Browsing by Author "Hilhorst, T."

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  • Integrated soil fertility management: Policy and best practice document 7
    (Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2000)
    This policy and best practice document focuses on ways to promote integrated soil fertility management in developing countries, particularly by smallholders working under rainfed conditions. We aim, by this means, to contribute to more sustainable agriculture which is vital to achieving food security, poverty alleviation and environmental protection. All of these are important objectives of the Netherlands' development cooperation policy.
  • Managing soil fertility in Africa: Diverse settings and changing practice
    Hilhorst, T.; Muchena, F.; Defoer, T.; Hassink, J.; de Jager, A.; Smaling, E.; Toulmin, C. (International Institute for Environment and Development, 2000)
    This publication is the introductory chapter of the book, Nutrients on the move: Soil fertility dynamics in African farming systems; it summarizes the main findings of soil fertility case studies in six African countries. Key biophysical and socioeconomic constraints on production by smallholder farmers and the possibilities for improving agricultural productivity in Africa are highlighted. The case studies seek to find what is actually happening at farm and field level, how soil fertility management varies between different fields, farmers and locations, and what are the implications for interventions aimed at improving soil fertility management.