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Rock phosphate doubles crop for Elishililia
Arusha, Tanzania To celebrate International Women’s Day the African Soil Health Consortium (ASHC) shares a good news story of fertilizer innovation in Tanzania. The impact of a new locally produced rock phosphate fertilizer, Minjingu, has been made all the more powerful as part of an integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) approach: new seed varieties and […]
Read MoreASHC: as seen on TV!
2 March 2012 Shamba Shape-up The African Soil Health Consortium partners have been working hard over the past few months to ensure that soil improvement messages are included in the new series of the popular television programme Shamba Shape Up. The first episode in the new series of the award winning Shamba Shape Up will […]
Read MoreASHC workshop targets soil health in Mali
Bamako, Mali This week ASHC in partnership with AGRA has brought together a group of researchers, extensionists, agro-input dealers, farmers with communication experts to learn how to create and disseminate better soil fertility management information. Using the text and pictures brought to the workshop by the participants, the group created a number of communication products […]
Read MoreSmarter investment in agriculture needed
…to help Africa feed itself Soil fertilizer subsidy programmes run by many African governments are heading for failure unless Integrated Soil Fertility Management and good agricultural practice are promoted at the same time, says the Africa Soil Health Consortium (ASHC), a group of scientific and agricultural experts led by the international science and development organization, […]
Read MoreAugust 2011: ASHC newsletter
The ASHC Newsletter August 2011 includes the following materials: Technical advisory group takes lead in ISFM product development Mobile phone transforming agricultural information sharing and exchange Minjingu – viable Phosphate source in Tanzania ASHC adopts outcome mapping to track progress Scientists and communication specialists meet to share knowledge Scientists favour ISFM to state fertilizer subsidies Small […]
Read MoreAugust 2011: Soil Health Consortium News (ASHC newsletter) published
Inside the ASHC Newsletter August 2011 edition of Soil Health News: A word from the project manager Improving decision making for ISFM in sub-Saharan Africa Consensus and consultation at ASHC workshop Improving the quality of soil health extension materials Milestones achieved by ASHC What’s behind the ASHC project? Staff biographies
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