Land Degradation Assessment in Rawashda Area, Gedaref State-Sudan “Using Remote Sensing, GIS and Soil Techniques”.

Abstract

Abstract- The objective of this study is to quantify the lad deterioration in Al Rawasha area in Gedaref State- Sudan. Owing to the availability of vast potential cultivable arable land, good amount of seasonal rainfall, and favourable climatic conditions, Sudan, was qualified to be one of the leading countries in food production worldwide (World Breadbasket). Therefore, rain-fed mechanized farming which was introduced in the 1945 in Al Gedaref area, had rapidly expanded horizontal in the clay plain across the country. But, the development of this type of farming system became a problematic area, particularly in the arid and semi arid zones (GEF, et al., (1999) (Sanyu Consultants inc. (2001). This is because huge vegetation covers was removed without replacement. The situation was aggravated by land misuse (mismanagement, poor agricultural practices, logging, overgrazing, and adoption of inappropriate technology)