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090 _aLook under series title
100 1 _aMwangi, W.M.
_9616
245 1 0 _aLow use of fertilizers and low productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
260 _aMexico :
_bCIMMYT,
_c1996.
300 _av, 19 pages
340 _aPrinted|Computer File
490 _aCIMMYT NRG Paper ;
_v96-05
_x1405-2830
500 _aOpen Access
520 _aFactors related to the low use of fertilizers and the resulting low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa are reviewed. The importance of inorganic fertilizers and agricultural research to improving soil fertility and increasing agricultural productivity are outlined. Particular attention is devoted to the following factors that influence farmers' adoption and intensity of fertilizer use: the economics of fertilizer use, the availability of fertilizer, price policies and credit, pricing environment and distribution costs, the privatization of supply, and infrastructural development.
536 _aGlobal Maize Program
546 _aText in English
591 _a9701|AGRIS 9701|STAT97|R96CIMPU|EconomicsPubs|DSpace 1
594 _aINT1320
595 _aCPC
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650 1 7 _aFertilizer application
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650 1 7 _aFood production
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650 1 7 _aInnovation adoption
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650 1 7 _aZea mays
_91314
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651 7 _91316
_aAfrica
856 4 _uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/937
_yOpen Access through DSpace
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