Soil and Soil Fertility Management Research in Sub-Saharan Africa - Fifty Years of Shifting Visions and Chequered Achievements (Hardcover)

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 research-to-development continuum, including how innovations have been validated with the intended beneficiaries. Using the experience of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as a case study, the authors analyse how processes, partnerships and other factors have affected research priorities, the delivery of outputs, and their uptake by farming communities in SSA. They evaluate both successes and failures of past investments in soil fertility research and important lessons learnt which provide crucial information for national and international scientists currently engaged in this research area. The book is organised in a number of chapters each covering a chronological period characterised by its primary research content and approaches and by the dominant research paradigms and delivery models.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Henk Mutsaers • Danny Coyne • Stefan Hauser • Jeroen Huising • Alpha Kamara • Generose Nziguheba • Pieter Pypers • Godfrey Taulya • Piet Van Asten • Bernard Vanlauwe
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	362
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-69851-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology
LSN:	1-138-69851-2
Barcode:	9781138698512

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