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Soil and Soil Fertility Management Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fifty years of shifting visions and chequered achievements book cover

1st Edition

Soil and Soil Fertility Management Research in Sub-Saharan Africa Fifty years of shifting visions and chequered achievements

By Henk Mutsaers, Danny Coyne, Stefan Hauser, Jeroen Huising, Alpha Kamara, Generose Nziguheba, Pieter Pypers, Godfrey Taulya, Piet van Asten, Bernard Vanlauwe Copyright 2017
362 Pages 168 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 168 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 168 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the various concepts and approaches underlying 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... Read more

1. The Exploratory Years: 1967-1976 

2. More Exploration, Lagging Integration, Weak Impact: 1977-1982 

3. New Trends, Old Habits: 1983-1988 

4. Towards Farming Systems: 1989-1994 

5. Ecoregions, Benchmarks and Projects: 1995-2001 

6. Research for Development – From the Virtual to the Real Farm: 2002-2011 

7. Addressing Farmers’ Own Soil Fertility Challenges: 2012-Today 

8. Looking Back and Moving Forward

Biography

Henk Mutsaers is a Farming Systems Agronomist based in the Netherlands.

Danny Coyne is a Soil Health Scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Stefan Hauser is a Root and Tuber Systems Agronomist at IITA, based in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Jeroen Huising is a Soil Scientist at IITA, based in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Alpha Kamara is a Savannah Systems Agronomist at IITA, based in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Generose Nziguheba is a Soil Ecologist at IITA, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Pieter Pypers is a Soil Fertility Specialist at IITA, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Godfrey Taulya is a System Agronomist at IITA, based in Kampala, Uganda.

Piet van Asten is a Systems Agronomist at IITA, based in Kampala, Uganda.

Bernard Vanlauwe is R4D Director for Central Africa and Natural Resource Management at IITA, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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