Soil fertility research for maize-based farming systems in Malawi and Zimbabwe
Author: Stephen R. Waddington
Publisher: CIMMYT
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9789706480064
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Author: Stephen R. Waddington
Publisher: CIMMYT
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9789706480064
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Publisher: CIMMYT
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9789706480095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henk Mutsaers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-03-27
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1315518848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJudicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the various concepts and approaches underlying soil and soil fertility management research in SSA over the last fifty years. It provides examples of important innovations generated and assesses the position of research within the research-to-development continuum, including how innovations have been validated with the intended beneficiaries. Using the experience of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as a case study, the authors analyse how processes, partnerships and other factors have affected research priorities, the delivery of outputs, and their uptake by farming communities in SSA. They evaluate both successes and failures of past investments in soil fertility research and important lessons learnt which provide crucial information for national and international scientists currently engaged in this research area. The book is organised in a number of chapters each covering a chronological period characterised by its primary research content and approaches and by the dominant research paradigms and delivery models.
Author: Bongani Ncube
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13:
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Author: Stephen R. Waddington
Publisher: CIMMYT
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9789706481139
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Publisher: CIMMYT
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 550
ISBN-13: 9706481206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nteranya Sanginga
Publisher: CIAT
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9290592613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForward. A call for integrated soil fertility management in Africa. Introduction. ISFM and the African farmer. Part I. The principles of ISFM: ISFM as a strategic goal, Fertilizer management within ISFM, Agro-minerals in ISFM, Organic resource management, ISFM, soil biota and soil health. Part II. ISFM practices: ISFM products and fields practices, ISFM practice in drylands, ISFM practice in savannas and woodlands, ISFM practice in the humid forest zone, Conservation Agriculture. Part III. The process of implementing ISFM: soil fertility diagnosis, soil fertility management advice, Dissemination of ISFM technologies, Designing an ISFM adoption project, ISFM at farm and landscape scales. Part IV. The social dimensions of ISFM: The role of ISFM in gender empowerment, ISFM and household nutrition, Capacity building in ISFM, ISFM in the policy arena, Marketing support for ISFM, Advancing ISFM in Africa. Appendices: Mineral nutrient contents of some common organic resources.
Author: Andre Bationo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-10-16
Total Pages: 1051
ISBN-13: 1402057601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFood insecurity is a fundamental challenge to human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production leads to low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to risk and threat and lack of empowerment. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of agricultural research and development experiences from sub-Saharan Africa. The text highlights practical lessons from the sub-Saharan Africa region.
Author: F. N. Muchena
Publisher: IIED
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781899825561
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marjatta Eilittä
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-05-08
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1402020511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 1980s and 1990s, green manure/cover crop (GMCC) systems became a popular agricultural technology in research and development efforts for smallholder tropical and subtropical farmers. However, few syntheses of these experiences have been conducted. This volume of case studies contributes to bridging this gap by reviewing field-level experiences with these systems. Twelve case studies are included. Eleven of them describe experiences from Latin America (4 cases), Africa (6 cases) and Asia (1 case) and the twelfth case reports on the development of a GMCC systems database. Two concluding chapters, `Learning from the Case Studies' and `Future Perspectives', build upon the cases. The systems described are diverse. Some systems have been spontaneously adopted by farmers, while others have been introduced to the farmers through diffusion efforts. Some of the cases reviewed describe small, localized efforts while others report on large-scale, well-known ones, such as the combination of GMCCs and conservation tillage in Santa Catarina, Brazil, the maize-Mucuna system in northern Honduras, and the improved fallow systems in Eastern Zambia. Most experiences include both development and research aspects and to the extent possible the cases integrate these two. Discussion of the strengths and shortcomings of the systems and efforts is frank, and the goal is to learn from these experiences to benefit future efforts. It is expected that both researchers and development practitioners and students of tropical farming systems and soil management will find this volume of case studies useful.