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Agroforestry innovations for greening dryland Africa: interest and obstacles

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Annual evaporation exceeds rainfall Agricultural productivity is limited by poor availability of moisture Semi - arid areas (200 – 500 mm rain) Arid areas (200 – 25 mm rain) Hyper - arid areas (less than 25 mm rain) According to UN Classification drylands could include dry sub humid areas

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