Description of Challenge
Degradation of soils resulting in low harvest yields, ecological demise, climate change, et cetera.Several useful links to resources from the Africa Soil Information Service
Solution
The first video link explains in 10 minutes why healthy soils are crucial for Africa’s prosperity and health.
The second video links to the great documentary Dirt! on why soil needs to be alive in order to sustain a healthy ecosystem and food production.
The third link directs to a page on the Africa Soil Information Service website with several links to soil maps, soil quality databases and other tools that may be useful to investigate the quality of the soils in your area.
The fourth link directs to a page on the World Soil Information website with soil property maps of Africa.
