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Tanzania farmers distrust fertilizer quality, are less willing to pay for it

Credit: Anna Fairbairn.
URBANA, Ill. - Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa use fertilizer well below recommended rates, contributing to consistently low agricultural productivity. Farmers in Tanzania and Kenya, for example, apply just 13 kilograms of fertilizer per hectare, compared with 165 to 175 kilograms in India and Brazil. Low use directly affects cereal yields, which average 1.2 to 1.7 metric tons per hectare, compared to 4 to 4.5 metric tons in South America and Asia.
A new study from the University of Illinois finds farmers have misconceptions about fertilizer quality and suggests those misconceptions are a major reason for low application rates.
Farmers were not using much fertilizer; that s well established in the region of Tanzania where we were working. In discussions with farmers we heard again and again the explanation was they thought the fertilizer was fake or bad, and they didn t want to buy it, says Hope Michelson, associate professor in th ....

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Tanzania farmers distrust fertilizer quality, are less willing to pay for it

Credit: Anna Fairbairn.
URBANA, Ill. - Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa use fertilizer well below recommended rates, contributing to consistently low agricultural productivity. Farmers in Tanzania and Kenya, for example, apply just 13 kilograms of fertilizer per hectare, compared with 165 to 175 kilograms in India and Brazil. Low use directly affects cereal yields, which average 1.2 to 1.7 metric tons per hectare, compared to 4 to 4.5 metric tons in South America and Asia.
A new study from the University of Illinois finds farmers have misconceptions about fertilizer quality and suggests those misconceptions are a major reason for low application rates.
Farmers were not using much fertilizer; that s well established in the region of Tanzania where we were working. In discussions with farmers we heard again and again the explanation was they thought the fertilizer was fake or bad, and they didn t want to buy it, says Hope Michelson, associate professor in th ....

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Dr. Thomas McCawley Appointed to Florida Board of Dentistry Position

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Dr. McCawley will join the Board of eleven members established to ensure safe dental practice in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB) December 10, 2020
On Wednesday, November 25, Dr. Thomas McCawley was appointed to the Florida Board of Dentistry. According to their website, The Florida Board of Dentistry was established to ensure that every dentist and dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. Dr. McCawley has practiced in Fort Lauderdale for almost 40 years. A graduate of the University of Illinois College Of Dentistry, Dr. McCawley holds a specialty degree in Periodontics from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, and he is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Dentists. ....

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