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Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorAbdelGadir, AbdelAziz H.
dc.contributor.authorAdewopo, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdjei-Nsiah, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorAmpadu-Boakye, T.
dc.contributor.authorAsare, R.
dc.contributor.authorBaijukya, Frederick P.
dc.contributor.authorBaars, E.
dc.contributor.authorBekunda, Mateete A.
dc.contributor.authorCoyne, D.L.
dc.contributor.authorDianda, M.
dc.contributor.authorDontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
dc.contributor.authorEbanyat, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHauser, S.
dc.contributor.authorHuising, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorJalloh, A.
dc.contributor.authorJassogne, Laurence T.P.
dc.contributor.authorKamai, N.
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.
dc.contributor.authorKanampiu, F.
dc.contributor.authorKehbila, A.
dc.contributor.authorKintche, K.
dc.contributor.authorKreye, C.
dc.contributor.authorLarbi, Asamoah
dc.contributor.authorMasso, C.
dc.contributor.authorMatungulu, P.
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, I.
dc.contributor.authorNabahungu, L.
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, F.
dc.contributor.authorNziguheba, Generose
dc.contributor.authorPypers, Pieter
dc.contributor.authorRoobroeck, D.
dc.contributor.authorSchut, Marc
dc.contributor.authorTaulya, G.
dc.contributor.authorThuita, M.
dc.contributor.authorUzokwe, Veronica N.E.
dc.contributor.authorAsten, Piet J.A. van
dc.contributor.authorWairegi, L.
dc.contributor.authorYemefack, M.
dc.contributor.authorMutsaers, H.J.W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:11:02Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:11:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationVanlauwe, B., AbdelGadir, A.H., Adewopo, J., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ampadu- Boakye, T., Asare, R. ... & Mutsaers, H.J.W. (2017). Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-19.
dc.identifier.issn1473-5903
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2332
dc.descriptionArticle purchased; Published online: 02 Nov 2017
dc.description.abstractLow and declining soil fertility has been recognized for a long time as a major impediment to intensifying agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Consequently, from the inception of international agricultural research, centres operating in SSA have had a research programme focusing on soil and soil fertility management, including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The scope, content, and approaches of soil and soil fertility management research have changed over the past decades in response to lessons learnt and internal and external drivers and this paper uses IITA as a case study to document and analyse the consequences of strategic decisions taken on technology development, validation, and ultimately uptake by smallholder farmers in SSA. After an initial section describing the external environment within which soil and soil fertility management research is operating, various dimensions of this research area are covered: (i) ‘strategic research’, ‘Research for Development’, partnerships, and balancing acts, (ii) changing role of characterization due to the expansion in geographical scope and shift from soils to farms and livelihoods, (iii) technology development: changes in vision, content, and scale of intervention, (iv) technology validation and delivery to farming communities, and (v) impact and feedback to the technology development and validation process. Each of the above sections follows a chronological approach, covering the last five decades (from the late 1960s till today). The paper ends with a number of lessons learnt which could be considered for future initiatives aiming at developing and delivering improved soil and soil fertility management practices to smallholder farming communities in SSA.
dc.description.sponsorshipDirectorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Belgium
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-19
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDecision Support Tools
dc.subjectFarming Systems
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectSoil Fertility
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.titleLooking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South Of Sahara
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectIntegrated Soil Fertility Management
cg.iitasubjectResearch Method
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid92064
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2017.1393038


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