Agricultural intensification in West Africa: Nutrient dynamics in the Kano close-settled zone
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Small−holder farming in semi−arid areas is being forced to change to compensate for the needs of more people living under conditions of increasingly variable rainfall. As more land is used for agriculture, rangeland areas are reduced, so limiting the availability of animal fodder. The length of fallow periods where soil fertility may be restored is also reduced. This has forced herders and farmers to interact, exchanging crop residues (fodder) for animal manure (soil fertility restoration).
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Intensification of Agriculture in Semi-Arid Areas: Lessons from the Kano Close- Settled Zone, Nigeria
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