Comparing farmer and measured assessments of soil quality in Tanzania: Do they align?
Abstract: Background: There is a wide gap between actual and potential yields for many crops in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Experts identify poor soil quality as a primary constraint to increased agricultural productivity. Therefore, increasing agricultural productivity by improving soil quality is seen as a viable strategy to enhance food security. Yet adoption rates of programs focused on improving soil quality have generally been lower than expected [1], [2]. Results: We explore a seldom considered factor that may limit farmers’ demand for improved soil quality, namely, whether the farmers’ self-assessment of their soil quality match the assessments of soil scientists. In this paper, using data from the Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZNPS), part of the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA), we compare farmers’ own assessments of soil quality with scientific measurements of soil quality from the Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD). The study fo.... https://journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/JNRD/article/view/738
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Comparing farmer and measured assessments of soil quality in Tanzania: Do they align? ; volume:6 ; year:2016
Journal of natural resources and development ; 6 (2016)
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Kelly, Allison C.
Leigh Anderson, C.
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10.5027/jnrd.v6i0.06
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022053111591908500870
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Kelly, Allison C.
- Leigh Anderson, C.
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