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Article: Fertilisers--food for a hungry Earth: no continent on Earth is in greater need of fertilisers than Africa and yet, no continent uses fewer fertilisers than Africa. In a bid to understand this paradox, Anver Versi talked to one of the world's leading experts in the field, Amit Roy.(AFRICA LAUNCHES GREEN REVOLUTION)(International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development )(Interview)
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- African Business
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- December 1, 2006
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If Africa is to achieve its long sought after Green Revolution, several conditions have to be met. Principal among these is the rejuvenation of its farmlands--which at the moment are in dire straits. Coupled with the efforts to refertilise exhausted land will be the widespread distribution of good quality seeds to increase yields without necessarily increasing the area of cultivated land.
Africa's numerous borders are a major hindrance to the movement of goods between African states and add substantially to costs. However, "as a starting off point, Africa's leaders have now agreed to remove all tariffs and duties on the movement of fertilisers between states and ...