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Resilient Agriculture on the African Continent: The Proof will be in the Soil
Recommendations on fossil fuel-based and ‘green’ fertilizer production and use in Africa
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Africa must find pathways to provide a better life for its people, including access to healthy and sustainably produced food. In 2022, the number of people facing hunger in Africa increased by 57 million, as compared to pre-pandemic times. As if not daunting enough, these formidable challenges will have to be resolved in increasingly volatile ecological and political climates.
Published before the start of the African Union’s Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, this policy paper worked out by the Heinrich Böll offices in Abuja, Berlin, Capetown and Nairobi takes a closer look at the role of synthetic fertilizers in African food systems.
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Date of Publication
May 2024
Publisher
Heinrich Böll Foundation Abuja, Cape Town and Nairobi - Edited by Heinrich Böll Foundation
Number of Pages
13
Licence
Language of publication
English
Table of contents
Introduction
- Context: Synthetic Fertilizers in Africa
- Fossil Fuel-Based Synthetic Fertilizers: Not compatible with net zero by 2050
- ‹Green› Fertilizer: The Risks
- Questioning the Correlation Between Nitrogen Fertilizer Application and Food Security
- Recommendations for Strengthening Soil Health on the Continent