Improving Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Improving Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

There are more than 60 million smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Declining soil fertility is a fundamental impediment to agricultural growth and a major reason for slow growth in food production in SSA. In Africa, as a result of soil...

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Main Authors: Donovan, Graeme, Casey, Frank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS
CROP
CROP LANDS
CROP LOSSES
CROP PRICES
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP VARIETIES
CROPS
DEGRADATION
DISEASES
EXTENSION AGENTS
FAO
FARM
FARM RESEARCH
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZER PRICES
FERTILIZER RESEARCH
FERTILIZER USE
FERTILIZERS
FOOD PRODUCTION
ILLITERACY
LACK OF INFORMATION
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LACK OF WATER
NGOS
NUTRIENT RECYCLING
NUTRITION
PESTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
RECYCLING
REMOTE AREAS
ROOTING
SEEDS
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SOIL CONSERVATION
SOIL DEGRADATION
SOIL FERTILITY
SOILS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/12892966/improving-soil-fertility-management-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9883

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/12892966/improving-soil-fertility-management-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9883

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