Policy Brief
Policy Brief: Managing Salt Affected Soils in Tanzania
Michelle DeFreese,
Leland Fellow
This Policy Brief outlines the lessons learned from research on ways to manage salt-affected soils to restore their productivity.
“Studies done with funding from the Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI)—a USAID Feed the Future Project— from 2013-2016 have shown that integrated salt-affected soil management and mitigation approaches have the potential to address the complex problems of salt-induced land degradation. Results from these studies indicate that five different management options can effectively improve production on salt affected soils. These management options include application of gypsum, farmyard manure, sawdust, and rice hulls, as well as the use of salt-tolerant rice varieties.”
Publication tags: Policy Brief - Soil health - Policymakers, Project implementers, Researchers
Michelle received her BSc degree in Anthropology at Rutgers University and studied abroad at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She completed an MA in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), University of Geneva in Switzerland. During her postgraduate studies, she completed internships at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome and the Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the United Nations in Geneva. Following her studies, Michelle was based at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and traveled to document project activities, organize stakeholder focus groups, and carry out interviews of smallholder farmers and farmer cooperatives in Africa and Asia. Originally from New Jersey, Michelle is a polyglot and is looking forward to learning Swahili during her field placement.
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