Soil fertility management on small farms in Africa: Evidence from Nakuru District, Kenya

Food Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-170

  Omamo, S W ^a   Williams, J C ^b   Obare, G A ^c   Ndiwa, N N ^d  

^a Intl Serv for Natl Agric Res   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Fertilizers; Smallholders; Soil fertility management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 0036045497     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(02)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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