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Book (stand-alone)Improving soil fertility in Africa 1971
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No results found.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. -
DocumentEpisode Two: Microdosing or localized fertilizer application at time of sowing
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Radio script. The winter season is approaching. Using revenue obtained through inventory credit operations conducted after each harvest by their producers’ organizations, many farmers are now purchasing fertilizer from the inputs shop. Following development efforts to encourage a more targeted use of fertilizer, the farmers use it in their fields to improve yields of the various crops they grow. In most cases, the crops appear to be in good condition as their first shoots emerge above the soil’s surface. -
Book (stand-alone)Organic recycling in Africa. Papers presented at the FAO/SIDA Workshop on the Use of Organic Materials as Fertilizers in Africa, Buea, Cameroon, 5-14 December 1977
FAO Soils Bulletin 43
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No results found.Policy makers as well as scientists have started to acquire an honest appreciation of the possibilities of reducing the wastage of materials which could be profitably utilized for improving or maintaining soil productivity. In addition, the great opportunities offered by making more efficient use of the potentials of biological nitrogen fixation in farming systems are now fully recognized. A number of recommendations and suggested guidelines were made by the various Working Groups during the t wo-week Workshop. These covered: 1- Cropping systems and crop residue management 2- Biological N-fixation 3- Research, training and extension. A central theme much emphasized at the Workshop was the fact that agricultural policy makers, technicians and scientists need to study more closely the basic practices of the small farmers so that proposal for the introduction of new systems could be easily understood, integrated and accepted by these farmers.
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