@book {386, title = {Soil and water conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Towards sustainable production by the rural poor: A report}, year = {1992}, note = {Prepared for the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Centre for Development Cooperation Services, Free University, Amsterdam}, month = {1992}, pages = {110}, publisher = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)}, organization = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)}, address = {Amsterdam}, 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.}, keywords = {agroforestry, degradation, ethno-engineering, resource management, Sahel, soil conservation, soil erosion, Sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable agriculture, water conservation, West Africa}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30624582}, author = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)} }