"God Made the Soil, but We Made It Fertile": Gender, Knowledge, and Practice in the Formation and Use of African Dark Earths in Liberia and Sierra Leone

This paper describes West African farming practices and knowledge that lead to the formation of carbon-rich highfertility African Dark Earths (AfDE) — human-made soils analogous to Amazonian terra preta, yet subject to continuing production and use. Gender relations and women's roles are centra...

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