Search Results for: soils
Native shrubs: a simple fix for drought-stricken crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
Variability is the only guarantee when it comes to the rainfall of the Sahel, the transitional zone between the parched Sahara Desert and the wetter savanna in the south. The rains often arrive late, and sometimes they barely come at all. This can lead to devastating crop failures and famine in a region that relies […] Continue Reading
Evergreen, Nipa and ‘push-pull’ presented at global innovations forum 2015
Agriculture as practiced in most parts of the world today will simply not feed a human population of 9 billion by 2050. Innovation in food production is needed, and it needs to be adopted on a wide scale. Indeed, the purpose of the ongoing Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) 2015 has been to […] Continue Reading
The ‘unlikely hero’ that transforms lands and livelihoods in Uganda
Poor soils make people poor. The people living in the area that borders Lake Victoria in Uganda know this for a fact: They have seen maize yields on their small plots of land dwindle, as they can often not afford the fertilizer the nitrogen-hungry crop requires to grow strong. Income and nutrition levels drop. The […] Continue Reading
New casestudy and video about re-greening Africa’s landscape
A new case study and video clip on EverGreen Agriculture has been produced by WRENmedia with support from EIARD. These new products describe EverGreen Agriculture and its role in restoring exhausted soils with richer sources of organic nutrients, helping smallholders increase crop yields and incomes, and adapt to climate change. Continue Reading
The trouble with agriculture and how to fix it
Boab tree and crops in Burkina Faso Continue Reading
Exploring Evergreen Agriculture at RIO+20 side event
By Chris Mesiku for Agroforestry NewsJune 19, 2012The challenge facing current regreening initiatives is how to find effective methods for upscaling test site successes. Continue Reading