Information
- Submitted by: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD
- Topic: Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture
- Keywords: Soil, food production, water conservation, fertility, organic matter, carbon
- Location: Africa
- Date of completion: 2012-12-31
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Deliverables & Resources
Pleading to give African soils the right place in the "the future we want"
Partner(s)
The network« Soil carbon for a sustainable agriculture in view of climate changes in Africa »
Network composed by scientist and NGOs working in Africa
Description/achievement of initiative
This commitment aims to better management of soils in Africa
Implementation methodologies
Showing that:
- soil is a crucial support for production systems;
- preserving the soil carbon content is essential, especially in arid and semi‐arid regions;
- it is necessary to quantify the impact of management practices on carbon sequestration in the soil, for various African pedoclimatic conditions;
- the linkage between research institutions, civil society and development organizations must be promoted;
- the dissemination of scientific results for decision makers, civil society and farmers must be reinforced;
- the expertise and training capacities of teams dealing with soils in Africa must be reinforced.
Deliverables
| Deliverable | Date |
| An efficient Network of Scientist and NGOs commited with the preservation of Soils in Africa | 2012 |
Resources
| Type | Details |
| Staff / Technical expertise | Network offering its expertises on soils in Africa |
| Other, please specify | Communication actions |