Africa's need to double food production and feed the burgeoning human population, without
compromising its natural resource base, has raised the momentum for sustainable …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), diminishing soil fertility has been experienced from
continuous cropping and low nutrient replacement. Organic inputs and minimum tillage are …

Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services
including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that …

Low fertilizer application rates for several decades have depleted soil nutrients in Sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) and contributed to relatively stagnant maize (Zea mays L.) yields. As …

Trees within farmers' fields can enhance systems' longer-term productivity, for example, via
nutrient amelioration, which is indispensable to attain sustainable agroecosystems. While …

Fertilizer microdosing is being widely promoted across sub-Saharan Africa, yet all
recommendations regarding this technology are derived from short-term studies. Such …

Optimizing the use of organic and mineral fertilizer in rain-fed maize production is crucial for
sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigates the effect of hill …

Fertilizer microdosing (FM) is being promoted in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) to boost crop
productivity on smallholder farms. However, yield response variability is a barrier to …

ABSTRACT P-dipping is a practical approach for smallholder farmers to increase lowland
rice yields with minimal fertilizer inputs by coating seedling roots with P-enriched slurry at …

The depletion of soil organic matter is one of the major challenges constraining agricultural
production in the southern zone of Mali. This study evaluated the effects of compost types …