20.500.13038/FK2/SGMB94
International Fertilizer Development(IFDC)
The Quality of Fertilizer Traded in West Africa: Evidence for Stronger Control
Dataverse
2021
hdl:20.500.13038/FK2/SGMB94/AN4Q3W
Table of Contents: Acronyms - x Executive Summary - xi Introduction - 1 Section 1. Methodology - 4 1.1. Data and Sample Collection - 4 1.2. Chemical and Physical Analyses of Fertilizer Samples - 6 1.3. Data Analysis and Interpretation - 9 Section 2. Results and Discussion - 15 2.1. Distribution of Fertilizer Samples - 15 2.2. Fertilizer Nutrient Content Compliance - 16 2.3. Fertilizer Bag Weight Compliance - 27 2.4. Factors Influencing Nutrient Content - 28 2.5. Adulteration of Fertilizers - 36 Conclusions and Recommendations - 38
International Fertilizer Development Center