Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems

Dr Bationo is from Burkina Faso, and holds a PhD in Soil Chemistry from Laval University (Canada). He is currently the Senior Resource Mobilization Officer, Africa at AGRA. A post he took up after serving as the West Africa Director and Senior Program Officer for the Soil Health Program.  Prior to his joining AGRA, Dr. Bationo was the Coordinator of the African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility (AfNet) and the Deputy Director of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) in Nairobi, Kenya. Before that, he was a Principal Soil Scientist seconded to ICRISAT’s Sahelian Centre by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC). In 2009, he received the annual award from the International Fertilizer Industry Association in Shanghai for his work in soil health. He has over 300 publications to his credit and received the Principal Staff Achievement Award for the year 2004 from the CIAT board and The Highest Civilian Award from the Government of Niger for contribution to the development of soil fertility restoration technologies in the Sahel.  The Doctorate Honoris Causa award was also inferred on him from the University of Sweden.

Volume 1

Preface.- 1. Soil Organic Carbon and Proper Fertilizer Recommendation.- 2. Nutrient Management in Livestock Systems in West Africa Sahel with Emphasis On Feed and Grazing Management.- 3. Managing Fertilizer Recommendations in Rice-based Cropping Systems Challenges and Strategic Approaches.- 4. Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Agroforestry Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review.- 5. Effect of Hill Placement of Nutrients on Millet Productivity and Characteristics of Sahelian Soils of Niger. Analysis of Yield Trend After Three Years of Cropping.- 6. Diagnostic of Mineral Deficiencies and Interactions in Upland Rice Cropping Across Different Agroecologies of West Africa.- 7. Assessment of Soil Fertility Status and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Ghana.- 8. Response of Rice, Maize and Millet to Fertilizers in Mali.- 9. Role of Local Agro-Minerals in Mineral Recommendations For Crops: Examples of Some Natural Phosphates from West Africa.- 10. Fertilizer Recommendation for Maize and Rice Based on Participatory Subtractive Testing.- 11. State of Places of Fertilizer in Corn Crops, Mil / Sorgho, Niebe, Rice and Cotton in Mali.- 12. Fertilizer Recommendation for Maize, Sorghum, Millet, Cowpea, Soybean and Cotton in Nigeria.- 13. Improvement of the Agronomic Efficiency of Mineral Fertilization by Microdose Under Sorghum in the Subaridal Zone of Burkina Faso.- 14. Socio-economic Determinants and Trends on Fertilizer Use in West Africa.- 15. Economic Efficiency of Microdose Fertilization on Smallholder Farms in the Northern Sudanian Region of Burkina Faso.- 16. Improving Fertilizer Recommendations For Cocoa in Ghana Based On Inherent Soil Fertility Characteristics.- 17. A Review of Study on Fertilizer Response By the Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Nigeria.- 18. An Assessment of Inherent Chemical Properties of Soils for Balanced Fertilizer Recommendations for Cocoa in Ghana.

Volume 2

Preface.- 1. Combining the DSSAT Model and the Experiment to Update the Recommendations of Doses of Fertilizer for the Cultivation of Rice and Maize in Burkina Faso.- 2. Participatory Evaluation of Productivity, Fertility Management, and Dissemination of Irrigated Exotic Vegetables in the Sahel, West Africa.- 3. Recommendation of a New Dose of Fertilizer on Rice in the Irrigated Perimeters of the Niger River Valley.- 4. The Interactive Effect of Residue Quality, Quantity, Soil Texture and N Management on Maize Crop Yield in Ghana.- 5. Efficient Use of Water and Nutrients For Better Maize Productivity in Smallholder Farming System of Northern.- 6. Determination of Soil Nutrient Capacity for Updating Fertilizer Recommendations Under Soil and Water Conservation Techniques in the Zondoma Watershed of Burkina Faso.- 7. An Assessment of Inherent Chemical Properties of Soils for Balanced Fertilizer Recommendations for Cocoa in Ghana.- 8. Decision Support System for Site-specific Fertilizer Recommendations in Cassava ProductionSystems in Southern Togo.- 9. Effects of Fractionation of Mineral Fertilizer Inputs on the Growth and Productivity of Three Varieties of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in Wintering Crops.- 10. Fertilizer Recommendation for Maize and Cassava within the Breadbasket Zone of Ghana.- 11. Combined Effects of Organic and Mineral Fertilizers on the Productivity of Tomato Soils: Experimentation on the Soil of the Yantala Low Ridge.- 12. Maize Response To Fertilizer On Ferralsol and Luvisol In the South Sudan Zone of Burkina Faso.- 13. Fertilizer Recommendations for Maize Production in the South Sudan and Sudano-Guinean Zones of Benin.- 14. Sorghum Grain Yield Under Different Rates of Mineral and Organic Fertilizer Application in the South-Sudan Zone of Burkina Faso.- 15. Promoting climate-smart agriculture through water and nutrient interactions optionsin semi-arid West Africa: a review of evidence and empirical analysis.- 16. Role of Decision Support Tools in site-specific fertilizer recommendations and Agricultural Planning in Sub-Sahara Africa.