Fertilizers may not help poorest African farmers
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 17:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have linked poverty in sub-Saharan Africa with poor soil health, but two new Cornell studies find that the recommended practice of applying more fertilizer may not help the poorest farmers.
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