?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11414%2F&rft.title=Understanding+soil+fertility+management+under+cereal+cropping+systems+in+southern+Mali&rft.creator=Traore%2C+B&rft.creator=Zemadim%2C+B&rft.creator=Guindo%2C+M&rft.subject=Cereals&rft.subject=Soil+Fertility&rft.subject=Sustainable+Agriculture&rft.subject=Farming+Systems&rft.description=For+decades%2C+Malian+stakeholders%2C+including+farm+households+and+scientists%2C+have+increasingly+recognized+soil-nutrient+depletion+as+one+of+the+major+constraints+to+sustainable+agricultural+development.+Farming+systems+in+the+country+are+diverse+due+to+variations+in+climate%2C+soils%2C+and+production+goals.+Many+complex+factors+influence+the+level+of+soil+nutrient+depletion+and+include+nutrient+management%2C+regeneration+and+plant+protection%2C+livestock+integration%2C+soil+and+water+conservation%2C+biodiversity%2C+agricultural+policies%2C+and+marketing+structures.%0D%0AFarm+households+are+confronted+with+declining+price+relations+between+farm+inputs+and+outputs+resulting+in+a+net+exploitation+of+soil+nutrients.+Due+to+prevailing+poverty%2C+farm+households+have+limited+options+for+investment+in+nutrient+adding+or+nutrient+saving+technologies.+Nowadays%2C+this+situation+is+worsening+due+to+climate+change+and+variability.+Climate+smart+technologies+such+as+using+organic+manure+and+micro+dosing+have+been+implemented+by+various+actors+to+address+soil+nutrient+depletion+and+the+effects+of+climate+change%2C+but+questions+about+the+sustainability+of+this+system+remain.%0D%0AIn+this+progress+report+we+explore+farm+characterization+for+understanding+the+management+strategies+regarding+soil+fertility.+This+activity+is+the+first+of+a+series+of+four+monitoring+steps+for+assessing+nutrient+flow+at+farm+scale+in+the+Koutiala+District+of+southern+Mali.&rft.publisher=International+Institute+of+Tropical+Agriculture&rft.date=2019-03&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11414%2F1%2Fsfm_mali.pdf&rft.identifier=++Traore%2C+B+and+Zemadim%2C+B+and+Guindo%2C+M++(2019)+Understanding+soil+fertility+management+under+cereal+cropping+systems+in+southern+Mali.++Project+Report.+International+Institute+of+Tropical+Agriculture.+++++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10568%2F101117