Overview
- 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
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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.
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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