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Swaans, K.Peden, Donald G.[Rainwater management for resilient livelihoods: Integrated termite management helps restore East African rangelands]Rainwater management for resilient livelihoods: Integrated termite management helps restore East African rangelands

Korir, Mercy JebetPaul, BirtheNyawira, Sylvia Sarah[Assessing soil health benefits of forage grasses - A review of methods]Assessing soil health benefits of forage grasses - A review of methods

Addisie, Meseret B.Alebachew, AzaluAyele, Getaneh K.Tilahun, Seifu A.Hailu, NigusMekuria, Wolde M.Langandoen, EddySteenhuis, Tammo S.[Low-cost measures can reclaim gullies and reduce soil erosion in the Ethiopian highlands]Low-cost measures can reclaim gullies and reduce soil erosion in the Ethiopian highlands

When it comes to “future-proofing” farming activities, it’s time to mainstream soil health into efforts to make farming more resilient to the impacts of climate change. This entails assessing which agricultural practices preserve and rehabilitate the soil, while leaving a minimal climate footprin...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[CIAT and Germany in Western Kenya: uniting for impact]CIAT and Germany in Western Kenya: uniting for impact

Better soil health can increase agricultural productivity. Restoration activities can build on-farm resilience and contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Land and soil health surveys can improve crop modeling predictions under various climate scenarios and guide more targeted in...


Winowiecki, Leigh A.Mwongera, CarolineLäderach, PeterAcosta, MariolaAmpaire, Edidah L.Eitzinger, AntonLamanna, ChristineMwungu, Chris MiyinziShikuku, K.M.Twyman, Jennifer[Invest in climate-smart soil and land health]Invest in climate-smart soil and land health

International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Estrategia CIAT Actualización 2018-2020]Estrategia CIAT Actualización 2018-2020

The total number of livestock worldwide is estimated at 17 billion. Around two thirds - 5 billion hectares - of the world’s total agricultural area is used to feed these animals, including 3.4 billion hectares of grazing land. Much of this land has been severely degraded by overgrazing and unsust...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Big win: Improving grasslands]Big win: Improving grasslands

Carbon sequestration by soils can mitigate climate change; the stock of carbon in the soil is twice that in the atmosphere. Small changes in soil carbon can have a big impact on atmospheric carbon - according to recent analysis by scientists at CIAT and The Nature Conservancy


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Big win: Soil Organic Carbon: absorbing carbon back into the soil]Big win: Soil Organic Carbon: absorbing carbon back into the soil

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