Soil and soil fertility management research in Sub-Saharan Africa: fifty years of shifting visions and chequered achievements

Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the variousconcepts and approachesunderlying soil and soil fertility management research in SSA over the last fifty years. It provides examples of importa...

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Hauptverfasser: Mutsaers, H. J. W. 1940- (VerfasserIn), Coyne, Daniel (VerfasserIn), Hauser, Stefan (VerfasserIn), Huising, Jeroen 1958- (VerfasserIn), Kamara, Alpha Yaya 1962- (VerfasserIn), Nziguheba, Generose (VerfasserIn), Pypers, Pieter (VerfasserIn), Taulya, Godfrey (VerfasserIn), Asten, Piet van 1972- (VerfasserIn), Vanlauwe, Bernard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York earthscan, from Routledge 2019
Schriftenreihe:Earthscan studies in natural resource management
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Zusammenfassung:Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the variousconcepts and approachesunderlying 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
Beschreibung:xiv, 361 Seiten Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9780367335137

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