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1. Mapping of soil nutrients variability in some plantation crops in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria.The activities of man on the soil and the undulating topography have great effects on soil nutrients variability. For near accurate application of nutrients in precision agriculture in order to reduce wastage of resources, this research was conducted to acquaint the research farm of the institute with the nutrient variability at specific locations. A detailed soil survey was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farms of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. Following... E.C. Basil, R.T. Basil |
2. Nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture enhances productivity and sustainabilityPlant nutrition plays a central role in the global challenge to produce sufficient and nutritious food, lessen rural poverty, and reduce the environmental footprint of crop production. Efficient fertilizer use requires tailored solutions that are scientifically sound, practical and scalable especially for smallholder farmers, such as the crop-led site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) approach developed in the 1990s for cereal production systems in Asia to address variability among farms. Originating... P. Chivenge, K. Saito, M. Bunquin, S. Sharma, A. Dobermann |
3. Soil fertility characterization and mapping for Adigudem plain, Northern EthiopiaAs Ethiopia’s agriculture has been influenced by variability and poor soil fertility management and information, thus this study was aimed to determine the physico-chemical properties of soils and build geo-referenced soil information systems so as to have precision agriculture for adigudem plain. An area of 229 km2 comprising different villages was delineated for the study. Soil sampling points were arranged in a grid form and georeferenced using a hand-held GPS. A total of 194 Soil samples... G. Berhe |
4. Keynote 6 - Farmer-led design and knowledge sharing: Empowering smallholders to maximize impactProducers Direct is an international non-profit led by smallholder farmers for smallholder farmers. With over a decade of experience in farmer-led design and experimentation, Producers Direct has piloted and scaled a number of in-person and digital solutions that have improved the livelihoods for over 1 million small-scale farmers across East Africa and Latin America to-date. International recognition for our work has included UK Google Impact Challenge winner; World Bank Collaborative Data... C. Rhodes |
5. Farmer-led Approaches to Digital InnovationDigital agricultural innovation has significant potential to transform the ability of smallholder farmers to engage with and benefit fro precision agriculture. Despite this, the benefits of digital agricultural technologies remain largely inaccessible to most of these smallholder farmers. This presentation will share updates and lessons learnt from Producers Direct’s experiences in designing and scaling farmer-led approaches to digital agricultural innovation. ... C. Rhodes |