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Although the majority of people in semi-Arid Africa sustain themselves primarily by growing crops, this means of production is not practiced by all, nor is it the sole means practiced by the majority. Because of inadequate rainfall and high evaporation rates, average crop yields are low, and the risk of crop failure is high. Traditionally the inhabitants of these regions have relied on domestic grazing animals to supplement their food supply. The ultimate degree of this dependence is embodied in pure pastoralism; however, semi-Arid Africa has a wide range of variation, both in the nature and the degree of economic dependency on livestock.
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McCown, R.L., Haaland, G., de Haan, C. (1979). The Interaction Between Cultivation and Livestock Production in Semi-Arid Africa. In: Hall, A.E., Cannell, G.H., Lawton, H.W. (eds) Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments. Ecological Studies, vol 34. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67328-3_13
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