The blog on sustainable intensification calls for a new green revolution. However, in Africa the first green revolution is yet to come and there are very good reasons why it has not arrived sofar. The point is that conventional fertilizer technologies are not always appropriate for African conditions in terms of soil conditions and availability of cash. Developing new technologies that that in terms of composition and doses are fine-tuned to local conditions is likely to result in a sustainable green revolution.
Below I give a link to a very recent short paper on the issue, written on request of the German Development Cooperation organization (GIZ).
The blog on sustainable intensification calls for a new green revolution. However, in Africa the first green revolution is yet to come and there are very good reasons why it has not arrived sofar. The point is that conventional fertilizer technologies are not always appropriate for African conditions in terms of soil conditions and availability of cash. Developing new technologies that that in terms of composition and doses are fine-tuned to local conditions is likely to result in a sustainable green revolution.
Below I give a link to a very recent short paper on the issue, written on request of the German Development Cooperation organization (GIZ).
https://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/rural2013_03-S32-33.pdf