Family Farming Knowledge Platform

Improving traditional systems of soil fertility to increase quality agricultural production in the Savannah region of Togo (Oti and Tandjoar districts)

The project is a response to land degradation in the Savannah region and its impact on agricultural production. The area suffers from overexploitation of natural resources, particularly forest products, linked to human activities. The result of these activities is the destruction of vegetation, leaving the soil bare and highly eroded. The combined effect of declining soil fertility, linked to the destruction of vegetative cover, and unpredictable rainfall, caused by climate change, is the gradual decline of agricultural production causing poverty in local communities. Farmers are trying to reverse this misfortune by making use of chemical inputs to fertilize their farms and fight against pests. But this does not seem to be a sustainable solution. Production is gradually decreasing from year to year, although the amount of fertilizer applied is the same.

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Organization: Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Year: 2015
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Country/ies: Togo
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Case study
Content language: English
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