Soil Degradation-Induced Decline in Productivity of Sub-Saharan African Soils: The Prospects of Looking Downwards the Lowlands with the Sawah Ecotechnology

The paper provides an insight into the problem of land degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa, with emphasis on soil erosion and its effect on soil quality and productivity, and proposes a lowland-based rice-production technology for coping with the situation. Crop yields are, in addition to the degree o...

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Main Authors: Sunday E. Obalum, Mohammed M. Buri, John C. Nwite, Hermansah, Yoshinori Watanabe, Charles A. Igwe, Toshiyuki Wakatsuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/673926