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Highlights: Maize yield response to Nitrogen (N) was low in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, & Tanzania. Maize yields in Ghana and Uganda showed higher responsiveness...

Although agriculture is a major source of livelihood in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania, agricultural productivity remains low. Access to extension services can play a significant role...

AfricaFertilizer is an initiative under the International Fertilizer Development Center that seeks to provide clear, relevant, and opportune data and market analysis on fertilizers in sub-Saharan Africa.

This brief presents a compilation of key findings from an analysis of the impact of the Ukraine war on African countries. It covers the effects of global market disruptions on country terms of trade...

Sub-Saharan Africa must urgently improve food security. Phosphorus availability is one of the major barriers to this due to low historical agricultural use. Shared socioeconomic pathways...

This study examined the determinants of adoption of five CSA technologies across four locations in Tanzania to gain clarity regarding what mechanisms and obstacles may hinder wide-scale...

Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia...