Mr. Shaka Christen Charley is a Soil Scientist and Land Development expert. He is an employee of the Sierra Leone Agricultural Institute (SLARI) attached to the Rokupr Agricultural Research Centre (RARC) since January 2012 to date. He graduated for his Bachelor of Science degree in B.Sc with Honors in Soil Science Njala University and also a Master’s degree in Soil Futility and Plant Nutrition at Njala University. His Research Interest; Land and organic Resource Utilization and Management to improve soil fertility and productivity. Project Implemented;
(1) Rice yield gap and nutrients omission – SLARI/AfricaRice Centre.
(2) Soil Fertility assessment in the River-rine rice growing ecology in Bonthe and Pujehun – SLARI/RARC.
(3) Rice Value Chain Survey in Sierra Leone – SLARI/AfricaRice Centre.
(4) Deep placement of Nitrogen Super granules in the Mangrove for effective and efficient utilization – SLARI/International Fertilizer Development Agency (IFDA).
(5). SMART IV Project on water and nutrients control management – SLARI/AfricaRice