September 2014

1^st IPI-Ministry of Agriculture-Agricultural Transformation Agency Ethiopia joint symposium in East Africa on “the Role of Potassium in Cropping Systems of sub-Saharan Africa: Current Status and Potential for Increasing Productivity”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3-5 September 2014.

Themes:

• Potassium Fertilizer Management in Major Cropping Systems of sub-Saharan Africa
• Current Advances made in the Determination of Potassium Status in Soils and Plants
• Evaluation of Soil Potassium Fertility in Ethiopia and East Africa
• Evidence of the Effect of Potassium Fertilization on Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency
• The Beneficial Role of Potassium in Tackling Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Cropping Systems
• Nutrient Mining and Stagnation of Agricultural Productivity in sub-Saharan Africa
• Potash Production in Ethiopia: Prospects and Challenges
• Public-Private Partnerships: The Role of NGOs in Scientific Information Generation and Transfer

For more details contact Mr. Eldad Sokolowski, IPI Coordinator sub-Saharan Africa or see updates and information on the IPI website/Events.