Fertilizer policies and implications for African agriculture

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dc.creatorAbate, Gashaw T.
dc.creatorAbay, Kibrom A.
dc.creatorSpielman, David J.
dc.date2020-10-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:09:55Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:09:55Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:04:58Z
dc.descriptionIn response to the low adoption of improved inputs, African governments have pursued various fertilizer promotion policies and programs. These initiatives range from state-controlled procurement and distribution systems to wholly private sector–led systems. This chapter reviews the pros and cons of some of these polices and their implications for fertilizer use and agricultural productivity. We also review general trends in fertilizer consumption and application rates, marginal returns to fertilizer use, trends in tailored recommendations for nutrients based on soil tests, and emerging concerns regarding unbalanced use of fertilizer in fragile regions of the continent.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142077
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93984
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherAKADEMIYA2063
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAbate, Gashaw Tadesse; Abay, Kibrom A.; and Spielman, David J. 2020. Fertilizer policies and implications for African agriculture. Fertilizer policies and implications for African agriculture. In 2020 Annual trends and outlook report: Sustaining Africa's agrifood system transformation: The role of public policies. Resnick, Danielle; Diao, Xinshen; and Tadesse, Getaw (Eds). Chapter 4, Pp. 33-44. Washington, DC, and Kigali: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and AKADEMIYA2063. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946_04.
dc.subjectfertilizers
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectagrifood systems
dc.subjectpublic policies
dc.titleFertilizer policies and implications for African agriculture
dc.typeBook Chapter

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