First comprehensive survey on micronutrients in African soil coordinated by FoodAfrica
Soil micronutrients are essential to plants, animals and humans. Lack of these elements can retard growth and thus cause severe problems. The soil micronutrients in Africa are now being mapped extensively for the first time in order to improve local food security. The study is done within the research and development programme FoodAfrica, coordinated by MTT Agrifood Research Finland. There is very little and scattered information on soil micronutrients and …