Subject: Monthly Newsletter: The 4Rs of Nutrient Stewardship Boost Agricultural Productivity across West Africa

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September 2023 Newsletter

Promoting the 4Rs of Nutrient Stewardship to Boost Agricultural Productivity across West Africa

The Feed the Future Enhancing Growth through Regional Agricultural Input Systems (EnGRAIS) Project for West Africa is leading efforts to help farmers increase their yields through appropriate nutrient management practices using the 4R Principles of Nutrient Stewardship.


The 4Rs prescribe the Right source, ensuring the appropriate nutrient source; the Right rate, applying the correct amount of nutrients; the Right time, selecting the optimal time for nutrient application; and the Right place, applying nutrients where plants can easily access them.

September Project Feature: 

Feed the Future Mali Sene Yiriwa Project

The Feed the Future Mali Sene Yiriwa Agricultural Production Activities in Sikasso project aims to sustainably scale up the productivity of key value chains in Mali, leading to better consumption of nutritious food and resilience of farm households. This is achieved through a farmer-centered approach, which capitalizes on existing producers to transform the production ecosystem in the Sikasso sub-area.

Recent News and Blogs

IFDC to host Borlaug Dialogue breakout session on October 26

Join IFDC on October 26 at 11:30 am Central Time for our Borlaug Dialogue breakout session, "Bringing Space to Place: Transforming African Agriculture with Better SOILS."


A new tool to boost fertilizer data access across sub-Saharan Africa

AfricaFertilizer has developed country-specific dashboards. These dashboards provide easy access to vital fertilizer statistics for Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zambia.


Farmer know your soil: translating soil health research into action

The lndaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has developed a knowledge-sharing and awareness-raising campaign dubbed “Farmer Know Your Soil.” This campaign aligns well with the SOILS-Space to Place (S2P) initiative, which aims to develop a country-level fertilizer recommendation decision support tool for delivering hyperlocalized soil fertility recommendations to resource-constrained smallholder farmers.


Strengthening partnerships for better soil health and vegetable yields

IFDC and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on September 7 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum. This agreement builds on what was already a long-standing relationship between IFDC and WorldVeg.


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