Integrated Soil Fertility Management: Opportunities for smallholders in West Africa

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2002

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Amersfoort, The Netherlands: Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA)

Abstract

Low soil fertility is the main reason why West African farmers deplete their soils. Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) provides a way to reverse this. ISFM aims at progressive improvement of soil quality and nutrient, water and labour efficiency through the combined use of soil amendments and inorganic fertilizers.

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Soil management, Soil fertility, Soil quality, Isfm, Yield increases, Soil amendments, Ifdc-africa, Farm/Enterprise Scale

Citation

LEISA Magazine 18(3): 15