NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Burkina Faso, one third of the country’s territory, or over nine million hectares of once productive land has been degraded.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most vulnerable region is a 3, 000-mile stretch of land that includes ten countries in the Sahel region of Africa. The Sahel is the area between the Saharan Desert and the Sudanian Savannah. This region is under constant stress due to frequent droughts and soil erosion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Desertification in the Sahel can largely be attributed to greatly increased numbers of humans and their grazing cattle.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sahel Region has lost millions of hectares of easily accessible farming land to the desert, thus creating food insecurity and loss of income for thousands, if not millions, in the region.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bordering the Sahara Desert and the Savannas, the Sahel region in Africa has been affected by devastating droughts over the last number of years. It has become a desert, making it more difficult to inhabit and produce anything on the land. For around 8 months of the year, the weather is dry.