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By Christopher Mesiku for Agroforestry WorldMay 22, 2012In a recent BBC interview, World Agroforestry Centre scientists agree that the Sahara Desert is expanding and they are committed to support efforts to stop i Continue Reading

By Mike McGahuey for Agroforestry WorldApril 26, 2012The question is not, “should farmers use inorganic or organic fertilizer?” but rather, “How can farmers increase soil organic matter in a cost-effective way in order to recycle nutrients, increase fertilizer-use efficiency and establish the foundation for building and sustaining soil productivity in Africa?”  Continue Reading

Smallholder maize farmers in Malawi are adopting sustainable crop management practices that cut labor and help capture and hold rainfall, salvaging harvests when water is scarce.Click here to read more. Continue Reading

There is an urgent need to pilot changes in agricultural practices in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in order to improve agricultural production in the irrigated areas of these countries. Conservation agriculture can be an answer for the challenges in those countries, and no-till agriculture can also be considered as a best solution for irrigated agriculture.Click here to read more. Continue Reading

Peter Hobbs invites fellow Cornell researchers to join him in fostering a "brown revolution" that promotes conservation agriculture, which involves minimal soil disturbance and the use of cover crops and crop rotations to naturally control weeds, pests and diseases.Click here to read more. Continue Reading

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.Click here to read more. Continue Reading