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Millet is grown in the Sahel because it is a drought-tolerant crop. The Sahel runs the length of Africa as the transition zone between the Sahara and the fertile jungles of southern Africa.

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Millet is grown in the Sahel because it is one of the main staples of the people there. Also, when grown with cowpea and sorghum, the risk of complete crop failure is greatly reduced.

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There is no such thing as the 'Sahel Desert.' The Sahel is a separate biome, a transition zone between the Sahara and the grasslands. It receives more rain than a desert.

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How do people live in the Sahel Desert?

The Sahel is not a desert, it is a semiarid grassland south of the Sahara. People farm and graze domestic animals


Who lives in the Sahel Desert?

There is no Sahel Desert. The Sahel is a grassland, not a desert. So, the answer to your question is that nobody lives in the Sahel Desert but people do live in the Sahel grassland.


How might desertification affect people's lives in the Sahel?

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.


People in the Sahel region learned to farm the?

the savannas


What is the housing like in the Sahel Desert?

The Sahel is a grassland and not a desert.


How is the Sahel Desert used?

The Sahel is not a desert. It is a distinct biome.


What will it be like living in the Sahel Desert?

The Sahel is a grassland and not a desert.


Do aboriginals live in the Sahel Desert?

The Sahel is a semi-arid grassland and is not a desert.


What color is the Sahel Desert's sand?

The Sahel is a distinct biome, a grassland, and not a desert.


What is the climate of the the Sahel desert?

deserted& sahel.


Is the Sahel region not a desert anymore?

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.


Is the Sahel a desert or a plain?

The Sahel is semi-arid grassland. It is not a desert nor is it a plain.