Ecological approach to soil fertility and health in the Tropics
Practices that improve the soil and meet crops needs
Description
This factsheet introduces soil fertility and health, explains how the holistic organic farming approach improves soil fertility, provides some practices which contribute to improving soil health and help meet the nutrient requirement of crops, animals and humans. The information is based on long-term experiments and on-farm research conducted in the scope of three projects across different countries in Africa, as well as Bolivia and India.
The products are intended for use by African farmers, advisors, teachers and students.
The accompanying poster, presentation and video related to this topic are available in Organic Eprints. These knowledge products are a part of a series covering further topics, such as: the ecological organic approach, pest and disease control, productivity, profitability and biodiversity. All products are available in Organic Eprints.
| Pages | 5 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Bautze, Lauren Dietemann |
| Publisher(s) | FiBL |
| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Publication Format | Dossier / Fact sheet |
| Version | Download only |
| Language | English |
| Item no. | 1474 |
- Advancing ecological organic agriculture in Africa
- SysCom and ProEcoAfrica/OFSA projects
- Ecological approach to organic farming in the Tropics
- Ecological approach to pest and disease management in the Tropics
- Productivity on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
- Profitability on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
- Biodiversity and climate change adaptation on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
