The first Soil Atlas of Africa became available last month. Bernard Appiah at the Guardian tells us why this atlas is big news.
Living in the British Isles as I do, it’s almost unthinkable for soils to be a mystery. But across the world there’s often a lack of soil knowledge. This African atlas is groundbreaking (pun intentional) and I hope policymakers will use it well.
[Edit] My fellow blogger Henricus Peters at Learn from Nature tells us more about the new atlas.
Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 