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Tree intercropping ‘could save Africa’s soils’
Scientists have reported in Nature that the agroforestry approach of planting nutrient-fixing trees with food crops could help replenish Africa's poor quality soils, tackling one of the biggest threats to food security on the continent. Planting certain perennial trees together with food crops can more than double yields for maize and millet, which are among Sub-Saharan Africa's staple foods, scientists say. Continue Reading
NADMO calls for adoption of FMNR Concept to fight desertification
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has called for the need for communities to adopt the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) concept of the World Vision to fight desertification. The FMNR involves selecting and pruning stems regenerating from stumps of naturally grown trees on the field to give them more space to grow. Continue Reading
“Living with the Trees of Life:” Innovative Solutions to Solve the Food Crisis
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Converting the Evergreen Agriculture concept to reality
By Chris Mesiku for Agroforestry NewsJuly 3, 2012The Times of India reports that eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan advises that three key factors are needed in order to e Continue Reading
Farmers must lead environmental sustainability fight – experts
From persuading Brazilians to eat less beef and more tilapia fish, to getting Malawi’s farmers to lay down their hoes, agriculture needs to be a major part of a shift towards a more environmentally sustainable future.Click here to read more. Continue Reading
Farmers embrace ‘Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration Project’
The uncertainties in rainfall patterns in Ghana, and for that matter the Upper East Region, has negatively affected general agricultural activities over the years, resulting in poor food production and poor livestock keeping.The situation has been further aggravated, as farmers and the general public continue to fell trees and set bushes on fire indiscriminately. This, they do without considering the devastating effects of their activities on the environment and general agricultural activities. Continue Reading