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ArticleHeliyon2023

Enhancing sustainable agri-food systems using multi-nutrient fertilizers in Kenyan smallholder farming systems.

Ivan S Adolwa, James Mutegi, Joses Muthamia, Angela Gitonga, Samuel Njoroge, Abednego Kiwia, Dismas Manoti, Franklin S Mairura, Eileen B Nchanji

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Ivan S AdolwaAfrican Plant Nutrition Institute, C/o IFDC, ICIPE Compound, Duduville, Kasarani, P.O Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
James MutegiAfrican Plant Nutrition Institute, C/o IFDC, ICIPE Compound, Duduville, Kasarani, P.O Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Joses MuthamiaAfrican Plant Nutrition Institute, C/o IFDC, ICIPE Compound, Duduville, Kasarani, P.O Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Angela GitongaAfrican Plant Nutrition Institute, C/o IFDC, ICIPE Compound, Duduville, Kasarani, P.O Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Samuel NjorogeAfrican Plant Nutrition Institute, C/o IFDC, ICIPE Compound, Duduville, Kasarani, P.O Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Abednego KiwiaAlliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), West End Towers, Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 66773 Westlands, Nairobi 00800, Kenya.
Dismas ManotiTegemeo Institute, Tetezi Towers, George Padmore Road, P.O. Box 20498, Nairobi, Kenya.
Franklin S MairuraUniversity of Embu, Department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management, 6-60100 Embu, Kenya.
Eileen B NchanjiInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Persistent food insecurity in the global south has triggered calls for sustainable development worldwide. Moreover, more than a quarter of the world's population suffers from micronutrient deficiencies or hidden hunger. The population bulge, declining soil fertility and inadequate/inappropriate use of farm inputs in Sub-Saharan Africa place it in a precarious position. Multi-nutrient fertilizer blends have been mooted as a key innovation in closing yield gaps and boosting food and nutrition security. This study assessed the extent of multi-nutrient fertilizer blends utilization and yield response across agroecological zones and their on-farm profitability under Kenyan smallholder farmer conditions. We collected data through a detailed household survey conducted in eight counties in Kenya representative of high, medium, and low productivity zones using a sample of 1094 smallholder farmers. Multi-nutrient fertilizers increased maize yields significantly (

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Food securityMicro-nutrientsMulti-nutrient fertilizer blendsProfitabilitySustainable crop productionYield response

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PMID37151624
PMCPMC10161611

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