In this issue - ~DEBATE: Fertilisers and the food crisis: debating soil fertility in Africa - Gender based violence among the Afar in Ethiopia. FOCUS ON..BIOFUELS: A polarised debate? - What do the experts say? - Bioenergy and pastoralism - Biofuels and land rights in Mozambique - A view from India. REPORTS: Dakar's building boom - WoDaaBe herders turn unpredictability into a key resource. INNOVATIONS: Using mobile phones in pastoral livestock marketing in Kenya. FEEDBACK: Offsetting the problem?. BOOKS AND RESOURCES.~Published twice a year. To subscribe email: drylands@iied.org