The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a tuber crop grown for food security, income generation, and traditional medicine. This crop has a high cultural value for some of the groups growing it. Most of the production comes from West Africa where the increased demand has been covered by enlarging cultivated surfaces...

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Main Authors:	Frossard, Emmanuel, Aighewi, B.A., Aké, S., Barjolle, D., Baumann, P., Bernet, T., Daouda, D., Diby, L., Floquet, A., Hgaza, V.K., Ilboudo, L.J., Kiba, Delwendé I., Mongbo, R.L., Nacro, H.B., Nicolay, G.L., Oka, E., Ouattara, F.Y., Pouya, N., Six, Johan, Traoré, I.O.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Frontiers Media 2017
Subjects:	dioscorea soil fertility innovation platforms interdisciplinarity transdisciplinarity integrated soil fertility management cropping systems yams
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90395