In a significant move to tackle declining soil fertility and boost agricultural productivity, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Karlo) has embarked on an ambitious three ...

I can't get enough of this richly colored soil map of Kenya. So I made some wallpapers. I've always had a soft spot for maps. Geologic ones, especially.

A first-of-its-kind approach to carbon capture could combat climate change and help millions of people across Africa.

By Malavika Vyawahare In 2019, scientists set out to map the extent of seagrass in Seychelles, an island nation off the eastern coast of Africa. There, they hit upon a startling number: More than ...

A number of farmers in Kenya are turning to specialist soil scientists in order to combat increasingly acidic soil which they blame on chemical fertilizers. With a decline in production due to ...

Nairobi, Kenya (13 January 2009)—Responding to sub-Saharan Africa's soil health crisis, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) announced today an ambitious new effort to ...

Kikuyumoja’s realm shares her wonderful discovery of scientific maps of Kenya….and came across a HUGE collection of amazingly detailed maps for scientific use – scanned & published online by the DG ...

The Government has embarked on a drive to map Kenyan soils to establish their nutrient deficiency in a bid to improve agricultural production.

By providing information on indicators of land degradation – like soil erosion – in the form of maps, it helps to target rehabilitation efforts. It will show how degraded the land is, and how ...

Most soils in Western Kenya do not have adequate amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus required for good crop growth and yield.