A Review on Challenges and Opportunities in Management of Soils of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Kenya
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چکیده
Arid and semi-arid lands occupy currently 88% of arable land mass in Kenya, a region with significant diversity production systems economic opportunities. However, these areas are characterised by low erratic rainfall, hence challenges to agriculture socioeconomic development the wake an increasing population impacts climate change. This review seeks identify key opportunities associated management agricultural soils arid communities. regions Kenya dominated 10 soil types; Solanchaks, Solonetz, Cambisols, Arenosols, Leptosols, Vertisols, Fluvisols, Phoezems, Calcisols, Gypsisols. Among main fertility moisture stress, high erodibility, organic matter content, salinity, sodium toxicity, deficiencies mainly N, P, Zn, Fe, vulnerability over 14 million inhabitants shocks crop pasture production. Moreover, adoption conservation practices remains as existing technologies have been criticized for being too abstract not providing context site-specific solutions. Improving levels enhances ecosystem functions food regions. Encouraging farmers join water groups, while incentives, could potentially accelerate at farm level through pulling resources together. Future research validate site context-specific integrated improvement is evitable enhance functions, livelihood house hold level.
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عنوان ژورنال: East African journal of environment and natural resources
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2707-4234', '2707-4242']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.5.1.840