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Recent studies examined soil fertility data for maize plots—some that had been cultivated for 100 years—on 260 farms in western Kenya such as this one and found aggressive use of fertilizer does not improve crop yields when soils are too degraded.
CORNELL (US)—Researchers have linked poverty in sub-Saharan Africa with poor soil health, but two new studies find that the recommended practice of applying more fertilizer may not help the poorest farmers. Continue…
