The cost of soil erosion in sub-Saharan Africa: Why the time to act is now

Soil erosion is a silent crisis eroding Africa’s future. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), nearly half a billion hectares of land (494 million ha - an area larger than the entire European Union) is being degraded. The main culprit is soil erosion, stripping away vital nutrients from farmlands, threatenin...

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Main Authors:	Bolo, Peter, Kihara, Job, Kinyua, Michael, Waswa, Boaz S.
Format:	Blog Post
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2025
Subjects:	erosion land degradation fertilizers soil degradation emissions from agriculture
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177049