dc.contributor.author | Keya, S.O. | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Africa. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-07T14:34:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-07T14:34:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Keya, S.O. (1998) Contribution of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Towards the African Food and Environmental Challenges, in Mpepereki, S.M & Makonese, F.T. (eds.) Harnessing Biological Nitrogen Fixation in African Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities: Sixth International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation, 12-17 September, 1994, Harare, Zimbabwe: selected papers. Mt. Pleasant, Harare: UZ Publications, pp. 1-11. | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 0908307586 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/6510 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Sixth International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation was held under the theme ‘Agronomic, socio-economic and environmental benefits of biological nitrogen fixing systems in Africa’. This book reports on the deliberations of that conference which examined the activities of microorganisms that supply ‘free’ nitrogen fertiliser through a process of biological fixation. Given the rising costs of nitrogen fertilisers, any that comes ‘free’ is worthy of serious attention. Zimbabwe uses almost 25 per cent of its electricity to manufacture the same nitrogen fertilizer that microbes can supply ‘free’ through a process of biological fixation. The importance of harnessing biological nitrogen fixation to sustain agriculture in Africa cannot be over-emphasised. The publication of this book is timely given that hunger and malnutrition are ravaging some parts of our continent, a situation accentuated by lack of affordable agricultural inputs, especially for smallholder farmers. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Our sincere thanks go to the following organisations who contributed in cash and kind towards the costs of hosting the conference and publishing this book:
International
— Africa Centre for Fertiliser Development (ACFD)
— European Union (EU)
— Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
— International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
— International Science Foundations (ISF)
— Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (IESCO)
— Rockefeller Foundation (RF)
— Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA)
— Third World Academy of Science (TWAS)
— United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
National
— University of Zimbabwe (UZ)
— Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Water Development (MLAWD)
— African Associated Mines (Pvt) Ltd
— Delta Corporation (Pvt) Ltd
— Olivine Industries (Pvt) Ltd
— Wankie Colliery (Pvt) Ltd | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications. (Department of Soil Sciences) | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Agriculture | en |
dc.subject | Environment | en |
dc.subject | Science and Society | en |
dc.title | Contribution of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Towards the African Food and Environmental Challenges | en |
dc.title.alternative | Harnessing Biological Nitrogen Fixation in African Agriculture Challenges and Opportunities | en |
dc.type | Book chapter | en |
dc.type | Conference paper | en |
dc.rights.holder | University of Zimbabwe (UZ) | en |