{"id":10901,"date":"2021-10-26T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/luce-carbonio-africa\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T19:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:48:24","slug":"light-carbon-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/innovation-technology\/light-carbon-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Low cost technology helps African farmers to measure carbon in soil"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Malawi, a $400 calibrated reflectometer has allowed to record the carbon concentration in soil. A key step for better managing agricultural land<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Carbon content is crucial for soil productivity<\/a>. Its accurate determination, moreover, is the starting point for a proper land management. Which means selecting the right nutrients and irrigation strategies. And, more in general, making the right decisions in calibrating all the factors<\/strong> that contribute to agricultural yield <\/strong>increase. This process, however, can be very expensive and unaffordable for smallholders. In order to solve the problem, a team of researchers has tried to develop an alternative low cost method. And the results, released in recent months, look very promising.<\/p>\n

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Well managed soil can offset as much as 34% of agricultural emissions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n