African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnopedology for solving problems of soil management and sustainable agriculture implementation in West Africa Savannah regions

Drissa Diallo
  • Drissa Diallo
  • Unité des Sciences du Sol, DER STA IPR/IFRA de Katibougou, BP 6, Koulikoro, Mali.
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Bocar Allaye Diallo
  • Bocar Allaye Diallo
  • Unité des Sciences du Sol, DER STA IPR/IFRA de Katibougou, BP 6, Koulikoro, Mali.
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  •  Received: 04 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 August 2015
  •  Published: 10 March 2016

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Barrera-Bassols N, Zinck JA (2003). Etnopedology: a worldwide view on the soil knowledge of local people. Geoderma 111:171-195.
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