INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IFPRI)
Environmental aspects of agricultural development
Environmental problems, such as salinization, waterlogging, deforestation, and desertification, are steadily degrading an already taxed agricultural resource base in the developing world.
1990
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Abstract
This report provides five policy briefs which examine some of the key issues surrounding sustainable agriculture in environmentally sensitive areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The topics discussed include: (1) the environmental effects of surface irrigation systems in India; (2) sustainable rainfed farming systems in West Asia and North Africa; (3) deforestation and poverty in the hill regions of Nepal and their links with agricultural productivity; (4) the three major issues affecting agricultural sustainability in the Sahel -- appropriate production systems, farmer incentives, and the effects of policy on these incentives; and (5) the environmental and health aspects of agricultural settlement in the western Amazon Basin.
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