Farmers' knowledge of soils and the sustainability of agriculture in a saline water ecosystem in Southwestern Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorAli, A. M. S.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBangladeshen
dc.coverage.temporal1999 - 1999en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:08:09Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:08:09Zen
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractFarmers in Bangladesh already possess knowledge of local soils and management strategies that allow them to farm sustainably, even in an area of high potential water erosion and salinity. Farmer interviews were conducted in the village of Damarpota, where a scientific soil study was done at the same time, proving that local knowledge of soils described typology, properties, top soil restraints and management problems. The farmers' lack of knowledge regarding soil genesis, chemistry, and morphology was not detrimental to their management practices because they had been developed over generations using small, on-farm experiments. The researchers believe that farmer's knowledge is a valuable reservoir of information that should be incorporated into national scientific databases and be available when developing agricultural policies. This can be achieved through increasing smallholder farmers' participation in the national agricultural policy-making processes in which the farmers and the scientists will equally contribute, and their knowledge of soils will supplement each other. Involving farmers in the process will promote sustainable agriculture and address problems with soil health and food security.en
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dc.identifier4765en
dc.identifier.citationGeoderma 111(3-4): 333¿353en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00271-9en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69002en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevier, Geodermaen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.en
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dc.subjectSoil degradationen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectSubsistence productionen
dc.subjectBangladeshen
dc.subjectFarmer's typology of soilsen
dc.subjectSustainable farmingen
dc.subjectSoil classificationen
dc.subjectSalinityen
dc.subjectField Scale Governanceen
dc.titleFarmers' knowledge of soils and the sustainability of agriculture in a saline water ecosystem in Southwestern Bangladeshen
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