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A potential solution for food security in Kenya: implications of the Quzhou model in China
Authors:Xiaoqiang JIAO  Jianbo SHEN  Fusuo ZHANG
Institution:National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Science,China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Science,China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Science,China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Abstract:Poor soil fertility due to low nutrient inputs is a major factor limiting grain production in Kenya. Increasing soil fertility for crop productivity in China has implications for food security in Kenya. The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate the historical patterns of grain production, nutrient inputs, soil fertility and policies in Quzhou, a typical agricultural county on the North China Plain, and to compare grain production in Quzhou County and Kenya to identify a potential approach for increasing grain production in Kenya. Grain yields in Quzhou increased from 1 to 3 t·ha1 between 1961 and 1987 by increasing manure application accompanied by small amounts of chemical fertilizer after soil desalinization. There was a further increase from 3 to 5 t·ha1 up to 1996 which can be mainly attributed to chemical fertilizer use and policy support. Hence, a beneficial cycle between soil fertility and plant growth in Quzhou grain production was developed and strengthened. In contrast, there was only a slight increase in grain yields in Kenya over this period, resulting from low soil fertility with limited external nutrient inputs, a consequence of poor socioeconomic development. It is suggested that grain yields in Kenya would likely be boosted by the development of a self-reinforcing cycling between soil fertility and plant growth with manure and chemical fertilizer use if supported by policy and socioeconomic development.
Keywords:China  grain production  Kenya  soil fertility  
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