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ILRI News on soils

08 Apr 2019

Kenyan agriculturist Su Kahumbu on the need for ‘pro-smallholder’ and ‘pro-soil’ policies

Su Kahumbu with John Njure, a small-scale Kenyan dairy farmer (photo credit: iCow). TED Fellow Su Kahumbu is one of Kenya’s most authoritative and sustainable farmers. She is the brains behind two social enterprises: ‘Green Dreams TECH Ltd’, an organic farm and service connecting Kenya’s small-...

Africa RISING feed

11 Jun 2018

Simret Yasabu

The value of systems research—reflections from Africa RISING partners

Africa RISING – a research-in-development program –followed a ‘farming systems research’ approach in line with its objective of ‘creating opportunities for smallholder farm households to move out of hunger and poverty through sustainably intensified farming systems that improve food, nutrition, and...

Africa RISING feed

21 Mar 2018

Simret Yasabu

Site-specific nutrient management can double grain yields contributing to food security

Farming systems in Ethiopia are plagued by soil-related problems which lead to poor productivity, declining soil fertility and soil erosion. Other common farming-related challenges include low fertilizer use and reduced farmlands because of population pressure. Government efforts to address these...

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Publications on soils

Journal Article

Published2019

Dynamics of the soil seed bank over the short-term after bush clearing in a semi-arid shrubland in Springbokvlakte thornveld of South Africa

Journal Article

Published2019

International Livestock Research Institute

Tags: soils

ILRI News on soils

Kenyan agriculturist Su Kahumbu on the need for ‘pro-smallholder’ and ‘pro-soil’ policies

The value of systems research—reflections from Africa RISING partners

Site-specific nutrient management can double grain yields contributing to food security

Publications on soils

Dynamics of the soil seed bank over the short-term after bush clearing in a semi-arid shrubland in Springbokvlakte thornveld of South Africa

Manure management practices and policies in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications on manure quality as a fertilizer

Influence of soil properties on N2O and CO2 emissions from excreta deposited on tropical pastures in Kenya

Soil greenhouse gas emissions under different land-use types in Savanna ecosystems of Kenya

Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil

Nitrogen turnover and N2O/N2 ratio of three contrasting tropical soils amended with biochar