Dr. Nelima Okumu's contribution's will further strengthen the development and implementation gained in APNI's on-farm experimentation (OFE) initiatives across Africa....
Trialing Novel Phosphorus Fertilizers in Africa (Novel P)

Trialing Novel Phosphorus Fertilizers in Africa (Novel P)
Theme: Precision Nutrient Mananagement
Description
This multi-country project is being implemented through a system of on-farm trials designed to evaluate specialized P fertilizer products and formulations. The specific project outcomes of the are to: create scientific evidence of the efficiency of new specialized P fertilizer formulations, develop a framework for reducing adoption risks of fertilizer use by farmers, and facilitate completion of regulatory and efficacy processes. APNI will support this process through mobilization of internal and external specialist knowledge required to ensure the successful implementation of the planned trials, and the attainment of project outcomes.
Project target countries include:
Specific Objective 1: Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast
Specific Objectives 2 and 3: Tanzania
Specific Objective 4: Guinea Conakry, DRC, Congo Brazzaville, Gambia, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Togo, Mauritania, Angola, Sudan, Sierra Leone.
Key Stakeholders
OCP-Africa
National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS)
Target Geography
Sub-Saharan Africa
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