Soil fertility management in support of food security in sub-Saharan Africa:
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Autor: Greenland, Dennis J.
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Contents
Introduction 1
Food security in sub-Saharan Africa: main issues and problems 3
Demographic pressures and changes 4
Population growth 4
Pressure on land 5
Food production 7
Land degradation 7
Assessment of land degradation 8
Soil fertility decline 10
Overgrazing 12
Deforestation and desertification 13
Land rights and entitlements 15
Costs and policies 17
Experiences and solutions 19
Managing soil fertility in different agro-ecological zones 19
The humid zone 22
The subhumid zone of West and Central Africa 23
The subhumid highlands of East Africa 25
The subhumid and semi-arid zones of Southern Africa 26
The Sudano-Sahelian zone 28
The arid zone of East and Southern Africa 30
Successful soil fertility management schemes 31
The programme of farmers associations in Uganda 32
The SCAPA project in the Arusha area of Tanzania 32
The conservation tillage project in Zimbabwe 33
Soil Fertility Management in support of Food Security in sub-Saharan Africa
The projects at the Machecheta agroforestry site in Malawi 33
Sustainable crop production in Kenya and Zambia 34
Rice production in the humid areas 35
The Government scheme in Burkina Faso 35
Best practices in soil and water conservation 36
Need for action for sustainable soil fertility management 37
The importance of holistic and integrated approaches 37
Monitoring and strengthening efforts to combat land degradation 38
The World Soil and Terrain Database 39
Policy issues and government responsibilities 40
The Soil Fertility Initiative 44
Salient features of the framework and preparation of the
SFI National Action Plan 45
Strategy, synergy and coordination 47
Current common understanding of SFI 48
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification 49
Bibliography 51
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Soil Fertility Management in support of Food Security in sub-Saharan Africa
Figures
Figure 1 Regional trends in food production per capita
Figure 2 Estimated population growth in various regions
Figure 3 Population density in arid and semi-arid regions in SSA
Figure 4 Severity of land degradation and population density in SSA
Figure 5 World map of severity of land degradation (GLASOD)
Figure 6 Causal nexus among land resources, population, poverty
and land degradation
Figure 7 Rainfall anomaly indices and trends for the Sahel (1960-1999)
Figure 8 Map of the main agro-ecological zones in SSA
Figure 9 SF1 participating countries in SSA
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Tables
Table 1 Population, cultivated and available land in different 6
agro-ecological zones of SSA
Table 2 Soil degradation in the world and in Africa - million ha 8
Table 3 Classes of nutrient loss rate for SSA 10
Table 4 SSA countries classified by nutrient depletion rate 11
Table 5 Evolution of national average yields of major food crops in SSA 12
Table 6 Characteristics of major agro-ecological zones in SSA 20
Table 7 Operational Plan for World SOTER: 1995-2002 40
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Boxes
Agricultural production and food security
Soil fertility management, a main issue for food security and
agricultural development in SSA
Increasing food production
Integrated crop production management
Deforestation and desertification: causes or symptoms
Conditions for sustainable food production in the humid zone
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Soil Fertility Management in support of Food Security in sub-Saharan Africa
Advantages and disadvantages of the alley cropping system
in the subhumid zone
Maintaining soil fertility in the subhumid highlands
Increasing food production in the arid zone
The thrust of the SFI
Indicators for monitoring NAP
The Convention to Combat Desertification
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Photographs
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1. Land clearance by fire for crop production, Guinea. 13
2. Destruction of vegetation due to drought in Senegal. 14
3. Intercropping of Leucaena leucocephala (leguminosae) and maize, Ghana. 24
4. Covering ground with straw to preserve moisture, Malawi. 27
5. Integrated agro-sylvo-pastoral project in Senegal. 29
6. Water harvesting in Eritrea: a small dam. 31
7. Incorporating crop residues in the soil to improve soil fertility, Malawi. 33
8. A good crop of maize grown in Zambia under improved management 34
practices: spacing, weeding, manure and fertilizer application.
9. Irrigated rice fields and small rainfed vegetable gardens 35
(maize, potatoes, vegetables) in Madagascar.
10. Land preparation in half moons for soil and water conservation, Niger. 37
11. Harvesting crops in the half moons in Niger. 37
12. Sustainable management of natural resources by smallholders in a 43
participatory programme in Malawi.
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