Tag: soil health
Nourishing Crops for Resilient Food Systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Africa & Middle East: How nourishing crops in sub-Saharan Africa can help to build resilient food systems.
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Solutions to Climate Change’s Impact on Soil Health
Africa & Middle East: On-the-ground solutions for helping African smallholders adapt to climate change and improve soil health.
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How Soil Health Contributes to Sustainable Development
Global: Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University,
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Solving The Water Crisis by Saving Money in Agriculture
Asia: Creative solutions in the Indian agriculture sector have been shown to save water, energy and money in the face of a national water crisis.
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Carbon Sequestration – Gaining Ground
Global: The importance of conservation agriculture techniques in building soil health and sequestering carbon.
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Two Innovations Transforming India’s Potato Sector
Asia: New innovations helping to make farming processes in India more sustainable and efficient.
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Ground Truth: Digital Innovations to Improve Soil Health
Africa & Middle East: Digital technologies have a critical role in helping us to understand the health of soil.
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Straightforward Soil Solutions for Smallholders
Africa & Middle East: Thomas Ngotho, Senior Consultant for Crops and Agronomy at Business for Development, discusses the ways farmers can maintain the health of their soil.
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Science-Based, Smarter Farming for Africa
Africa & Middle East: The use of data is important to mitigate the effects of climate change on agriculture.
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Erosion is Eating Away at African Farms: We Must Measure Damage
Africa & Middle East: Farmers besieged by erosion caused by extreme weather can reduce soil run off and improve incomes.
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Why Increasing Smallholder Resilience Starts with Soils
Asia: Soil degradation is a silent disaster. Find out how Livelihoods Fund is tackling this problem in Kenya.
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Mobilising Youth to Tackle Soil Degradation
Africa & Middle East: A young soil scientist tells Farming First about the tools and technologies he has utilised to empower young people to tackle soil degradation in Kenya.
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