Soils

Handful of soil

Smallholder farmers depend on healthy soil to increase their yields and incomes — making it critical to food security. This compilation of resources covers everything from soil variation and fertility to the evolving knowledge base around fertilizer use. Agrilinks' collections showcase key past content on important themes related to agriculture and food security. 

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potato growing in raised beds
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Soil Variation and Why It Matters

Jun 29, 2017 online
Crop yields in much of the developing world remain below potential, partly due to low adoption of profitable technologies such as improved seeds and fertilizer. Some contend the problem is...
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Fertilizer Subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Smart Policy or Political Trap?

Mar 25, 2015 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Meridian Room Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States
Fertilizer application rates in Sub-Saharan Africa stand at a tiny fraction of their levels in other parts of the developing world. In response, a number of countries have implemented fertilizer...
Photo credit: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
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Smallholder Adoption of Integrated Soil Fertility Management

Jan 28, 2015 Ronald Reagan Building Oceanic Room A/B, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States
Degraded soils and the lack of sound soil management practices can result in yield loss that affects smallholder farmer livelihoods. To prevent soil degradation, some agricultural development programs promote practices...
Green rice fields on Bali island
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Integrating Landscape Management into Climate-Smart Agriculture

Dec 17, 2014 The Willard Office Building, 7th Floor 1455 Pennsylvania Ave. (Entrance on F Street) Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Agricultural production, land use change and forestry generate about one-quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions annually. At the same time, products taken off the land—including food—are among those most sensitive...
Smallholder farmer showing his harverst
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Scaling-up Re-greening Solutions in Africa to Boost Smallholder Yields

Jan 22, 2014 online
How can Sub-Saharan Africa adequately feed a rapidly growing population in a manner that both advances economic development and reduces pressure on the environment? A recent report on “Improving Land...