Soil Management And Agrodiversity: A Case Study From Arumeru, Arusha, Tanzania
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Dated: November 2001
Authors: Edina Kahembe , Fidelis Kaihura , Michael Stocking
A case study produced for the symposium on Managing biodiversity in agricultural systems, Montreal, 8-12 November, 2001. The paper examines methods and practices for farming and soil management used by farmers in Arumeru for addressing decreased crop yields associated with poor soil fertility, and how a focus on 'agrodiversity' is helping them work in challenging conditions.Extract: “Management diversity” (i.e. land transforming operations which influence the behavior of physical and chemical aspects of the soil, surface and near surface physical and biological processes, hydrology, micro- climate etc. (Brookfield and Stocking, 1999) and its impact on agrodiversity) is the focus of this paper. Different methods of managing the land, water and biota for crop production and the maintenance of soil fertility and structure are examined. Diverse soil management methods used by farmers in Arumeru to address diverse constraints all aimed at soil productivity improvement, agrodiversity enhancement and conservation are considered. Note: This resource was added to this database as part of a migration of resources from the now defunct CCRP Sphaera platform, and is still awaiting a comprehensive review and quality check.
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