The African Soil Information Service, or AfSIS, will respond to that need by making up-to-date assessments of soil properties. Researchers will probe the landscape of sub-Saharan Africa, ...

He looked for scientific literature on African soils and turned up nothing until he stumbled upon a similar discovery of soil improvement in the Amazon as far back as 5,000 years ago.

African soil is degrading ever faster, losing us millions of hectares a year. And while scientists have known for the longest time that soil ‘breathes out’ pure carbon dioxide, ...

A new type of soil property maps for Africa has been launched by ISRIC − World Soil Information in Wageningen, Netherlands. The maps are freely accessible.

New way proposed to save Africa's beleaguered soils Date: September 19, 2012 Source: Washington State University Summary: Researchers have made a case for a new type of agriculture that could ...

Declining soil quality is a food security concern across Africa. In Zimbabwe , once a regional breadbasket, about 70% of soils are acidic, according to the government.

Africa is one of the largest and most challenging regions for soil scientists with at least a 1000 soil types. The continent’s soils are more diverse. In most countries, soil survey maps are old.

Plant Perennials to Save Africa's Soils. Jerry D. Glover, John P. Reganold and Cindy M. Cox in Nature, Vol. 489, pages 359–361; September 20, 2012. FROM OUR ARCHIVES.

African soil is degrading ever faster, losing us millions of hectares a year. And while scientists have known for the longest time that soil "breathes out" pure carbon dioxide, ...

COULD the soil of Africa be developing an unstoppable malaise that will transform our continent from an innocent victim of climate change to its main driver? It seems the answer may be yes. For we ...