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020			_a9781402057601 _9978-1-4020-5760-1
024	7		_a10.1007/978-1-4020-5760-1 _2doi
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245	1	0	_aAdvances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities _h[electronic resource] / _cedited by Andre Bationo, Boaz Waswa, Job Kihara, Joseph Kimetu.
264		1	_aDordrecht : _bSpringer Netherlands, _c2007.
300			_aXIV, 1091 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aFrom the contents Preface -- Part I: Setting the scene/Introductory papers -- Part II: Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) -- Part III: Below Ground Biodiversity -- Part IV: Participatory Approaches and Scaling up/out.
520			_aFood insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production, results in low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to risks and lack of empowerment. Land degradation and soil fertility depletion are considered the major threats to food security and natural resource conservation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Investments in technology, policy and institutional reforms are needed to increase agricultural productivity to ensure food security and sustained national economies. Past research has generated numerous soil fertility management technologies which if adopted could propel the African continent out of the poverty trap. However, these technologies have had little, if any, impact due to low adoption by the smallholder farmers.
650		0	_aLife sciences.
650		0	_aAgriculture.
650		0	_aEcosystems.
650		0	_aLandscape ecology.
650		0	_aPlant science.
650		0	_aBotany.
650		0	_aSoil science.
650		0	_aSoil conservation.
650	1	4	_aLife Sciences.
650	2	4	_aAgriculture.
650	2	4	_aSoil Science & Conservation.
650	2	4	_aLandscape Ecology.
650	2	4	_aEcosystems.
650	2	4	_aPlant Sciences.
700	1		_aBationo, Andre. _eeditor.
700	1		_aWaswa, Boaz. _eeditor.
700	1		_aKihara, Job. _eeditor.
700	1		_aKimetu, Joseph. _eeditor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781402057595
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5760-1
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950			_aBiomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
999			_c503781 _d503781