Using solar energy to convert triple bonded molecular dinitrogen from the air into fixed
nitrogen products that act as nutrients for plants presents an opportunity to develop" solar …

Nitrogenous fertilizer is integral to the food system for better yield of crops, and urea is the
most common one. It requires ammonia as the primary reactant, while ammonia requires …

Improved understanding of soil fertility factors limiting crop productivity is important to
develop appropriate soil and nutrient management recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa …

Agricultural input subsidies were a major feature of development policies in rural economies
until the 1980s. Continuing rural poverty with low productivity and fertilizer use in …

This Campbell systematic review examines the effects of input subsidies on agricultural
productivity, beneficiary incomes and welfare, consumer welfare and wider economic …

Food security entails having sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet dietary needs. The
need to optimise nitrogen (N) use for nutrition security while minimising environmental risks …

The global fertilizer industry is a market with high and increasing levels of concentration and
trade. Low‐income regions such as sub‐Saharan Africa are highly dependent on imported …

Sierra Leone is one of the least developed countries in the world, with an economy
strangled by the necessity of importing rice to feed the population. In part, this deficit results …

Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, small-scale farmers make up the majority of
food producers. While recognizing that the yields per hectare for main food crops are …

The efficiency of mineral fertilizer use in most soils in Sub-saharan Africa is low. Prominent
among the reasons for this is low soil carbon stock. In this study, we hypothesized that in the …