Realizing soil health for food security in Africa

Dramatic improvements in soil health are necessary to increase agricultural production and reduce crop failures. We provide recommendations for scaling of soil health and fertility management in Africa through practical approaches to prioritization, evidence-based policy and effective extension.

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Autores principales: Snapp, Sieglinde S., Chamberlin, Jordan, Winowiecki, Leigh A., Amede, Tilahun, Aynekulu, Ermias, Gameda, Samuel, Herrick, Jeffrey E., Lal, Rattan, Marenya, Paswel, Nagarajan, Latha, Stewart, Zachary, Vågen, Tor
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172569
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author Snapp, Sieglinde S.
Chamberlin, Jordan
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
Amede, Tilahun
Aynekulu, Ermias
Gameda, Samuel
Herrick, Jeffrey E.
Lal, Rattan
Marenya, Paswel
Nagarajan, Latha
Stewart, Zachary
Vågen, Tor
author_browse Amede, Tilahun
Aynekulu, Ermias
Chamberlin, Jordan
Gameda, Samuel
Herrick, Jeffrey E.
Lal, Rattan
Marenya, Paswel
Nagarajan, Latha
Snapp, Sieglinde S.
Stewart, Zachary
Vågen, Tor
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
author_facet Snapp, Sieglinde S.
Chamberlin, Jordan
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
Amede, Tilahun
Aynekulu, Ermias
Gameda, Samuel
Herrick, Jeffrey E.
Lal, Rattan
Marenya, Paswel
Nagarajan, Latha
Stewart, Zachary
Vågen, Tor
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spelling CGSpace1725692025-12-08T09:54:28Z Realizing soil health for food security in Africa Snapp, Sieglinde S. Chamberlin, Jordan Winowiecki, Leigh A. Amede, Tilahun Aynekulu, Ermias Gameda, Samuel Herrick, Jeffrey E. Lal, Rattan Marenya, Paswel Nagarajan, Latha Stewart, Zachary Vågen, Tor developing countries agriculture sustainability soil quality integrated soil fertility management food security Dramatic improvements in soil health are necessary to increase agricultural production and reduce crop failures. We provide recommendations for scaling of soil health and fertility management in Africa through practical approaches to prioritization, evidence-based policy and effective extension. 2025 2025-01-30T18:12:20Z 2025-01-30T18:12:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172569 en Limited Access Springer Snapp, S., Chamberlin, J., Winowiecki, L., Amede, T., Aynekulu, E., Gameda, S., Herrick, J. E., Lal, R., Marenya, P., Nagarajan, L., Stewart, Z., & Vågen, T. (2024). Realizing soil health for food security in Africa. Nature Sustainability, 8(1), 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01482-9
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agriculture
sustainability
soil quality
integrated soil fertility management
food security
Snapp, Sieglinde S.
Chamberlin, Jordan
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
Amede, Tilahun
Aynekulu, Ermias
Gameda, Samuel
Herrick, Jeffrey E.
Lal, Rattan
Marenya, Paswel
Nagarajan, Latha
Stewart, Zachary
Vågen, Tor
Realizing soil health for food security in Africa
title Realizing soil health for food security in Africa
title_full Realizing soil health for food security in Africa
title_fullStr Realizing soil health for food security in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Realizing soil health for food security in Africa
title_short Realizing soil health for food security in Africa
title_sort realizing soil health for food security in africa
topic developing countries
agriculture
sustainability
soil quality
integrated soil fertility management
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172569
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