Program interventions
The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods
in Central Africa (CIALCA) 1 started a program on
integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) in South Kivu
in 2006. ISFM is a composite technology for improving soil
fertility and crop productivity, with mineral fertilizer use, improved
germplasm and improved organic matter management
(e.g., through crop rotation) as main components (Vanlauwe
et al., 2010). As part of this ISFM strategy, CIALCA introduced
mineral fertilizer in the area.