This has to be accomplished against a background of high illiteracy rates, rapidly growing populations, low and erratic rainfall, inherently infertile soils, and development strategies which have had a strong urban bias. Under such conditions, traditional production systems are unable to sustain the population. Without significant change, land degradation will accelerate and the natural resource base on which agricultural production depends will continue...
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West Africa : community based natural resource management : Gestion des ressources naturelles par les communautes en Afrique de l'Ouest (French). Africa Region findings ; no. 107 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/583131468010486854