Soil pollution and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: State of the knowledge and remediation technologies

The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region bears the blunt of soil pollution mainly due to-haphazard disposal and gross mismanagement a wide assortment pollutants generated from within outside region. Pollution agricultural soils in is so intense that out 80 countries substantially affected by land degradation (soil pollution, inclusive) world, 36 are found Africa, SSA, particular. has resulted into significant reduction their ability to support crop growth yield apart jeopardizing safety security produce SSA. Consequences on human health inadequately reported, but they range non-fatal, life-changing effects like skin damage acute, invariably fatal incidences exposure milt chronic effects. We show this review, while science advancement technology provided multitude alternative techniques control remediation soils, such largely inaccessible most SSA countries. There also lack coordination development, enforcement implementation legal political instruments tackle growing risk contamination across Couple with this, data status affects countries’ capacity devise plan policies can help reduce pollution. Countries need maximize efforts reverse already polluted pieces through strengthening programs, research how best gather, maintain complement actions inform decision-making.