Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa
Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa作者机构：Plant Production SystemsWageningen University6700 AK Wageningenthe Netherlands
出 版 物：《Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering》 (农业科学与工程前沿（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2020年第7卷第4期
页 面：371-375页
学科分类：12[管理学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 1203[管理学-农林经济管理] 020205[经济学-产业经济学]
主 题：Green Revolution Manihot esculenta Musa acuminata sub-Saharan Africa
摘 要：Sustainable intensification is a key component of agricultural development in Africa,urgently needed to wean the continent off foreign food supply and to limit agricultural farmland *** is expected that a relatively small fraction of farmers will adopt fertilizer technology,as profits in current economic settings are relatively small while risks are considerable with varying prices and uncertain yield *** smallholders depend on off-farm income and local markets for food *** adjustments are therefore needed to allow management of larger units of land by trained farmers willing to take this opportunity,while recognizing land right *** are large opportunities for African commodity crops to improve food security,including cassava and East African highland banana that strongly respond to fertilizer with limited environmental risks under good *** requires investments in better functioning markets,local fertilizer production facilities that can produce regional crop blends and cost-efficient distribution networks,providing balanced fertilizers for African farmers.
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