{"id":52655,"date":"2020-07-27T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=research_project&#038;p=52655"},"modified":"2020-09-01T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T11:03:43","slug":"mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security","status":"publish","type":"research_project","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral fertilisers for food security"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Mineral fertilisers for food security<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Research &mdash; Integrated resource management in Eastern Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Mineral%20fertilisers%20for%20food%20security&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Mineral%20fertilisers%20for%20food%20security&#038;body=BGS%20research%20will%20investigate%20the%20potential%20for%20indigenous%20mineral%20deposits%20being%20used%20to%20produce%20a%20cost-effective%20source%20of%20fertiliser%20nutrients%20to%20increase%20yields%20on%20smallholder%20farms.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/mineral-fertilisers-for-food-security\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>A major factor in food security on smallholder farms in Eastern African countries is their significantly smaller yields when compared with those of more developed nation states. Typically, smallholders cannot afford to purchase sufficient traditional fertilisers sold on global markets to maintain concentrations of major soil nutrients for enhancing crop yield; long-distance transport of fertilisers significantly increases their market cost. Lack of access to affordable fertiliser in Africa is an acute problem, resulting in low fertiliser application rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasing the use of indigenous, lower-cost sources of mineral fertilisers is recognised as one of the main ways to enhance crop yields in eastern Africa. Our research will investigate the potential for indigenous mineral deposits being used to produce a cost-effective source of fertiliser nutrients to increase yields on smallholder farms. Our aim is to enhance understanding of the efficient use of indigenous fertiliser both in terms of supply and the minimisation of nutrient losses from the land, which can be a source of pollution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-1518-block_5f1ebc31f2649\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/feature_EA_rift_p1150807-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rift Valley\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/feature_EA_rift_p1150807.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/\">Integrated resource management in Eastern Africa<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our current activities build on the BGS\u2019s extensive research experience in this region, contributing to welfare and future economic growth by the responsible use of natural resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/integrated-resource-management-in-eastern-africa\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BGS research will investigate the potential for indigenous mineral deposits being used to produce a cost-effective source of fertiliser nutrients to increase yields on smallholder farms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":22786,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"16687,34127,9854,9742,17424,33241","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"tags":[],"region":[],"topic":[],"purpose":[],"area":[],"challenge":[],"challenge_topic":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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