impact in the region are discussed in this chapter. National case studies of soil change are given for Senegal and South Africa.

The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:

Also available: Technical Summary of the Status of the World’s Soil Resources.

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