Sub-Saharan Africa By: PAt E-mail: mini@hotmail Introduction 2 Population 4 Fertility 4 Causes of High Fertility 5 Cultural determinants of fertility 5 Mortality 5 Migration and Refugee Issues 6 Agricultural Performance 7 Women's Time, and Their Role in Rural Production and Household Maintenance Systems 7 An Action Plan 8 Reducing Fertility Rates 8 Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture 8 Infrastructure Development and Settlement Policy 10 Water 10 Poverty 11 HIV/AIDS 11 Slowing Population Growth 12 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 15 Introduction Africa's hopes for a better future depend in large part on improving the …showed first 75 words of 2962 total…

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