TY - BOOK ID - 32941610 TI - Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems : Volume 2 AU - Bationo, Andre. AU - Ngaradoum, Djimasbé. AU - Youl, Sansan. AU - Lompo, Francois. AU - Fening, Joseph Opoku. PY - 2018 SN - 3319587927 3319587919 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Fertilizers KW - Fertilizer industry KW - Life sciences. KW - Agriculture. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Soil science. KW - Soil conservation. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Soil Science & Conservation. KW - Conservation of soil KW - Erosion control, Soil KW - Soil erosion KW - Soil erosion control KW - Soils KW - Agricultural conservation KW - Soil management KW - Pedology (Soil science) KW - Agriculture KW - Earth sciences KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Ecology KW - Population biology KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Control KW - Prevention KW - Conservation KW - Artificial fertilizers KW - Chemical fertilizers KW - Crops KW - Fertilisers KW - Fertilization of soils KW - Fertilizers and manures KW - Field crops KW - Agricultural chemicals KW - Plants KW - Soil amendments KW - Soil fertility KW - Agricultural chemicals industry KW - Fertilization KW - Nutrition KW - Endangered ecosystems. KW - Threatened ecosystems KW - Biotic communities KW - Nature conservation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32941610 AB - Improving fertilizer recommendations for increased return from fertilizer investments and optimized crop response to fertilizer has been a major area of investigation of IFDC. Since 2008, IFDC through its Natural Resource Management (NRM) Program has partnered with national agricultural research services to undertake research, development and extensive on-farm trials in various agroecosystems in West Africa to develop site specific fertilizer recommendations for crops. Validation trials have been conducted in many countries (Benin (maize, cassava), Burkina (rice, maize and sorghum) Ghana (maize, cocoa and cassava) and Togo (maize and cassava). However, these fertilizer recommendation data remain scattered and most of them need final statistical analysis before they can be fully utilized and/or scaled out. As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, IFDC has taken technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors. ER -