In Africa, planting trees along with corn in soil that is low in nitrogen can substantially increase corn production without expensive fertilizers. In a decade, the number of small farmers using Fertilizer Tree Systems has ballooned from a few hundred to more than 250,000.
Farming practices that incorporate natural resources conservation will provide sustainable solution to food insecurity in Africa in the face of climate change,declining soil fertility and shrinking size of arable land.
Kenyan farmers could accelerate expansion of the country`s forest cover if they embrace an innovative but cost-effective biological technique to resuscitate tree stumps,roots and seeds in order to reclaim degraded landscapes and natural assets crucial to food security and environmental sustainability.
