Spatial variation in fertilizer prices in Sub-Saharan Africa
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FERTILIZER IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Breaking the Vicious Circle of High Prices and Low Demand
Fertilizer is a powerful productivity-enhancing input, but SSA uses very little. Historical trends are abysmal (Figure 1). In 1970, SSA used <5kg/ha while other developing regions used >15 kg/ha. In the 25 years from 1970 to 1995 fertilizer consumption grew only .23 kg/ha/year. Current use is only 9 kg/ha, down from OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: The research highs of 11-12. This contrasts sharply wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227764