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CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Testing the health of African soil with new technology

Many people across Africa depend on agricultural land for their livelihoods but land degradation and soil erosion is widespread. Now a new process of using infra-red light to analyse soil samples can help to give an understanding of the key drivers of poor soil health.

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