INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

SOS 2201

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Agricultural And Rural Innovation

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Definition and concepts of integrate soil fertility management (ISFM). Diagnosis of soil fertility constraints – field and laboratory approaches. Identify, analysis, prioritisation of constraints and interventions. Principles of integrated soil fertility management. Participatory design and implementation of ISFM programs. Objective:

This course will enable students to learn the basic principles of various soil management techniques used for sustainable land management-. Students will gain an insight and appreciate the challenges faced in getting solutions to ever increasing land/soil degradation, low agricultural production and poverty despite all efforts made towards modernizing agriculture in developing countries.

Learning Outcomes:

Gain knowledge about the basic principles and concepts of integrated soil fertility management
Appreciate the various types of soil management techniques, their appropriateness and applicability in real life situations
Gain hands on experience on how to use soil fertility management techniques and participatory approaches to integrated soil fertility management