Tanzania is losing fertile land to soil erosion: What's happening and what can be done

Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion—soil erosion caused by flowing water—is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even villages. These gullies grow ...
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Kaduna ACReSAL sensitises residents to gully erosion control project in two communities

Kaduna Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, sensitised residents of ...
The Gazette

Researchers find Iowa’s farm ponds are filling with sediment faster than expected

Iowa researchers have found that farm ponds — designed to control flooding and curb the amount of soil and organic materials ...
Southeast Iowa Union

Gully erosion filling up ponds faster than expected

Farm pond in Wapello County selected for study of longevity of ponds built as a flood-control impoundment and their capacity to store phosphorus. (Photo by Matthew Streeter, University of Iowa) Buy ...