@incollection{fdi:010064566, title = {{P}romoting soil health and productivity in {E}astern {A}rc mountain ecosystems through collaboration and networks}, author = {{N}jeru, {C}. and {C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo and {M}ohamed, {S}. and {N}donye, {S}. and {J}ohansson, {T}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}mallholder farmers in the {T}aita hills and {M}ount {K}ilimanjaro recognize the need to conserve soil nutrients of fields and farms located in the upper, middle and lower zones of mountainous areas. {T}hese mountain communities depend on rain-fed subsistence agriculture which means that for sustainable subsistence crop production, they also depend on nutrient availability and use efficiency in farming households. {A} study under way in the area has looked at loss of land cover and infestations of plant pests and diseases and is using this information to raise farmers’ awareness of soil fertility and to introduce best cropping practices.}, keywords = {{CONSERVATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {MISE} {EN} {VALEUR} {DU} {SOL} ; {HAUTE} {ALTITUDE} ; {SOL} {DEGRADE} ; {SOL} {CULTIVE} ; {AGROFORESTERIE} ; {PRATIQUE} {CULTURALE} ; {FERTILITE} {DU} {SOL} ; {PRODUCTION} {AGRICOLE} ; {PAUVRETE} ; {VULGARISATION} {AGRICOLE} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} {RURAL} ; {PROJET} {DE} {DEVELOPPEMENT} ; {ZONE} {DE} {MONTAGNE} ; {KENYA} ; {KILIMANJARO} ; {TAITA}}, booktitle = {{U}nderstanding mountain soils : a contribution from mountain areas to the {I}nternational {Y}ear of {S}oils 2015}, numero = {}, pages = {119--121}, address = {{R}ome}, publisher = {{FAO}}, series = {}, year = {2015}, ISBN = {978-92-5-108804-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064566}, }