Fertilizer Micro-Dosing to Enhance Yield and Use Efficiency

Small Doses, Big Yields

The Fertilizer Micro-Dosing for Enhanced Yield and Efficiency Technology is a practice that involves applying small amounts of fertilizer in shallow holes at the base of each plant. This precise method is low-risk, affordable, and efficient.

This technology is TAAT1 validated.

8•7

Scaling readiness: idea maturity 8/9; level of use 7/9

Positive or neutral impact

Adults 18 and over: Positive high
The poor: Positive high
Under 18: Positive medium
Women: Positive medium

Positive or neutral impact

Climate adaptability: It adapts really well
Adaptability for farmers: It helps a lot
Biodiversity: It helps them grow and thrive
Carbon footprint: It reduces emissions a little
Environment: It makes a big difference
Soil quality: It makes the soil healthier and more fertile
Water usage: It uses the same amount of water

Problem

Nutrient deficiencies in millet and sorghum
Inefficient and risky fertilizer application methods
Insufficient nutrient replenishment and gradual soil fertility decline
Crop failure risk due to drought discouraging fertilizer investment

Solution

Addressing nutrient deficiencies in millet and sorghum
Providing a low-risk and precise fertilizer application method
Fostering rapid crop growth

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Cost: $$$ 43 USD

Opportunity cost per Ha

ROI: $$$ 15—28 %

Increase in yield

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Countries with a green colour: Tested & adopted
Countries with a bright green colour: Adopted
Countries with a yellow colour: Tested

Countries where the technology has been tested and adopted
Country	Tested	Adopted
Burkina Faso	Tested	Adopted
Chad	Tested	Adopted
Ethiopia	Tested	Adopted
Kenya	Tested	Adopted
Mali	Tested	Adopted
Niger	Tested	Adopted
Nigeria	Tested	Adopted
Senegal	Tested	Adopted
Sudan	Tested	Adopted
Tanzania	Tested	Adopted
Zimbabwe	Tested	Adopted

This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.

Agro-ecological zones where this technology can be used
AEZ	Subtropic - warm	Subtropic - cool	Tropic - warm	Tropic - cool
Arid
Semiarid		–		–
Subhumid		–		–
Humid	–	–	–	–

Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.

Goal 2: zero hunger

Goal 8: decent work and economic growth

Procedure for implementing the technology of "Fertilizer Micro-Dosing to Enhance Yield and Use Efficiency":

1. Micro-dosing offers a low-risk strategy for farmers by using small and affordable quantities of inputs.

2. Fertilizer applied in shallow holes at the base of each plant is placed close to active roots, allowing crops to establish more quickly and absorb nutrients and water efficiently.

3. It decreases the investment costs of farmers and increases yield responses even with lower rates of fertilizer application.

4. Proportionally fewer nutrients from mineral inputs are lost to the environment.

5. Combining micro-dosing with organic matter input, water harvesting, and contour bunding techniques enhances nutrient assimilation.

6. The technology is adaptable to various millet and sorghum growing areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, including drylands.

7. It is particularly suitable for resource-limited farmers working on degraded lands who cannot afford recommended amounts of mineral fertilizers.

Last updated on 22 May 2024