Population density, soil nutrient depletion, and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Soil nutrient depletion is considered as the biophysical root cause of declining per capita food production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Data from 37 countries in SSA confirm a significant relationship between population pressure, reduced fallow periods and soil nutrient depletion (including erosion...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecological economics 2001-08, Vol.38 (2), p.251-258
Hauptverfasser:	Drechsel, Pay, Gyiele, Lucy, Kunze, Dagmar, Cofie, Olufunke
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economic growth Environmental degradation Environmental economics Population density Soil fertility Soil nutrients Soils Sub-Saharan Africa
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