Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation
This paper was written to help bolster the case and present visual evidence demonstrating why it is important to seriously consider spatial soil fertility variability in Ghana and to promote area-specific fertilizer recommendations. Using geostatistical analysis of soil samples collected from farmer...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| author | Chapoto, Antony Tetteh, Francis |
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| description | This paper was written to help bolster the case and present visual evidence demonstrating why it is important to seriously consider spatial soil fertility variability in Ghana and to promote area-specific fertilizer recommendations. Using geostatistical analysis of soil samples collected from farmer plots in three districts (Tamale Municipality, Savelugu-Nanton, and West Mamprusi in northern Ghana), the paper analyzes spatial variations in soil fertility. The results clearly show that there are variations in soil pH, organic matter content, and available phosphorous even at the community level, supporting the need for Ghana to seriously consider location-specific fertilizer recommendations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1514632025-11-06T07:02:16Z Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation Chapoto, Antony Tetteh, Francis geographical information systems agricultural production fertilizers soil fertility farm inputs productivity This paper was written to help bolster the case and present visual evidence demonstrating why it is important to seriously consider spatial soil fertility variability in Ghana and to promote area-specific fertilizer recommendations. Using geostatistical analysis of soil samples collected from farmer plots in three districts (Tamale Municipality, Savelugu-Nanton, and West Mamprusi in northern Ghana), the paper analyzes spatial variations in soil fertility. The results clearly show that there are variations in soil pH, organic matter content, and available phosphorous even at the community level, supporting the need for Ghana to seriously consider location-specific fertilizer recommendations. 2014 2024-08-01T02:57:29Z 2024-08-01T02:57:29Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151463 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153758 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153572 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chapoto, Antony and Tetteh, Francis. 2014. Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1360. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151463 |
| spellingShingle | geographical information systems agricultural production fertilizers soil fertility farm inputs productivity Chapoto, Antony Tetteh, Francis Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| title | Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| title_full | Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| title_fullStr | Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| title_short | Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| title_sort | examining the sense and science behind ghana s current blanket fertilizer recommendation |
| topic | geographical information systems agricultural production fertilizers soil fertility farm inputs productivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151463 |
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