Soft and red, hard and black: Getting up close and personal with local soils in Senegal's Peanut Basin with farmers who are managing them sustainably

McClintock, N. C.2016-04-192016-04-192005Sustainable in Senegal series Intro no. 2http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65619Metadata only recordThis article relates the work of The Rodale Institute in Senegal's peanut basin. Farmers are asked to classify their local soil types in terms of color and texture and how they manage soil fertility, particularly locally available amendments.text/plainen-USParticipatory processesSoil nutrientsSoil managementSoil fertilitySoil qualityLocal knowledgeSenegalPeanut basinLocal amendmentsFarm/Enterprise ScaleSoft and red, hard and black: Getting up close and personal with local soils in Senegal's Peanut Basin with farmers who are managing them sustainablyAbstract