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Common problems facing dry lands include:
-Declining soil fertility due to over cultivation.
-Over grazing
-Degradation of woodlands due to encroachment.
-Desertification.
-Drought.
-Ecosystem degradation.
-Inadequate fuelwood.
-Inadequate fodder.
-Soil erosion.
-Shortening of fallow period.
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