<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Cost-Effective Soil Fertility Management Options for Smallholder Farmers in Malawi</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">-</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">ICRISAT</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">-</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">MAI</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>There is a widespread decline in soil fertility in Malawi, and food security&#13;
is a pressing issue. The Guide to Agricultural Production published by&#13;
the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA 1991) provides guidelines to improve&#13;
productivity in a wide range of crops. This brochure is meant as a&#13;
complement to the Guide, for use by extension workers, NGO farm&#13;
advisors, and anyone interested in expanding the range of options for&#13;
farmers. It describes a number of low-cost options suitable for the&#13;
resource-poor smallholder farmer, who cannot always afford the&#13;
recommended fertilizer rates.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2000</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Monograph</mods:genre></mods:mods>