East Africalegacy soil mapsIn discussions on peatlands and organic soils in the tropics, SE Asia prevails in public and scientific perception, whereas Africa remains largely out of focus. However, evaluation of legacy soil maps and scientific literature reveals that also East Africa contains large ...
Sulphur measurements made on soils in East Africa revealed the unexpected occurrence of sulphates in forest subsoils. Soil profiles from plantation and natural forests were analysed and a general pattern of sulphur distribution was found. It has been found that in addition to the sulphur cycle depe...
At least one third of South Africa's total grain crop, mainly maize and wheat, is produced in the Free State. Crop production potential and sensitivity to degradation depend largely on the interaction of climate and soil. Climatic conditions vary from arid in the south and southwestern region ...
Henao, J. & Baanante, C. Agricultural Production and Soil Nutrient Mining in Africa: Implications for Resource Conservation and Policy Development (International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development, 2006). Google Scholar Committee on a Study of Technologies to Benefit Farmers in Af...
AfricafluorosistoxicityBongo districtcropsBongo district of the Upper East Region of Ghana relies on groundwater as the main source of potable water supply for domestic purposes. However, available literature indicated that groundwater in the area has elevated fluoride levels. Little work is done on ...
Soils are used in many different ways including agriculture, horticulture, forestry, agro-forestry, pasturing, foundation engineering, mining, ceramics, pottery, medicine, and in many other purposes. Agricultural soils are used for cropping, livestock re
Volcanic ash soils contain a disproportionate amount of soil C in soil organic matter (SOM) (Batjes, 1996; Eswaran et al., 1993) because they comprise only 0.84% of the global land area but may contain several times more C than non-volcanic soils (Dahlgren et al., 2004). These soils ...
Thesedryland soilshave been a factor of primary importance in human history. The oldest hominidfossilsare found in east Africa in sediments withpaleosolscontaining pedogenic carbonate indicating an arid or semiarid climate. The transition from hunting-and-gathering toagriculturetook place in arid and ...
Air pollution in Sumatra in 2013, where peatlands were burned to clear land for a palm-oil plantation. Credit: Ulet Infansasti/GreenpeaceSoils are crucial to managing climate change. They contain two to three times more carbon than the atmosphere. Plants circulate carbon dioxide from the air ...
The VH is located between the Vaal and Harts Rivers, in the north-east of the Northern Cape province, bordering the North West province of South Africa (Fig. 1b). Maize is cultivated in the area, but in recent years, pecan nut farming has become more popular. Due to the drier climatic...