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October 2013
Craig Hanson, Steward, World Resources Report Photo Source: Chris Reij
IMPROVING LAND AND
WATER MANAGEMENT
In...

Source: Henao and Baanante, 2006.
Several regions in Africa have relatively high rates of
nutrient depletion on agricultur...

Source: Hengl and Reuter, 2009.
Soils in Africa are relatively low in organic carbon
Topsoil organic carbon, percent mass ...

Sub-Saharan Africa uses much less fertilizer per hectare
than any other region
Kilograms per hectare
Source: IFDC, 2013.

Cereal yields in Sub-Saharan Africa are much lower
than other regions
Metric tons per hectare
Source: Derived from FAO dat...

From 1961–2001, food production increases in
Sub-Saharan Africa were achieved mainly by expanding
the area of cropland
Sou...

Source: Shitumbanuma, 2012.
Maize yields in Zambia are higher under Faidherbia trees
Kilograms per hectare
Note: Average m...

Conservation agriculture is widely used in many
continents, but not in Africa
Source: Shitumbanuma, 2012.

Conservation agriculture with intercropping of
Faidherbia albida trees (agroforestry) in Malawi
Source: Bunderson, 2012.

Conservation agriculture increased maize yields in
Malawi in 2011, and combining it with agroforestry
(intercropping of Fa...

A combination of water harvesting practices increases
grain yields more than one practice (Burkina Faso)
Kilograms per hec...

Source: Mazvimavi et al., 2008.
Water harvesting combined with conservation
agriculture increases gross margins for farmer...

Source: Sawadogo, 2012.
Micro-dosing further increases sorghum yields beyond
other land and water management practices (Bu...

Source: IFDC, 2011.
ISFM contributed to yield increases of three major
crops for farmers in West Africa, 2006–10
Kilograms...

Source: IFDC, 2011.
Revenues increased significantly for farmers adopting
ISFM in West Africa, 2006–10
US$ per hectare
Not...

Source: IFDC, 2012.
Farmers in Central Africa benefited greatly from
increased crop yields and revenues following the
adop...

Integrated landscape approaches take account of the
importance of ecosystem services in managing
agricultural landscapes

Success in scaling up improved land and water
management requires attention to gender
• Women are responsible for 80
perce...

Source: WRI, 2013.
Agroforestry and water harvesting could be scaled up on
more than 300 million hectares in Sub-Saharan A...

Increase communication and outreach
Photo Source: Chris Reij.

Support institutional and policy reforms
Photo Source: Reseau MARP Burkina.

Support capacity building
Photo Source: Chris Reij.

Mainstream investing in improved land and water
management
Photo Source: Attari Boukar.

For more information:
WRI.org/WRR

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