As Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 World Soil Day, The Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO), and experts in the agricultural sector have warned against practices ...

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Soil salinisation (in Luganda commonly known as lunnyo soils) is an increasing issue for crops grown under irrigation, which could become a more widespread practice in some regions of the world due to ...

Soil salinity, a critical factor underpinning land degradation and diminishing agricultural productivity, poses a major threat to global food security and environmental sustainability. Recent advances ...

One-third of the Earth’s land surface is already degraded. The UN estimates that more than 2.6 billion people are harmed by land degradation, with countries losing up to US$10.6 trillion (£7.8 ...

The Lagos State Government has sensitised farmers in the state on the negative effects of salinisation on soils and growth of crops. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this ...

Mohamed Hassona, horticulturist at the Qur'anic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), says the World Soil Day is aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of keeping ...

Takoradi — The Acting Director, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Dr Edward Yeboah, has called on scientists to take steps and stop soil ...

Iraq is a “country facing the most and acting the least,” says one expert. Over the next decade, up to 90 per cent of archaeological sites in southern Iraq are at risk from dry winters and hotter ...

Agriculture is one of the main sectors impacted by the impacts of climate change and its effects are very much felt due to the dependency on the natural resources that this livelihood has. Among the ...

NAKHON RATCHASIMA : A researcher has warned local rice farmers against using a geological survey report compiled by Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University as central evidence in their legal battle over ...

studies suggest that increased fertilizer use does not always result in better agricultural yields. A new report has raised concerns over the state of agricultural soil in Kenya, revealing that only ...