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Nutrient depletion in the agricultural soils of Africa

Nutrient depletion in the agricultural soils of Africa

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Date of publication
December 1999
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
IFPRI-p15738coll2-126522
Pages
2 pages

About two-thirds of Africans depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. The fate of agricultural production, therefore, directly affects economic growth, social improvement, and trade in Africa. As the region's population continues to grow rapidly, outpacing the growth rate in other regions of the world, its agriculturalland is becoming increasingly degraded. Farmers are intensifying land use to meet food needs without proper management practices and external inputs.

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