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  1. Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

    Jayne Mugwe

  2. Department of Land and Water Management, University of Embu, Embu, Kenya

    Felix Ngetich & Erick Oduor Otieno

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Mugwe, J., Ngetich, F., Otieno, E.O. (2020). Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evolving Paradigms Toward Integration. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Zero Hunger. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95675-6_71

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