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Soil nutrient loss assessment in Malawi, Technical report

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 64

Author Omuto, C. T. ; Vargas, R.

Publisher FAO, UNEP and UNDP ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-131142-4

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Soil loss is a major threat to agricultural development in Malawi, and the size of the agricultural sector in the Malawian economy renders it a major limitation to the overall economic development of the country. Soil loss reduces cultivable soil depth, but also takes away fertile soils from farmlands. The net effect is a loss of agricultural productivity, increased expenditure on fertilizers, and a general decline in profitability of crop production. The study aimed to assess soil nutrient dynamics in Malawi for informing economic assessment of soil loss in the country. In order to assess changes in soil nutrient levels, the study reviewed past and present literature as well as soil data, and compared their results with those that were generated during the study.

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