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Biochar is the carbonaceous residue produced from the pyrolytic conversion of biomass. It is generally used for agricultural applications as a soil amendment but has far wider potential. This book presents the use of biochar as a platform for the development of new intriguing solutions in several cutting-edge fields. The book is a useful reference volume for any reader with a strong scientific and technological background, ranging from scientific advisors in private companies to academic researchers promoting the spread of knowledge about biochar to anyone not already working with it.

Charcoal. --- Environmental management. --- Soil amendments.

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This book contains 17 chapters providing details on decision tools that use linear programming to determine recommendations specific to a farmer's context intended to maximize profit from fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. Chapter 1 and 2 discusses the principles and approach, and spatial analysis of fertilizer use optimization, respectively. Chapter 3 covers integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa. Further, Chapters 4 to 16 explore optimizing fertilizer use within an integrated soil fertility management framework in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Finally, Chapter 17 describes the process of enabling fertilizer use optimization in sub-Saharan Africa.

Fertilizers --- Soil fertility --- Application --- Soils --- Fallowing --- Soil productivity --- Artificial fertilizers --- Chemical fertilizers --- Crops --- Fertilisers --- Fertilization of soils --- Fertilizers and manures --- Field crops --- Agricultural chemicals --- Plants --- Soil amendments --- Fertilization --- Fertilizer movement --- Nutrition --- profitability --- Nyasaland --- Least Developed Countries --- fertilisers --- linear programming --- application rates --- Mozambique --- optimization --- Malawi --- Mali --- ACP Countries --- Nigeria --- Abyssinia --- Community of Portuguese Language Countries --- profits --- Commonwealth of Nations --- fertilizers --- Bourkina Fasso --- Niger --- Rwanda --- Tanzania --- Africa --- Ghana --- Zambia --- soil fertility --- Kenya --- Tanganyika --- Portuguese Speaking Africa --- Africa South of Sahara --- Burkina Faso --- West Africa --- SADC Countries --- Southern Africa --- Francophone Africa --- subsaharan Africa --- Uganda --- Developing Countries --- Anglophone Africa --- Ethiopia --- East Africa