La vie d'environ les deux tiers des Africains depend de leur agriculture. Le sort de la production agricole, par consequent, affecte directement la croissance economique, les progres sociaux et les echanges internationaux en Afrique. Comme la population continue de cro1tre rapidement, plus vite que dans d'autres regions du m~nde, ses terres agricoles se degradent de plus en plus. Les agriculteurs intensifient I'utilisation des terres pour repondre aux besoins en vivres mais sans pratiques de gestion appropriees ni apports exterieurs. L'epuisement qui en resulte des elements nutritifs dans les sols a ete la cause de la stagnation de la production agricole ou de sa baisse dans beaucoup de pays d'Afrique.
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Henao, Julio; Baanante, Carlos A.
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 500 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of theCGIAR Consortium, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.