Sozio-Okonomische Wirkungen der Anlage Von Steinkonturwallen In Kleinbauerlichen Betrieben der Provinz Bam/Burkina Faso

Soil degradation has made erosion control and water harvesting an important measure in most of sub-Sahelian Western Africa. The construction of stone lines, dikes and dams has been proven a sustainable measure which is widely accepted by the rural population of northern Burkina Faso. The objective of a field study which was conducted in Bam Province from 1992 to 1994 was to investigate economic profitability of erosion control measures under farmers' conditions on household level and for di...