Population growth has  been exponential, yet crop yields have stagnated

 
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The Current Practice of Burning Shrubs Results in the
Loss of Scarce Organic Matter Needed for Healthy Soils

 

 
 
 

Recurring  Drought and Degraded Land Puts the Region at Risk for Famine

 

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Shrub-Based Farming is a Sustainable Solution
for Improving Livelihoods

Session VIII: Agronomic management/ cropping systems for water-limited environments, broad approaches- "Intercropped woody species in the Sahel to resist drought: beneficial microorganisms and common mycorrhizal hyphal networks to reduce water stress", during InterDrought-V (http://ceg.icrisat.org/idV/home.html), Hyderabad, India, 21-25 February, 2017
 
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Millet without shrubs Millet with shrubs

 
 
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