Fertiliser use in semi-arid West Africa: Profitability and supporting policy

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dc.contributor.authorShapiro, B. I.en
dc.contributor.authorSanders, J. H.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:53Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:53Zen
dc.date.issued1998en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractAn important debate is currently under way among researchers and policy makers about the relative merits of using organic versus inorganic fertilizers to improve soil fertility in semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Environmentalists argue that use of inorganic fertilizer contributes to natural resource degradation and recommend use of organic fertilizers as a means of promoting sustainable agriculture. Opponents of this view maintain that a more rapid introduction of inorganic fertilizers is required in sub-Saharan Africa where current levels of use are extremely low, even when compared with other developing countries.en
dc.description.notesAvailable in SANREM office, FSen
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dc.identifier1300en
dc.identifier.citationLivestock Policy Analysis Brief No. 9 (September 1998)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66011en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherAddis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ilri.cgiar.org/InfoServ/Webpub/Fulldocs/LPA9/LPA9.htmen
dc.subjectSemiarid zonesen
dc.subjectGovernment policyen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectOrganic farmingen
dc.subjectGovernmenten
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectProfitabilityen
dc.subjectOrganicen
dc.subjectInorganicen
dc.subjectDebateen
dc.subjectSubstitutesen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleFertiliser use in semi-arid West Africa: Profitability and supporting policyen
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