Economic impacts of soil fertility management research in West Africa

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dc.creatorAkinola, Adebayo A.
dc.creatorAlene, Arega D.
dc.creatorAdeyemo, R.
dc.creatorSanogo, D.
dc.creatorOlanrewaju, A.S.
dc.date2009
dc.date2018-03-07T11:26:08Z
dc.date2018-03-07T11:26:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:57:59Z
dc.descriptionThis paper assesses the potential economic impacts of balanced nutrient management systemstechnology options: BNMS-manure, which combines inorganic fertilizer and organic manure,and BNMS-rotation, which is maize–soybean rotation, in maize-based systems in the northernGuinea savanna areas of Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Benin. The economic surplus analysissuggested that BNMS-manure research and extension could achieve returns ranging from 17 to25% and a maximum adoption of 24 to 48%, for the conservative and base scenario respectively;and that BNMS-rotation research and extension could achieve returns ranging from 35 to 43%and a maximum adoption of 20 to 40%, for the conservative and base scenario respectively. Ourresults were consistent with earlier economic analyses which showed that BNMS-rotation wasmore productive, profitable and acceptable to farmers than BNMS-manure. It may be difficult toachieve large-scale adoption of BNMS-manure because the increases in yields are smaller andmarkets for manure are missing.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91514
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/118758
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAkinola, A.A., Alene, A.D., Adeyemo, R., Sanogo, D. & Olanrewaju, A.S. (2009). Economic impact of soil fertility management research in West Africa. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 3(2), 159-175.
dc.subjectbalanced nutrient management systems
dc.subjectbnms-manure
dc.subjectbnms-rotation
dc.subjecteconomic surplus
dc.subjectnorthern guinea savanna
dc.titleEconomic impacts of soil fertility management research in West Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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