Full name:
One Acre Fund SoilDB
Version:
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Organization or Author:
Abstract:
One Acre Fund is a social enterprise that supplies smallholders farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty. Headquartered in Kakamega (Kenya) the organization works with farmers in rural villages throughout Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia. They envision a future in which every farm family has the knowledge and means to achieve big harvests, support healthy families, and cultivate rich soil.
As part of their activity on improving soil health, they have organised a soil sampling campaigns in Southern Tanzania. Throughout this project they have sampled 400 locations within the Mbeya, Iringa, and Kilolo Region.
As part of their activity on improving soil health, they have organised a soil sampling campaigns in Southern Tanzania. Throughout this project they have sampled 400 locations within the Mbeya, Iringa, and Kilolo Region.
Service location:
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Geographical Coverage:
National - Tanzania
GIS Data Type:
Vector - Point
Spatial resolution:
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Publication date:
2023-07-18
Reference period-start:
2014-??-??
Reference period-stop
2015-??-??
License:
Key Soil Properties:
pH, Aluminium, Boron, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Zinc, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Extractable Bases, Electrical Conductivity, Exchangeable acidity, Nitrogen, Carbon Total
Soil deph coverage (cm):
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Soil Functions:
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Soil Threats:
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Citation:
One Acre Fund, 2015. Southern Tanzania Soil DB
Soil parameters overview
| Original Soil Parameter | Unit of measurement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pH | - | pH |
| Al | ppm | Aluminium |
| B | ppm | Boron |
| Cu | ppm | Copper |
| Fe | ppm | Iron |
| Mn | ppm | Manganese |
| P | ppm | Phosphorus |
| S | ppm | Sulfur |
| Zn | ppm | Zinc |
| Na_exchangeble | cmolc/kg | Sodium |
| Ca_exchangeable | cmolc/kg | Calcium |
| Mg_exchangeable | cmolc/kg | Magnesium |
| K_exchangeable | cmolc/kg | Potassium |
| ExBas | cmolc/kg | Extractable Bases |
| Ecd | dS/m | Electrical Conductivity |
| ExAc | cmol/kg | Exchangeable acidity |
| N_total | % | Total Nitrogen |
| TC | % | Total Carbon |