Dynamics of agricultural land and the risk to food insecurity in the Niayes region of Diamniadio, West Senegal.

ABSTRACT: Food security is a serious challenge facing West African countries because most croplands are being degraded. Consequently, agricultural production is being exceeded by rapid population growth. This study relates the dynamics of agricultural lands to the level of capacity building for resilience in response to low productivity and hence to food insecurity in the Niayes region, Senegal, where lands are presumably suitable for crop production. Factors influencing changes in surface areas, soil quality and level of resilience were examined using quantitative and qualitative research methods. Findings showed strong relationships between a significant decrease (65.25% - 35.54%) in productive agricultural lands with a range of soil physical and chemical properties (clay to loamy soil text

SUBMITTER: Diack M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6014057 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature