In Silico: Growing strong roots... automatically!!

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Date

2010

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Publisher

Bamako, Mali: SIBWA

Abstract

This newsletter compares a human's physical checkup to a test of an agricultural landscape in West Africa. It describes the importance of fast monitoring technologies and the new opportunities it can provide for smallholders. Upgraded mapping systems could improve the natural regeneration of shrubs and trees by providing helpful landscape information.

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Keywords

Resource management tools, Sustainable agriculture, Reforestation, Ecological restoration, Soil nutrients, Satellite allometry, Monitoring, Tree regeneration, Sibwa, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale

Citation

SIBWA Newsletter, 18 February 2010