A strategy for technology development for semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSanders, J. H.en
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, B. I.en
dc.contributor.authorRamaswamy, S.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialSub-Saharan Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:54Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:54Zen
dc.date.issued1998en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractPessimistic views are often advanced about the future of agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa, where rapid population and declining food production growth trends have been observed. This has especially been the case with regard to semi-arid Africa where rainfall is low and irregular, and soils fragile and with low fertility. Such views ignore the fact that there have been successful technological break-throughs in the semi-arid region which have resulted in substantial agricultural productivity gains. Successful technology introductions have addressed principal constraints of water availability and soil fertility in the semi-arid region. A strategy for the rapid introduction of inorganic fertilizers, combined with the techniques that increase water availability and increased organic fertilizer use is proposed here for semi-arid Africa.en
dc.description.notesAvailable in SANREM office, FSen
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dc.identifier1301en
dc.identifier.citationLivestock Policy Analysis Brief No. 17 (October 1998)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66012en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherAddis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ilri.cgiar.org/InfoServ/Webpub/Fulldocs/LPA17/LPA17.htmen
dc.subjectSemiarid zonesen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectWateren
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectWater useen
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectOrganic productionen
dc.subjectAgricultural developmenten
dc.subjectProductivityen
dc.subjectTechnologyen
dc.subjectBreak-throughsen
dc.subjectInorganicen
dc.subjectFertilizersen
dc.subjectWater availabilityen
dc.subjectProductionen
dc.titleA strategy for technology development for semi-arid sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.typeAbstracten
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