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Research article
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21 Jan 2016
Research article |
| 21 Jan 2016
Quantifying the impact of land degradation on crop production: the case of Senegal
B. G. J. S. Sonneveld
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for World Food Studies (SOW-VU), Vrije Universiteit, De
Boelelaan, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
M. A. Keyzer
Centre for World Food Studies (SOW-VU), Vrije Universiteit, De
Boelelaan, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
D. Ndiaye
Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Fann-Residence, BP, 15532 Dakar, Senegal
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Short summary
We found a plausible relationship between crop yield and a land degradation index based on expert judgements and affected area share.
A pseudo-experiment was designed that for sites with otherwise similar circumstances compares the yield of a site with and one without land degradation.
Our overall conclusion is that yield reduction is associated with higher levels of land degradation, irrespective of whether fertilizer is being applied or not.
We found a plausible relationship between crop yield and a land degradation index based on...
