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Project on establishment of the model for fertilizing cultivation promotion using Burkina Faso phosphate rock

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Burkina Faso

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Project on establishment of the model for fertilizing cultivation promotion using Burkina Faso phosphate rock

Promote local production and consumption of fertilizers using indigenous phosphate rock, and be free from imported ones

Principal Investigator

- Senior Researcher
  NAGUMO Fujio
  Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
- Director
  Hamidou Traore
  Institute of Environment and Agriculture Research

ODA Recipient Country

Burkina Faso

Research Institutions in Japan

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences(JIRCAS) / The University of Tokyo

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

Institute of Environment and Agriculture Research

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2016

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Development of domestically produced fertilizers using low-grade phosphate rock and improvement of fertilizer application techniques
Soil fertility is low in Africa and agricultural productivity is accordingly low, particularly because of the lack of phosphorus. In addition, fertilizers are very expensive in Africa compared to other parts of the world. The project will make use of low-grade phosphate ore produced but underutilized in Burkina Faso to develop domestically produced and reasonably priced fertilizers. It will also look to improve fertilizer application techniques and evaluate the possibility of spreading the proposed fertilizer product. It will also consider techniques to directly apply phosphate rock to propose an integrated strategy for the utilization of phosphate rock as an important natural resource of Burkina Faso.

Contribute to the stable food production of Africa by developing and spreading a domestically produced fertilizer.
The project aims to improve agricultural productivity by developing and spreading domestically produced and reasonably priced fertilizers by making use of low-grade phosphate rock currently underutilized in Burkina Faso. Going forward, the outcomes of the project are expected to spread across Africa and beyond to contribute to stabilizing food self-sufficiency in Africa and fertilizer security in Japan and other countries of the world facing the depletion of phosphate resources.