Adaptation of Soil Judging for Cameroon.

Adaptation of Soil Judging to Cameroon can significantly enhance soil science education in the country. This may not only impact schools but also several government sectors such as public health, agriculture, housing and town planning and the transportation sector. A study was conducted on how to adapt conventional soil judging as practiced in the United States for Cameroon by a graduate student from that country using an undergraduate-level Soil Judging course taught at Clemson University together with a regional, multi-state soil judging competition. Over the course of the study, the student from Cameroon received training on 4 of the 8 soil orders that are present in Cameroon and also encountered in the Southeastern United States. A Southeastern Region Soil Judging Handbook was used as a guide for the development of teaching materials for Cameroon. Soil judging teaching materials prepared for Cameroon included tables of soil physical and chemical properties, topographic maps, and scorecards. Newly developed teaching materials can significantly enhance soil science education in Cameroon which may be part of an important long term solution to mitigate ineffective land use management.