Category Archives: soil fertility

The effect of overgrazing and grazing exclusion on soil organic matter content (Google / Science Direct)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880911003896 Carbon and nitrogen in degraded Brazilian semi-arid soils undergoing desertification F.P. Sousaa, T.O. Ferreiraa, , , E.S. Mendonçab, R.E. Romeroa, J.G.B. Oliveirac Abstract Although the effects of grazing exclusions on the recovery … Continue reading →

Posted in grazing / overgrazing, Soil, soil fertility

A renewed international effort to assure sufficient fertile and healthy soils (FAO)

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/89277/icode/ Global soil partnership for food security launched at FAO 7 September 2011, Rome – FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf warned today that pressure on the world’s soil resources and land degradation are threatening global food security. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, FAO, food / food security, Soil, soil fertility

A soil fertility index for agriculture regions across India (Google / Business Standard)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/assocham-advocates-soil-fertility-index-to-ensure-food-security/444751/ Assocham advocates soil fertility index to ensure food security Virendra Singh Rawat / New Delhi/ Lucknow The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has suggested evolving a soil fertility … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, soil fertility

Ensuring continued fertility of the farms (Google / IIFL)

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/ASSOCHAM-calls-to-evlove-soil-fertility-index/5208459102 India Infoline News Service / 16:02 , Jul 28, 2011 Soil condition is the most critical factor in ensuring continued fertility of the farms. Industry chamber ASSOCHAM today called for evolving a … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, soil fertility

Food security’s true foundation (UNCCD)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Read at : http://newsbox.unccd.int/ by Luc Gnacadja UNCCD Executive Secretary In 2010 we launched the International Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification. We featured agroforestry in a previous issue of UNCCD News, marking the January 2011 launch of … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, Desertification, drought, drought tolerant plants, drylands, food / food security, ICARDA, ICRISAT, small-scale farming, soil fertility, UNCCD

What an understanding of beneficial biology could do for the fruit and veggies (Facebook / Urban Garden Magazine)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Read at : Facebook – Sidmouth KAIETEUR http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2011/02/breeding-microbes-with-compost-tea/ Breeding Microbes with Compost Tea Unveiling the Microscopic Secrets of Connoisseur Organic Growers “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than we do about the soil underfoot.” ~Leonardo da Vinci … Continue reading →

Posted in bacteria, biotechnology, Soil, soil fertility, Technologies

To improve soil fertility and boost farm productivity for millions (Gates Foundation)

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/improved-soil-health-knowledge-africa-101206.aspx CABI to Launch Major Push for Improved Soil Health Knowledge Across Africa Project will give farmers and policymakers in Sub-Saharan Africa knowledge they can use to improve soil fertility and boost farm productivity for millions WALLINGFORD, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, fertilizer - nutrients, soil fertility