From dunghills to compost pits and back again - only better: How Senegalese farmers learned, practiced then radically adapted composting to fit their land, culture and settings

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dc.contributor.authorMcClintock, N. C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.coverage.spatialSénégalen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:09:08Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:09:08Zen
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis article describes The Rodale Institute's experiences in promoting the practice of composting in Senegal. It describes the problem of "dis-adoption" of outreached technologies not well suited to farmers' constraints (such as labor). The article also highlights a success story of farmers adapting composting technology to meet their needs.en
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dc.identifier566en
dc.identifier.citationSustainable in Senegal series Intro no. 1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65620en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherNewFarm.orgen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.newfarm.org/international/senegal/0905/intro3.shtmlen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectCompostingen
dc.subjectDunghillsen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleFrom dunghills to compost pits and back again - only better: How Senegalese farmers learned, practiced then radically adapted composting to fit their land, culture and settingsen
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