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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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Photo: SoilCares soil scanner.

Soil Scanner Attracts Youth to Agriculture

Kenyan young people have the chance to become soil experts with the support of SoilCares Foundation.

Mariya Petrova

Nov 02, 2017
Agricultural Productivity Youth
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...
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Photo Credit: Karen Chaffraix, Peace Corps
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Building Soil Health for Smallholder Resilience

Dec 10, 2015 online
Soils play a critical role in a number of key ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, food production, availability of surface and well water, and climate regulation. However, in many parts...
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Resilience Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition
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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...
Education and Extension Policy and Governance
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...
Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Policy and Governance
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...
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources
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...
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance
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