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African agriculture ‘Dirt Poor’ but will inorganic fertilizer make it rich?
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
Conservation agriculture in Malawi
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
Promoting Conservation Agriculture in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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
Cornell University faculty call for ‘brown revolution’ to promote soil health
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
Conservation Agriculture in Swaziland
IRD helped Swazi communities to mitigate drought in Shiselweni and Lubombo provinces through a project, funded by USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. The project increased food security by training farmers in conservation agriculture and livestock development and providing seeds for drought-resistant and soil-improving crops.Click here to read more. Continue Reading
No-till takes off in Middle East
Lifting no-till’s profile in the Middle East is the aim of a project undertaken by the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dryland Areas (ICARDA), partly funded by AusAID.Click here to read more. Continue Reading