Decision support tools for smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : A practical guide
This book is meant to help agricultural researchers and extension staff in the selection and application of tools that 'facilitate decision-making to improve soil fertility management and agricultural productivity. These tools provide valuable additions to traditional approaches in research and development 'because they better capture the diversity and dynamics of :farming systems and can readily be applied to provide site-specific diagnoses, analyses, and best-bet management options. A large variety of tools are presented, ranging from relatively simple nutrient-flow mapping to more complex crop growth-simulation modeling. Case studies mostly set in sub-Saharan Africa provide practical examples of the use of these tools. An introductory chapter helps the reader to find the appropriate tool for a particular topic. In the appendixes, more detailed information is provided on each tool, such as a brief description and contact addresses of the developers of the tool. This book is a result of the COSTBOX project (A Client-Oriented Systems Tool Box for Technology Transfer Related to Soil Fertility Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa), managed by IFDC during 1999-2002 and funded by the Ecoregional Fund to Support Methodological Initiatives. The publication of this book was co-funded by CTA.
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| Format: | book biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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| Subjects: | F01 - Culture des plantes, P35 - Fertilité du sol, U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques, F06 - Irrigation, F04 - Fertilisation, F07 - Façons culturales, système d'aide à la décision, plante de culture, zone aride, petite exploitation agricole, pratique culturale, modèle de simulation, fertilisation, fertilité du sol, irrigation, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49868, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1972, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_613, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7113, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24242, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10795, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3954, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_166, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/522835/ |
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| Summary: | This book is meant to help agricultural researchers and extension staff in the selection and application of tools that 'facilitate decision-making to improve soil fertility management and agricultural productivity. These tools provide valuable additions to traditional approaches in research and development 'because they better capture the diversity and dynamics of :farming systems and can readily be applied to provide site-specific diagnoses, analyses, and best-bet management options. A large variety of tools are presented, ranging from relatively simple nutrient-flow mapping to more complex crop growth-simulation modeling. Case studies mostly set in sub-Saharan Africa provide practical examples of the use of these tools. An introductory chapter helps the reader to find the appropriate tool for a particular topic. In the appendixes, more detailed information is provided on each tool, such as a brief description and contact addresses of the developers of the tool. This book is a result of the COSTBOX project (A Client-Oriented Systems Tool Box for Technology Transfer Related to Soil Fertility Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa), managed by IFDC during 1999-2002 and funded by the Ecoregional Fund to Support Methodological Initiatives. The publication of this book was co-funded by CTA. |
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