Summary
This review synthesises evidence on organic inputs (both imported and farm-derived) and decision-support tools available to smallholder cereal farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors emphasise that farming systems are locally diverse and adapted, requiring contextualised guidance rather than generic recommendations. The paper provides actionable evidence to help farmers make informed choices about which organic inputs suit their specific conditions.
Regional applicability
Whilst focused on sub-Saharan African smallholder systems, the methodological approach to context-specific input selection and decision-support tool design may inform UK organic and regenerative farming extension advice. However, agro-ecological, economic and institutional contexts differ substantially, limiting direct policy transfer.
Key measures
Comparative efficacy and suitability of organic input types; decision-support frameworks and tools for input selection; context-specific agronomic and economic outcomes
Outcomes reported
The review synthesised evidence on ex situ and in situ organic resources available to smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and identified decision-support tools to enable evidence-based selection of organic inputs matched to local farm conditions.
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