Prospects for integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic inputs: evidence from smallholder African agricultural systems

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dc.contributor.authorPlace, Franken
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Christopher B.en
dc.contributor.authorFreeman, H. Adeen
dc.contributor.authorRamisch, Joshua J.en
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, Bernarden
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialSub-Saharan Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:48Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:48Zen
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews current organic nutrient management practices and their integration with mineral fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa with a view to understanding the potential impacts on a range of input markets. A number of different organic nutrient management practices have been found to be technically and financially beneficial, but they differ considerably as to their effectiveness and resource requirements. A review of African smallholder experiences with integrated soil fertility management practices finds growing use, both indigenously and through participation in agricultural projects. Patterns of use vary considerably across heterogeneous agroecological conditions, communities and households, but are stimulated by profitable commercially oriented agricultural opportunities. The potential for integrated soil fertility management to expand markets for organic inputs, labor, credit, and fertilizer is explored. We found that there are few direct analyses of these links and the current indirect evidence is inconclusive.en
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dc.identifier314en
dc.identifier519en
dc.identifier.citationFood Policy 28(2003): 365-378en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2003.08.009en
dc.identifier.issn0306-9192en
dc.identifier.other314_Place_et_al_2003.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65382en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2003 Elsevier Ltden
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectGreen manure cropsen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectArid zonesen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectLow input agricultureen
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectManureen
dc.subjectFarming systemsen
dc.subjectNutrient managementen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectIntegrated soil fertility managementen
dc.subjectInputsen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleProspects for integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic inputs: evidence from smallholder African agricultural systemsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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