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Natural Resource Management Program
The poor quality of
African soils is the key constraint limiting African agriculture. Not
only are the soils poor but also rainfall is low, irregular and erratic
or too high and intense. Furthermore, low organic matter in the soils
contributes to the lack of nutrient storage capacity and low water
retention. This program is tailored specifically to be responsive to
those African conditions. Specifically, the program focuses on
integrated soil fertility management technologies to improve the
economic feasibility of fertilizer use and decrease environmental risks
by increased use efficiency. These technologies integrate the use of
soil amendments and inorganic fertilizer and lead to increased
availability and accessibility of plant nutrients.
Natural Resource Management Program Descriptions:
The
Livestock Development Project in the Soum Province, Burkina Faso (PDES)
The PDES project provided technical backstopping
on crop-livestock interaction to farmers and research and extension
staff in the PDES project, an investment program sponsored by the
African Development Bank and the government of Burkina Faso.
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Region -
Africa
The
Southwest Burkina Faso Development Project (PDRSO)
Since July 2004, IFDC has been involved in the
PDRSO project, an investment program sponsored by the African
Development Bank, IFAD, and the Government of Burkina Faso.
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Region -
Africa
Desert Margins Project (DMP)
IFDC
is one of the partners in the DMP consortium, an initiative to arrest
land degradation in Africa’s desert margins, led by the International
Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), with
funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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Region -
Africa
Developing ISFM Options for Basil Production Around Lomé
Since 2003 IFDC has been working with farmers and
a French private company, Daregal, to develop improved and integrated
crop management options for basil production near Lomé on beach sand
along the ocean bordering the Lomé – Cotonou road.
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Region -
Africa
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