Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management

Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management

Author: Joann Whalen

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2012-02-24

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9533079452

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Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management: A Global Perspective presents 15 invited chapters written by leading soil fertility experts. The book is organized around three themes. The first theme is Soil Mapping and Soil Fertility Testing, describing spatial heterogeneity in soil nutrients within natural and managed ecosystems, as well as up-to-date soil testing methods and information on how soil fertility indicators respond to agricultural practices. The second theme, Organic and Inorganic Amendments for Soil Fertility Improvement, describes fertilizing materials that provide important amounts of essential nutrients for plants.The third theme, Integrated Nutrient Management Planning: Case Studies From Central Europe, South America, and Africa, highlights the principles of integrated nutrient management. Additionally, it gives case studies explaining how this approach has been implemented successfully across large geographic regions, and at local scales, to improve the productivity of staple crops and forages.


Food systems transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the past and policy options for the future Loading... Files Full Book (7.78 MB, pdf) Chapters List (73 KB, pdf) Authors Breisinger, Clemens Keenan, Michael Mbuthia, Juneweenex Njuki, Jemimah Date Issued 2023-12-20 Language en Type Book Review Status Peer Review Access Rights Open Access Open Access Usage Rights CC-BY-4.0 Metadata Sha

Food systems transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the past and policy options for the future Loading... Files Full Book (7.78 MB, pdf) Chapters List (73 KB, pdf) Authors Breisinger, Clemens Keenan, Michael Mbuthia, Juneweenex Njuki, Jemimah Date Issued 2023-12-20 Language en Type Book Review Status Peer Review Access Rights Open Access Open Access Usage Rights CC-BY-4.0 Metadata Sha

Author: Breisinger, Clemens

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2024-02-12

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13:

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The new Kenyan government faces a complex domestic and global environment, and it is widely expected to address key food and agricultural challenges with a new set of policies and programs. This policy brief presents key recommendations from a forthcoming book, Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future, which provides research-based “food for thought and action” to support the Kenyan government’s efforts to improve food security.


Nanofillers

Nanofillers

Author: Partha Pratim Das

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-08-30

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 100086118X

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1) Aids professionals in meeting an increasing demand for more sustainable materials which are biodegradable, as nanomaterials meet these criteria 2) Monitors the impact of organic nanofillers in promoting polymer circular economy 3) Discusses computational studies on the effect of nanofillers on polymer matrices 4) Looks at properties of nanofillers including the mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties


Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies

Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies

Author: Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1522536329

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Food security is essential to the advancement and development of economies and societies worldwide. The promotion of viable food structures is the most effective method of promoting food security. Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies is a relevant research publication that explores the importance of viable food structures as well as the critical positive impact these viable structures have on food security, nutrition, and poverty. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as irrigation schemes, agricultural input subsidies, and food cycles, this publication is geared toward professionals, researchers, and students seeking current research on viable food structures and their impact on society.


Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa

Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa

Author: Andre Bationo

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-08-30

Total Pages: 1339

ISBN-13: 904812543X

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Africa can achieve self sufficiency in food production through adoption of innovations in the agriculture sector. Numerous soil fertility and crop production technologies have been generated through research, however, wide adoption has been low. African farmers need better technologies, more sustainable practices, and fertilizers to improve and sustain their crop productivity and to prevent further degradation of agricultural lands. The agricultural sector also needs to be supported by functional institutions and policies that will be able to respond to emerging challenges of globalization and climate change.


Farming Systems and Poverty

Farming Systems and Poverty

Author: John A. Dixon

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9789251046272

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A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.