Wind Erosion in Niger
Buerkert, Andreas A. C. / Oppen, M. von / Allison, B. E.![Wind Erosion in Niger](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/133/13328949/CHSBZCOP0313328949.jpg)
The West African Sahel is the transition zone between the Saharadesert in the north of Africa and the more humid Sudanian zones in the south. Although diverse in many ways, the Sahelian countries have the common problem of a fragile agricultural sector. This predicament is mainly caused by low inherent soil fertility, limited and unpredictable rainfall, frequent droughts, and wind erosion that accelerates soil degradation and desertification, ...