Soil Fertility Replenishment in Africa: An Investment in Natural Resource Capital

By P. Sánchez, Keith D. Shepherd, M. Soule, F. Place, R. Buresh, A. Izac, A. Mokwunye, F. Kwesiga, C. Ndiritu, P. Woomer. 2015

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Subfields: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Safety Research, Soil Science

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The impact of population growth and climate change on food security in Africa: looking ahead to 2050 (2017, background): “The case for replenishing soil in Africa was supported with evidence from large scale studies in the 1990s which revealed that yields could be increased two- to four-fold by raising soil fertility (Buresh, Smithson, & Heliums, 1997; Quinones, Borlaug, & Dowswell, 1997; Sanchez et al., 1997).”
Current and residual effects of compost and inorganic fertilizer on wheat and soil chemical properties (2014, unknown): “…P.O.Box 1145, Desse, Ethiopia F. Ziadat International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Amman, Jordan R. Sommer International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya defined as ‘‘a net decrease in available nutrients and organic matter in the soil’’ (Voortman et al. 2000).”
Participatory action research (PAR) as an entry point for supporting climate change adaptation by smallholder farmers in Africa (2013, background): “Declining soil fertility, weak adoption of mineral fertilizer and other advanced agricultural technologies are some of the fundamental reasons for decreasing per capita food production (Sanchez et al., 1997; IFDC, 2007) and therefore major causes of hunger and food insecurity.”
Influence of integrated soil fertility management in wheat and tef productivity and soil chemical properties in the highland tropical environment (2014, background): “Soil fertility decline is the pressing issue in subSaharan Africa (Sanchez et al. 1997; Bationo et al. 2006; Sangingaand Woomer, 2009; Vanlauwe et al., 2010).”