ABSTRACT

Management of agricultural lands in East Africa has remained a matter of concern since the German colonial times. Soil and water conservation in this area has progressed very slowly owing to farmers’ poor response to interventions on conservation. Inappropriate land husbandry in the area is a result of pressure on the land

12.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 277 12.1.1 Background ....................................................................................... 279 12.1.2 Conservation Agriculture ................................................................. 279

12.2 Land Degradation Processes in East Africa .................................................280 12.2.1 Interrill and Rill Erosion ..................................................................280