Increased mineral fertilizer use on maize can improve both household food security and regional food production in East Africa

Gatien N. Falconnier, Louise Leroux, Damien Beillouin, Marc Corbeels, Robert J. Hijmans, Camila Bonilla-Cedrez, Mark van Wijk, Katrien Descheemaeker, Shamie Zingore, François Affholder, Santiago Lopez-Ridaura, Eric Malézieux, David Makowski, Jairos Rurinda, Martin K. van Ittersum, Bernard Vanlauwe, Ken E. Giller, Sabine-Karen Lammoglia and Katharina Waha

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 205, issue C

Abstract: Despite recent improvements in living standards, a substantial proportion of farm households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is food insecure, and increasing crop productivity could help address this problem.

Keywords: Random forest; LSMS-ISA household surveys; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103588

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