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Humanity is facing fundamental challenges in the anthropocene on how to produce food, fodder and fibre, in an era of increasingly limited resources. Freshwater and healthy soil systems are fundamental in this, and in particular in areas with high rainfall variability soils with low inherent nutrient status and people with marginal resources to invest in their local landscape production resources.
This paper argue that soil and water management for healthy soil systems and availability of soils moisture (green water) are a first step towards transforming landscapes to more productive and sustainable, and yet an untapped opportunity in particular in sub-Sahara Africa and South Asia semiarid and sub-humid tropical areas. Three examples of transforming landscapes in India, Burkina Faso and Tanzania serve to inform on processes of change initiated by managing soil health and water in landscape. Changes have been achieved over 15-30 years, although not always towards an healthy state of the landscapes. Positive change has been achieved with significant internal and external investments, added knowledge and awareness, and through coupled soil nutrient and soil water interventions. Soil science academics can contribute to adoption of ‘green’ water management as a lever to accelerate improved production, productivity and sustainability of crops and surrounding ecosystem services in currently low yielding and unsustainable landscapes.
Journal article / Researchers explore three types of development transitions for low- and lower-middle-income countries that transition to low-carbon development.
Project / The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal.
Past event / The AgriFoSe2030 programme invites you to join the launch of the second volume of its edible insects cookbook.
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