%0 Book Section
%9 OS CH : Chapitres d'ouvrages scientifiques
%A Njeru, C.
%A Calatayud, Paul-André
%A Le Rü, Bruno
%A Mohamed, S.
%A Ndonye, S.
%A Johansson, T.
%T Promoting soil health and productivity in Eastern Arc mountain ecosystems through collaboration and networks
%B Understanding mountain soils : a contribution from mountain areas to the International Year of Soils 2015
%C Rome
%D 2015
%E Romeo, R.
%E Vita, A.
%E Manuelli, S.
%E Zanini, E.
%E Freppaz, M.
%E Stanchi, S.
%L fdi:010064566
%G ENG
%I FAO
%@ 978-92-5-108804-3
%K 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
%K ZONE DE MONTAGNE
%K KENYA ; KILIMANJARO
%K TAITA
%P 119-121
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064566
%> https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers15-06/010064566.pdf
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X Smallholder farmers in the Taita hills and Mount Kilimanjaro recognize the need to conserve soil nutrients of fields and farms located in the upper, middle and lower zones of mountainous areas. These 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.
%$ 068EROSOL