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Desertification - the southward spread of the Sahara - is the major threat to the Sahel.
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Yes, the Sahel is undergoing desertification because of over grazing and poor agricultural practices.
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The Sahel is a grassland. Desertification turns food grazing and farmland into unusable desert. Since the Sahel is used for both farming and grazing, it would hurt the economy of the Sahel people.
The Sahel is a grassland. Desertification turns food grazing and farmland into unusable desert. Since the Sahel is used for both farming and grazing, it would hurt the economy of the Sahel people.
Poor farming and grazing practices have led to desertification in the Sahel in Africa below the Sahara.
The Sahel is not a desert but is undergoing desertification forcing it further south.
Some of the human activities that have contributed to desertification of the Sahel include overgrazing by livestock, deforestation for fuelwood and agricultural expansion, improper irrigation practices leading to soil salinization, and climate change exacerbating dry conditions. These activities have disrupted the fragile ecological balance of the region, leading to soil erosion, loss of vegetation cover, and ultimately desertification.
The Sahel was never a desert, it is a grassland. However, in recent years the Sahel has been undergoing desertification and is slowly turning to desert.