Editors:
- A comprehensive synthesis of agricultural research and development experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
- Highlights practical lessons (challenges and opportunities) from the sub-Saharan Africa region
- Wide topic coverage, both biophysical and social issues, of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
- Discusses both fundamental and applied research aspects of ISFM
- Demonstrates how networking is a powerful tool to bring change in agricultural research and development in Africa
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Table of contents (105 papers)
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Front Matter
About this book
Food insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production, results in low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to risks and lack of empowerment. Land degradation and soil fertility depletion are considered the major threats to food security and natural resource conservation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Investments in technology, policy and institutional reforms are needed to increase agricultural productivity to ensure food security and sustained national economies. Past research has generated numerous soil fertility management technologies which if adopted could propel the African continent out of the poverty trap. However, these technologies have had little, if any, impact due to low adoption by the smallholder farmers.
Editors and Affiliations
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Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF), Institute of the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (TSBF-CIAT), Nairobi, Kenya
Andre Bationo, Boaz Waswa, Job Kihara, Joseph Kimetu
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Editors: Andre Bationo, Boaz Waswa, Job Kihara, Joseph Kimetu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5760-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5759-5Published: 25 September 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0471-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5760-1Published: 16 October 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 1091
Topics: Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Landscape Ecology, Ecosystems, Plant Sciences