Efficient land use and farming systems are essential if agricultural production is to be increased substantially in Africa on a sustainable basis. Land use and farming systems in the Horn of Africa – Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti – are analysed in this article. Policy options and recommendations to improve the situation in the four countries are outlined.
By Asit K. Biswas, Y.F.O. Masakhalia, L.A. Odero-Ogwel and E.P. Pallangyo, 1987. Article published in Land use Policy, Volume 4, Number 4, pages 419-443.