Soil fertility regeneration in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNandwa, S.en
dc.contributor.authorOnduru, D.en
dc.contributor.authorGachimbi, L.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:08:21Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:08:21Zen
dc.date.issued2000en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractAgriculture plays a major role in the Kenyan economy, ensuring that the country is self-sufficient in food, generating income, earning foreign exchange and providing raw materials for the industrial sector. However, soil fertility is declining across the country, affecting many regions with varying biophysical and agronomic characteristics. This chapter describes the developments in soil fertility management in three regions of medium and high agricultural potential. Its focus is on the adoption of new soil fertility management techniques, in particular the use of compost and double dug beds, and their contribution to sustainable farming.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier414en
dc.identifier.isbn1 8 99825 56 8en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65478en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLondon: International 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, chapter 7. London : International Institute for Environment and Development.en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=7430IIED&n=1&l=1&t=Nutrients%20on%20the%20Moveen
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 degradationen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectManureen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectCompostingen
dc.subjectDouble-dug bedsen
dc.subjectNutrient balanceen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleSoil fertility regeneration in Kenyaen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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