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Improving soil fertility in Africa

Year of publication 1971

Pages 148

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title FAO Soils Bulletin

Series number 0253-2050

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This FAO Soils Bulletin is gathering a selected number of papers prepared for a Conference organized in Africa on improving soil fertility in Africa. The main purpose of the Conference was to discuss developments and requirements in the field of soil fertility, fertilizer use and soil development in Africa and to provide fresh ideas and lines of action for future work. There were 58 participants from most of the African countries and from various countries and organization from outside Africa. T he technical part of the Agenda included the following items: Soils and plants, responses of crops to fertilizers on farmers fields and research stations, fertilizers economics, FAO standard guide to soil fertility investigations, fertilizer materials, fertilizer supply, fertilizer use development programmes and policies, stabilization of soils and agriculture in areas of shifting cultivation, planning of soil fertility and fertilizer use development programmes.

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