Soil Fertility Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa
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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9789251042984
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author:
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9789251042984
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Andre Bationo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-10-16
Total Pages: 1051
ISBN-13: 1402057601
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Food insecurity is a fundamental challenge to human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production leads to low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to risk and threat and lack of empowerment. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of agricultural research and development experiences from sub-Saharan Africa. The text highlights practical lessons from the sub-Saharan Africa region.
Author: Henk Mutsaers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-03-27
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1315518848
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the various concepts and approaches underlying soil and soil fertility management research in SSA over the last fifty years. It provides examples of important innovations generated and assesses the position of research within the research-to-development continuum, including how innovations have been validated with the intended beneficiaries. Using the experience of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as a case study, the authors analyse how processes, partnerships and other factors have affected research priorities, the delivery of outputs, and their uptake by farming communities in SSA. They evaluate both successes and failures of past investments in soil fertility research and important lessons learnt which provide crucial information for national and international scientists currently engaged in this research area. The book is organised in a number of chapters each covering a chronological period characterised by its primary research content and approaches and by the dominant research paradigms and delivery models.
Author: André Bationo
Publisher: CIAT
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9966240756
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: D. J. Greenland
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 9789251045633
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication reviews issues related to land degradation, with focus on problems of soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights some successful experiences in the region, constraints and possible solutions specific to the major agro-ecological zones and the importance of the holistic and participatory approaches for soil productivity improvement. The need for action and collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, within the framework of ongoing initiatives, are emphasized. It is hoped that this document will contribute to increase awareness of senior specialists and policy-makers about the problems and alternative solutions towards enhanced and sustained soil productivity.
Author: W. Graeme Donovan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780821342367
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →World Bank Technical Paper No. 408. This report is a critical review of the technical, economic, and institutional constraints on improving soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the actions recommended to address them. Action plans prepared for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Mali examine the demand for and supply of mineral fertilizers, the exploitation of local mineral resources, the prevention of soil erosion and increasing soil-water retention, and soil fertility management using organic technologies and management practices.
Author: Samuel Adjei-Nsiah
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2022-08-01
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 2889766659
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: International Fertilizer Development Center
Publisher: Ifdc
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Nteranya Sanginga
Publisher: CIAT
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9290592613
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Forward. A call for integrated soil fertility management in Africa. Introduction. ISFM and the African farmer. Part I. The principles of ISFM: ISFM as a strategic goal, Fertilizer management within ISFM, Agro-minerals in ISFM, Organic resource management, ISFM, soil biota and soil health. Part II. ISFM practices: ISFM products and fields practices, ISFM practice in drylands, ISFM practice in savannas and woodlands, ISFM practice in the humid forest zone, Conservation Agriculture. Part III. The process of implementing ISFM: soil fertility diagnosis, soil fertility management advice, Dissemination of ISFM technologies, Designing an ISFM adoption project, ISFM at farm and landscape scales. Part IV. The social dimensions of ISFM: The role of ISFM in gender empowerment, ISFM and household nutrition, Capacity building in ISFM, ISFM in the policy arena, Marketing support for ISFM, Advancing ISFM in Africa. Appendices: Mineral nutrient contents of some common organic resources.