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172 months ago

ramneek (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	terres de barre
Context:	Ce sont : les terres de barre de la Préfecture de Vo dans la Région Maritime, la zone d’extrême Nord-Ouest du pays située entre Dapaong et la frontière du Burkina Faso, et la zone Est de la Région de la Kara. La dégradation des terres observée dans la zone Nord-Ouest de la Région des Savanes, à l’Est de la Région de la Kara et au Sud-Est de la Région Maritime est un phénomène continu. Aussi, risque-t-elle de déboucher sur un état de dégradation irréversible caractéristique de la désertification. .....

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172 months ago

wrote:

iron-rich sandy clay soil or reddish sandy clay soil

My comment:

argilo-sableux means sandy clay, literally.
Iron-rich makes it red or reddish

My references:

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La palmeraie du Sud Bénin avant la colonisation : essai d'analyse ...
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Ces plateaux sont composés de "la terre de barre", sols argilo-sableux réputés d'une grande fertilité; ils constituent le domaine privilégié de la palmeraie ...
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-red-soil.htm

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172 months ago

Susanne Rohner wrote:

Terres de Barre

My comment:

Sometimes it is also found with quotation marks "terres de barre" or "Terres de Barre"

My references:

www.springerlink.com/index/p3p624118x4pg238.pdf

http://books.google.de/books/about/Population_farming_systems_and_food_secu.html?id=Pq2WPQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/magazines/global/assessing-farmer-techniques/farmers-assessment-of-ecological-cropping/at_download/article_pdf

http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/magazines/global/assessing-farmer-techniques/farmers-assessment-of-ecological-cropping

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172 months ago

Cybelle wrote:

Terres de barre

My comment:

Terres de barre is used to refer to a soil texture of low inherent soil fertility wich is mostly located in Togo, Benin and other African countries.
There is no translation, it is called "Terres de barre" in English too.

My references:

This is the region of the so-called terre de barre, a lateritic (reddish, leached, iron-bearing) soil.
http://www.britannica.com/

Further north lies the Ouatchi Plateau. This plateau is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) wide and located at an altitude of 60 to 90 metres (197 to 295 ft) above sea level. Terre de Barre is another name for this region, in use because of the reddish leached soil which is rich in iron.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Togo

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172 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

ferralitic soil

My comment:

My references:

Google the 2 terms together

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172 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Togo consists of six geographic regions. The low-lying, sandy beaches of the narrow coastal region are backed by tidal flats and shallow lagoons, the largest of which is Lake Togo. Beyond the coast lies the Ouatchi Plateau, which stretches about 20 miles (32 km) inland at an elevation of some 200 to 300 feet (60 to 90 metres). This is the region of the so-called terre de barre, a lateritic (reddish, leached, iron-bearing) soil.

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