André Bationo Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-09-15. Scientists from Burkina Faso, Iran and Peru receive UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. 2020-12-29. UNESCO. en.
2. Web site: admin. 2020-09-11. Dr. André Bationo and Dr. Catherine Nakalembe Awarded the 2020 Africa Food Prize (AFP) Africa Food Prize. 2020-12-29. en-US.
3. Book: Tabo. R.. Bationo. A.. Amadou. B.. Marchal. D.. Lompo. F.. Gandah. M.. Hassane. O.. Diallo. M.K.. Ndjeunga. J.. Fatondji. D.. Gerard. B.. Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa . Fertilizer Microdosing and "Warrantage" or Inventory Credit System to Improve Food Security and Farmers' Income in West Africa . 2011. Bationo. Andre. Waswa. Boaz. Okeyo. Jeremiah M.. Maina. Fredah. Kihara. Job Maguta. http://oar.icrisat.org/7014/1/Innovations%20as%20Key%20to%20the%20Green%20Revolution%20in%20Africa_113-121_2011.pdf. en. Dordrecht. Springer Netherlands. 113–121. 10.1007/978-90-481-2543-2_10. 978-90-481-2543-2.
4. Web site: 2020-09-11. Africa needs productive, policy push to transform agric — Obasanjo. 2020-12-30. Vanguard News. en-US.