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Governments and industry include pathways for sustainable, low-emissions, intensification of maize production in sub Saharan Africa policy making

The African Union Commission is using our research results on low-emissions intensification pathways for maize to prepare its Abuja 2 Summit on Fertilizers and Soil Health (2021). In our research we show that by sustainably increasing yields and nutrient use efficiency, >70 Mton CO2 equivalents coul...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
Subjects:
research
maize
intensification
yields
health
nutrition
production
soil
fertilizers
services
efficiency
plant nutrition
industry
africa
plants
nutrient use efficiency
soil health
use efficiency
formulations
countries
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121290
Summary:The African Union Commission is using our research results on low-emissions intensification pathways for maize to prepare its Abuja 2 Summit on Fertilizers and Soil Health (2021). In our research we show that by sustainably increasing yields and nutrient use efficiency, >70 Mton CO2 equivalents could be saved by 2050 for maize production alone in 10 countries in SSA. The fertilizer industry is using these findings to drive market developments, suitable product formulations, and plant nutrition technologies and services.

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