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Fighting the Population/Agriculture/Environment Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Over the past thirty years, most of Sub-Saharan Africa has seen rapid population growth, poor agricultural performance, and increasing environmental degradation. Why do these problems seem so intractable? Are they connected? Do they reinforce each...

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Main Authors:	Cleaver, Kevin, Schreiber, Gotz
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AFRICAN FARMERS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CULTIVATION DEFORESTATION DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DISEASES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTIVE DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EROSION EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS FARMING FARMS FERTILIZERS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST COVER FOREST DESTRUCTION FOREST DWELLING FOREST LANDS FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FORESTRY FORESTS HOUSEHOLDS IMPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INNOVATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND DEGRADATION LAND OWNERS LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE PRACTICES LANDS LIVESTOCK LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOGGING MORTALITY RATES NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS POLLUTION POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY RESOURCE CONSERVATION RESOURCE OWNERSHIP RIVER BASINS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY RURAL ROADS RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION FACILITIES SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL FERTILITY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE URBAN CENTERS WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER SCARCITY WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER USE WATERSHEDS WILDLIFE WOOD WOOD PRODUCTION WOODLAND WOODLANDS FAMILY PLANNING WOMEN'S ROLE CROPS POPULATION PRESSURE POPULATION INCREASE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PASTORALISM CULTIVATION PRACTICES HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT FERTILITY RATES ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUELWOOD DEVELOPMENT SETTLEMENT POLICY WATER MANAGEMENT WOMEN'S ROLE IN HOUSEHOLD LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/12/1614985/fighting-populationagricultureenvironment-nexus-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10005

Fighting the Population/Agriculture/Environment Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

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