Managing soil fertility in Africa: Diverse settings and changing practice

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dc.contributor.authorHilhorst, T.en
dc.contributor.authorMuchena, F.en
dc.contributor.authorDefoer, T.en
dc.contributor.authorHassink, J.en
dc.contributor.authorde Jager, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSmaling, E.en
dc.contributor.authorToulmin, C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.spatialUgandaen
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween
dc.coverage.spatialEthiopiaen
dc.coverage.spatialMalien
dc.coverage.spatialBurkina Fasoen
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:57Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:57Zen
dc.date.issued2000en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
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dc.identifier346en
dc.identifier.isbn1 8 99825 56 8en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65413en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherInternational Institute for Environment and Developmenten
dc.relation.ispartofHilhorst, T. and F.M. Muchena (eds.) 2000. Nutrients on the Move: Soil Fertility Dynamics in African Farming systems. London: International Institute for Environment and Developmenten
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iied.org/docs/drylands/nutnet_ch1.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright International Institute for Environment and Development 2000en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectSoil degradationen
dc.subjectGreen manure cropsen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectManureen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectNutrient balanceen
dc.subjectFallowingen
dc.subjectMineral fertilizersen
dc.subjectCompostingen
dc.subjectLegumesen
dc.subjectRock phosphateen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scaleen
dc.titleManaging soil fertility in Africa: Diverse settings and changing practiceen
dc.title.alternativeChapter 1en
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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