PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVES OF THE GIFS STRATEGY IN AFRICABackground Integrated soil fertility management can be defined as: “the application of soil fertility management practices adapted to local conditions and knowledge that maximise the efficient use of fertilisers and organic resources to improve crop productivity”, which necessarily includes the management of fertilisers and organic resources in an appropriate […]
Definition of soil fertility: biological soil fertility
The ability of soils to provide essential elements (mainly nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) for plant growth through the action of living organisms (animals, insects, fungi, parasites) with complex interrelationships that feed on plant or animal debris. All these organisms contribute to the degradation of organic matter, which leads to the release of nutrients necessary for […]