@book{101, keywords = {soil conservation, Sub-Saharan Africa, water conservation, West Africa, sustainable agriculture, soil erosion, degradation, resource management, ethno-engineering, Sahel, agroforestry}, author = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)}, title = {Soil and water conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Towards sustainable production by the rural poor: A report}, abstract = {This book deals with the links between environmental degradation and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Considering the length of this paper, the authors have chosen to restrict themselves to making broad generalizations, which are sometimes supported by examples of specific local soil and water conservation experiments. As is pointed out in this paper, a first step in the design of soil and water conservation policy for a given country or area must be the detailed investigation of the conditions and issues which are outlined here.}, year = {1992}, pages = {110}, month = {01/1992}, publisher = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)}, address = {Amsterdam}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30624582}, note = {Prepared for the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Centre for Development Cooperation Services, Free University, Amsterdam}, language = {English}, }