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The production of crops in tropical Africa, which is carried out by farmers under diverse soil-agroclimatic and market environments, involves the use of various inputs or factors of production. The management and levels of use of these inputs depend upon the soil-agroclimatic and market (prices) environments and the crop production technology. Farmers’ decisions on the use of these inputs reflect their economic motivation in the face of physical and economic constraints and the limitations in crop production technology and knowledge.
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Baanante, C.A. (1986). Economic evaluation of alternative fertilizer technologies for tropical African agriculture. In: Mokwunye, A.U., Vlek, P.L.G. (eds) Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4398-8_11
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