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Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Volume 185, Issue 6, Page 752-765, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Looking at soils from the perspective of an environmental scientist or agronomist might neglect various dimensions of valuation that can be attributed to soils. Especially social and cultural connoted values including ecosystem services cannot always be measured in terms of scientific values or classified as soil types or soil qualities in a ...
Sandra Teuber +8 more
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Activating dark earths: somatosoils and the carbonic loops of Amazonian ecologies
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 854-874, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Inspired by the fertility and climate change‐mitigation properties of the so‐called Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), soil science has devised a technoscientific replica, a soil amendment known as biochar, intended to improve agricultural sustainability and carbon storage in the biosphere. Drawing on fieldwork with Afroindigenous horticulturalists,
Aníbal G. Arregui
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Forest and Society, 2022 Having farmers draw soil maps of their communities has been frequently advocated as a faster, cheaper alternative to scientific soil surveying in developing countries.
Sujitra Yodda +2 more
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Ethnoscience A Bridge To Back To Nature [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Ethnoscience is a paradigm emerged in anthropology in mid-1950s, as a further result of the attempts made by some American anthropologists to redefine the concept of culture that will be in line with the new model they adopt for their study and ...
Putra Heddy S. A.
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Soil health and well-being: Redefining soil health based upon a plurality of values
Soil Security, 2021 The dominant research paradigm for soil health emphasizes instrumental values to achieve sustainable food systems. However, soil provides a plurality of values in society beyond instrumental value contributing to human well-being.
Claire N. Friedrichsen +5 more
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Farmers' local knowledge of soil fertility in bamboo plantations in the Western Highlands, Cameroon
Advances in Bamboo Science, 2023 Cameroon is strongly committed to restoring degraded land through the sustainable use of bamboo and other non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and reduction of CO2 emissions. However, research has not
Gilles Rolin Kenfack Ananfack +2 more
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Farmers' knowledge and use of soil fauna in agriculture: a worldwide review
Ecology and Society, 2016 General knowledge of the small, invisible, or hidden organisms that make soil one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth is thought to be scarce, despite their importance in food systems and agricultural production.
Natasha Pauli +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2009 As terras indígenas são destinadas à reprodução física e cultural, segundo os usos, costumes e tradições de seus povos. A experiência de agricultores Guarani Mbya na terra indígena Boa Vista do Sertão do Promirim foi considerada pela distinção de ...
Júlio Lucena de Araújo +2 more
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Use of Organic Materials to Maintain Soil Quality by Thai-Lao Rice Farmers in Northeast Thailand
Forest and Society, 2021 Maintaining soil quality is a major problem for traditional farmers in the tropics. Many rely on organic amendments to enhance the productivity of their fields. However, indigenous knowledge about soil organic matter (SOM) and its management has received
Sujitra Yodda +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2008 O conhecimento dos agricultores sobre o uso das terras pode auxiliar no levantamento de solos. Este trabalho foi realizado na Fazenda Americana, Norte do Estado de Minas Gerais, com o objetivo de relacionar o conhecimento local do ambiente com os ...
Luiz Arnaldo Fernandes +4 more
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