This report summarizes the output of a workshop whose main objectives were: - to bring together representatives from NGOs and other institutions working on the problem of declining soil fertility in Africa; - to take stock of the problem and review current approaches used to combat declining soil fertility; and to agree on and recommend priorities and cooperative approaches for tackling the problem. The report also provides a summary of the presentations, the discussions of the working groups and the Plan of Action that emerged from them.
Publication year
1998
Authors
Altieri M A; Beniest J; Sanchez P A J; Swift J M; van Houten H
Language
English
Keywords
decision making, fertilizers, food production, nongovernmental organizations, nutrient management, soil degradation, soil fertility
