West Africa fertilizer study, v. 2 : Senegal

In response, USAID requested the International Fertilizer Development Center to determine the region"s capacity to produce, market and use fertilizer. A series of documents (of which this report on Senegal is a part) resulted from that assessment. Topics covered include population, food production, current marketing and use of fertilizer and crop yeild responses to specific fertilizers. Forty-eight statistical tables corresponding to these topics are provided, including cost/price and value/cost ratios. The authors recommend implementation of a concentrated soil fertility project (in liaison with current research and extension groups) to determine crop responses to fertilizer nutrient, especially phosphate rock on small and medium-sized farms. In addition, the authors recommend an inquiry into the possibility of substituting widely-used, low analysis fertilizers with a few high analysis grades to meet total crop production needs and eliminate the wide range of fertilizer costs affecting Senegalese farmers. Publications (both in French and English) used in preparing the report are referenced. Appendices on fertilizer raw material deposits and recommended projects are also included.