Exploring Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge of Soil Quality and Fertility Management Practices in Selected Farming Communities of the Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Ghana

Exploring Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge of Soil Quality and Fertility Management Practices in Selected Farming Communities of the Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Ghana

Efforts to improve soil productive capacity aimed at boosting crop production in the Northern Ghana has primarily focused on field-based experiments with little documentation on farmer practice and local indigenous knowledge of soil management. A sample group of 114 farmers from five farming communi...

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Main Authors: Richard Ansong Omari, Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura, Elsie Sarkodee Addo, Yosei Oikawa, Yoshiharu Fujii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Ghana
Guinea savannah ecological zone
farmer
soil health
soil health indicator
fertilization
indigenous knowledge
Ferric Acrisol/Ferric Lixisol
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/4/1034

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