When farmers receive fertilizer recommendations, they rarely see the scientists who spent days analyzing soil samples to produce it. When countries talk about boosting food production or building climate-resilient agriculture, the conversation hardly starts with laboratories. Yet it should.…
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Eastern Africa
Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health using data science for nutrition recommendations to boost food productivity in West Africa
IITA–CGIAR is deploying advanced data and AI-driven modelling to boost soil nutrient management and soil health and improve farmer productivity in West Africa, a region experiencing recurrent nutrient depletion due to unsustainable farming practices and injudicious fertilizer use.…

