Degradace půdy a potravinová bezpečnost v oblasti Sahel

The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the condition of land degradation and food security in the Sahel region. The thesis is divided into three sections: the theoretical and practical section and the proposal. The first part is dedicated to description of the soil types, the main factors of degradation, which affect the quality of soil, and the means of measuring food security. The second section follows the data from theoretical section and presents the analysis of the soil quality, the proportion of agricultural land from total area of the country, the agricultural production and food security with focus on health condition of the population. The situation is analyzed in the selected countries of the Sahel, specifically Mali and Niger. The proposal describes the changes of state policies in the area of agricultural production, the procedures against land degradation and low level of food security in accordance with sustainable development.