| dc.contributor.author | Akinola, Adebayo A. |
| dc.contributor.author | Alene, Arega D. |
| dc.contributor.author | Adeyemo, R. |
| dc.contributor.author | Sanogo, D. |
| dc.contributor.author | Olanrewaju, A.S. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:18:23Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:18:23Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Akinola, A.A., Alene, A.D., Adeyemo, R., Sanogo, D. & Olanrewaju, A.S. (2009). Economic impact of soil fertility management research in West Africa. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 3(2), 159-175. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1993-3738 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3191 |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper assesses the potential economic impacts of balanced nutrient management systemstechnology options: BNMS-manure, which combines inorganic fertilizer and organic manure,and BNMS-rotation, which is maize–soybean rotation, in maize-based systems in the northernGuinea savanna areas of Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Benin. The economic surplus analysissuggested that BNMS-manure research and extension could achieve returns ranging from 17 to25% and a maximum adoption of 24 to 48%, for the conservative and base scenario respectively;and that BNMS-rotation research and extension could achieve returns ranging from 35 to 43%and a maximum adoption of 20 to 40%, for the conservative and base scenario respectively. Ourresults were consistent with earlier economic analyses which showed that BNMS-rotation wasmore productive, profitable and acceptable to farmers than BNMS-manure. It may be difficult toachieve large-scale adoption of BNMS-manure because the increases in yields are smaller andmarkets for manure are missing. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Balanced Nutrient Management Systems |
| dc.subject | Bnms-Manure |
| dc.subject | Bnms-Rotation |
| dc.subject | Economic Surplus |
| dc.subject | Northern Guinea Savanna |
| dc.title | Economic impacts of soil fertility management research in West Africa |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Development Research Centre |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Soil Fertility |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 94657 |
