Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems

Volume 2

  • Book
  • © 2018

Overview

Editors:
  1. Andre Bationo

    1. IFDC, Accra, Ghana

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Djimasbé Ngaradoum

    1. Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, Conakry, Guinea

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Sansan Youl

    1. IFDC-Ouaga, Ouagadougou 11, Burkina Faso

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  4. Francois Lompo

    1. INERA, Ouagadougou 4, Burkina Faso

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  5. Joseph Opoku Fening

    1. Soil Research Institute, CSIR Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Provides updated fertilizer recommendations for major agro ecological zones in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo for cassava, maize, rice, sorghum, cocoa, oil palm, tomatoes, legumes presented
  • Highlights extrapolation tools selected for upscaling updated fertilizer recommendations to targeted agro ecological zones in West Africa
  • Establishes a link between private sector (importers, blenders) and public sector (NARS/Universities) to ensure appropriate fertilizer blending/testing of new formulations across West Africa as a result of updated fertilizer recommendations

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Combining the DSSAT Model with Experimentation to Update Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Rice and Maize in Burkina Faso

    • J. Ouedraogo, S. Youl, A. Mando
    Pages 1-22

  3. Participatory Evaluation of Productivity, Fertility Management, and Dissemination of Irrigated Exotic Vegetables in the Sahel, West Africa

    • A. K. Saidou, Hide Omae, Kimio Osuga, Boukary Absatou, Satoshi Tobita
    Pages 23-35

  4. Recommendation of a New Fertilizer Rate for Rice in the Irrigated Areas of the Niger River Valley

    • Sido Amir, Addam Kiari Saidou, Ichaou Aboubacar, Salou Moussa
    Pages 37-47

  5. The Interactive Effect of Residue Quality, Quantity, Soil Texture and N Management on Maize Crop Yield in Ghana

    • E. Yeboah, M. K. Abekoe, G. N. N. Dowuona, B. Vanlauwe, S. P. Sohi, J. W. Six
    Pages 49-62

  6. Efficient Use of Nutrients and Water Through Hill-Placed Combination of Manure and Mineral Fertilizer in Maize Farming System in Northern Benin

    • Pierre G. Tovihoudji, P. B. Irénikatché Akponikpè, André Adjogboto, Jonas A. Djenontin, Euloge K. Agbossou, Charles L. Bielders
    Pages 63-89

  7. Determining Soil Nutrient Capacity to Update Fertilizer Recommendations Under Soil and Water Conservation Techniques in the Zondoma Watershed of Burkina Faso

    • S. Youl, J. Ouedraogo, S. K. Ezui, R. Zougmore, M. J. Sogbedji, A. Mando
    Pages 91-104

  8. Recommendations of Fertilizer Formulas for the Production of the EVDT 97 Maize Variety in Northern Benin

    • A. M. Igué, I. Balogoun, A. Saidou, A. C. Oga, G. Ezui, S. Youl et al.
    Pages 105-123

  9. Decision Support System for Site-Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in Cassava Production in Southern Togo

    • Kodjovi Senam Ezui, Peter A. Leffelaar, Angelinus C. Franke, Abdoulaye Mando, Ken E. Giller
    Pages 125-138

  10. Effects of Split Mineral Fertilizer Applications on the Growth and Productivity of Three Tomato Varieties (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in Rainy Season Cropping

    • Ouango Koala, Jérôme Bélem
    Pages 139-160

  11. Fertilizer Recommendation for Maize and Cassava Within the Breadbasket Zone of Ghana

    • F. M. Tetteh, S. A. Ennim, R. N. Issaka, M. Buri, B. A. K. Ahiabor, J. O. Fening
    Pages 161-184

  12. Combined Effects of Organic and Mineral Fertilizers on Soil Productivity in Tomato Production: Experiments on Soils of the Coast Road of Yantala-Bas

    • Ibrahim Jamilou Salissou, Saidou Addam Kiari, Sabiou Mahamane, Amadou Abdourhamane Toure, Bouba Hassane
    Pages 185-193

  13. Maize Response to Fertilizer on Ferralsol and Luvisol in the South Sudan Zone of Burkina Faso

    • Idriss Serme, Korodjouma Ouattara, Isabelle Orokya Traore, Souleymane Ouedraogo, Sansan Youl, Badiori Ouattara et al.
    Pages 195-214

  14. Fertilizer Recommendations for Maize Production in the South Sudan and Sudano-Guinean Zones of Benin

    • Aliou Saïdou, I. Balogoun, E. L. Ahoton, A. M. Igué, S. Youl, G. Ezui et al.
    Pages 215-234

  15. Sorghum Grain Yield Under Different Rates of Mineral and Organic Fertilizer Application in the South-Sudan Zone of Burkina Faso

    • Idriss Serme, Korodjouma Ouattara, Dieudonné Ouattara, Souleymane Ouedraogo, Sansan Youl, Charles Wortmann
    Pages 235-248

  16. Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture Through Water and Nutrient Interactions Options in Semi-arid West Africa: A Review of Evidence and Empirical Analysis

    • Robert Zougmoré
    Pages 249-263

  17. Decision Support Tools for Site-Specific Fertilizer Recommendations and Agricultural Planning in Selected Countries in Sub-Sahara Africa

    • Dilys S. MacCarthy, Job Kihara, Patricia Masikati, Samuel G. K. Adiku
    Pages 265-289

  18. Fertilizer Deep Placement as One Way of Increasing Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Grain Yield in West African Irrigated Rice Systems

    • A. A. Bandaogo, B. Fofana, S. Youl
    Pages 291-310

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 311-313
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, this volume focuses on IFDC's technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IFDC, Accra, Ghana

    Andre Bationo

  • Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, Conakry, Guinea

    Djimasbé Ngaradoum

  • IFDC-Ouaga, Ouagadougou 11, Burkina Faso

    Sansan Youl

  • INERA, Ouagadougou 4, Burkina Faso

    Francois Lompo

  • Soil Research Institute, CSIR Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana

    Joseph Opoku Fening

About the editors

Dr Bationo is from Burkina Faso, and holds a PhD in Soil Chemistry from Laval University (Canada). He is currently the Senior Resource Mobilization Officer, Africa at AGRA. A post he took up after serving as the West Africa Director and Senior Program Officer for the Soil Health Program.  Prior to his joining AGRA, Dr. Bationo was the Coordinator of the African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility (AfNet) and the Deputy Director of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) in Nairobi, Kenya. Before that, he was a Principal Soil Scientist seconded to ICRISAT’s Sahelian Centre by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC). In 2009, he received the annual award from the International Fertilizer Industry Association in Shanghai for his work in soil health. He has over 300 publications to his credit and received the Principal Staff Achievement Award for the year 2004 from the CIAT board and The Highest Civilian Award from the Government of Niger for contributionto the development of soil fertility restoration technologies in the Sahel.  The Doctorate Honoris Causa award was also inferred on him from the University of Sweden.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 2

  • Editors: Andre Bationo, Djimasbé Ngaradoum, Sansan Youl, Francois Lompo, Joseph Opoku Fening

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58792-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58791-2Published: 13 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09635-9Published: 15 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58792-9Published: 03 April 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 313

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Ecosystems, Soil Science & Conservation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation