Category: fertiliser
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How fertiliser imports fell 66 percent ahead of scandal
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Kenya has cut its fertilizer imports by about three-quarters ahead of this year’s main planting season, which has been marred by reports of fake inputs, official figures show, threatening to reverse the country’s gradual improvement in food security. It is estimated that nearly 143,569.5 tons of chemical fertilizers were shipped…
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Call for targeted fertiliser and soil health strategy to unlock the continent’s agricultural potential
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Estimates indicate that the cost of land degradation due to poor soil health ranges between $850 and $1,400 per year per person, with a global cost of between $6.3 and $10.6 trillion annually. Reduced soil fertility not only reduces crop productivity, but also exacerbates the impacts of climate change by…