Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America
The increasing attention paid to local soil knowledge in recent years is the result of a greater recognition that the knowledge of people who have been interacting with their soils for long time can offer many insights about the sustainable management of tropical soils. This paper describes two appr...
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| author | Barrios, E. Trejo Tercero, M.T. |
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| description | The increasing attention paid to local soil knowledge in recent years is the result of a greater recognition that the knowledge of people who have been interacting with their soils for long time can offer many insights about the sustainable management of tropical soils. This paper describes two approaches in the process of eliciting local information. Case studies show that there is a consistent rational basis to the use of local indicators of soil quality and their relation to improved soil management. The participatory process used is shown to have considerable potential in facilitating farmer consensus about which soil-related constraints should be tackled first. Consensus building is presented as an important step prior to collective action by farming communities in integrated soil management at the landscape scale. Taking advantage of the complementary nature of local and scientific knowledge is highlighted as an overall strategy for sustainable soil management. |
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| spelling | CGSpace435612025-11-12T05:53:11Z Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America Barrios, E. Trejo Tercero, M.T. soil management natural resources manejo de recursos indigenous knowledge soil fertility soil chemicophysical properties soil biology indicator plants case studies hillsides honduras manejo del suelo recursos naturales resource management conocimiento indígena fertilidad del suelo propiedades físico - químicas suelo biología del suelo plantas indicadoras estudios de casos prácticos laderas The increasing attention paid to local soil knowledge in recent years is the result of a greater recognition that the knowledge of people who have been interacting with their soils for long time can offer many insights about the sustainable management of tropical soils. This paper describes two approaches in the process of eliciting local information. Case studies show that there is a consistent rational basis to the use of local indicators of soil quality and their relation to improved soil management. The participatory process used is shown to have considerable potential in facilitating farmer consensus about which soil-related constraints should be tackled first. Consensus building is presented as an important step prior to collective action by farming communities in integrated soil management at the landscape scale. Taking advantage of the complementary nature of local and scientific knowledge is highlighted as an overall strategy for sustainable soil management. 2003 2014-09-24T08:42:19Z 2014-09-24T08:42:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43561 en Open Access application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | soil management natural resources manejo de recursos indigenous knowledge soil fertility soil chemicophysical properties soil biology indicator plants case studies hillsides honduras manejo del suelo recursos naturales resource management conocimiento indígena fertilidad del suelo propiedades físico - químicas suelo biología del suelo plantas indicadoras estudios de casos prácticos laderas Barrios, E. Trejo Tercero, M.T. Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America |
| title | Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America |
| title_full | Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America |
| title_fullStr | Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America |
| title_short | Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America |
| title_sort | implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in latin america |
| topic | soil management natural resources manejo de recursos indigenous knowledge soil fertility soil chemicophysical properties soil biology indicator plants case studies hillsides honduras manejo del suelo recursos naturales resource management conocimiento indígena fertilidad del suelo propiedades físico - químicas suelo biología del suelo plantas indicadoras estudios de casos prácticos laderas |
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