André Bationo is a soil scientist from Burkina Faso. In 2014 he won the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences for his research into soil fertility management.[1] In 2020 he was the joint winner of the Africa Food Prize, with Catherine Nakalembe.[2]
Bationo was awarded the Africa Food Prize for his work on micro-dosing fertilizer technology, and farmer credit exchange systems. Micro-dosing involves putting a small amount of fertilizer in the planting hole of a crop. This can increase yields over 100% compared to no fertilizer use, but reduces costs when compared with traditional fertilizer application.[3] The credit system allows farmers to store grain when prices are low (and receive credit) and sell when prices are high, increasing their income.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Scientists from Burkina Faso, Iran and Peru receive UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences". UNESCO. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ admin (2020-09-11). "Dr. André Bationo and Dr. Catherine Nakalembe Awarded the 2020 Africa Food Prize (AFP) | Africa Food Prize". Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Tabo, R.; Bationo, A.; Amadou, B.; Marchal, D.; Lompo, F.; Gandah, M.; Hassane, O.; Diallo, M.K.; Ndjeunga, J.; Fatondji, D.; Gerard, B. (2011). "Fertilizer Microdosing and "Warrantage" or Inventory Credit System to Improve Food Security and Farmers' Income in West Africa" (PDF). In Bationo, Andre; Waswa, Boaz; Okeyo, Jeremiah M.; Maina, Fredah; Kihara, Job Maguta (eds.). Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. pp. 113–121. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2543-2_10. ISBN 978-90-481-2543-2.
- ^ "Africa needs productive, policy push to transform agric — Obasanjo". Vanguard News. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
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