Spaan, W.2016-04-192016-04-1920031626_water_conservation_in_a_vegetation_barri.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66720The vast majority of land users at the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso make a living by farming small plots, where mainly staple crops are produced for subsistence use. Both area interventions and line interventions comprising indigenous techniques as well as introduced techniques can be encountered at the Central Plateau and have proved to be effective. There is a preference for semipermeable line measures that slow down runoff and prevent water logging in wet periods.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightDroughtEx situ conservationWaterloggingSoil qualityFood securityIn situ conservationEconomic impactsRural developmentSustainable developmentSurface waterSoil managementEnvironmental impactsLand use managementSmall-scale farmingDemonstrationsRainfed agricultureAdoption of innovationsBiodiversitySemiarid zonesWater managementSoil degradationSoil conservationSoil fertilitySustainable agricultureAgroforestryWater useEcological restorationAlternative farmingBest management practicesNutrient recyclingSustainabilitySoil organic matterFarm/Enterprise Scale Field ScaleDissertation