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Africa: Ambitious Effort to Confront Africa's Soil Health Crisis
AGRA, 22 August 2014
New report from AGRA also finds increased access to fertilizers helping up to 1.8 million farmers revive 3.5 million hectares Read more »
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Africa: Better Land Care May Be Worth U.S.$1.4 Trillion a Year
SciDev.Net, 7 October 2013
Better management of degraded lands could deliver up to US$1.4 trillion a year in increased crop production, says a report presented at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification… Read more »
Africa's Soil Health in the Spotlight
A lack of agriculture extension services and a scarcity of basic soil supplements have contributed to severely depressed yields for crucial staples, a report by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa shows.
Documents
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22 August 2014
Seeking Fertile Ground for a Green Revolution in Africa
- Author:
- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
- Publisher:
- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
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Soil deserves respect, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. It is here - where farmers are racing to keep pace with the food demands of a population ... see more »
A woman watering soil to prepare the ground before planting cabbage in Thiaye, Senegal.
