1. 20-04-2013 An important principle of conservationagriculture is that of targeted, precision applications of organic or inorganic fertilizer near crop plants, as opposed to evenly dispersing inputs over an entire field. In a row-crop setting, this can be done by banding fertilizer next to the crop plants. In...
  2. Farmers in semi-arid West Africa understand the value of water, how it limits crop production and how essential it is to survival. They must contend with unreliable rainfall, short, unpredictable rainy seasons, and increasingly frequent natural hazards. Moreover, climate change may exacerbate all...
  3. Access Agriculture Training Video Zaï as they are known in Burkina Faso, or tassa in Niger, are wide deep planting pits. They act as a microcatchment and can be used to rehabilitate soils when used with manure. They have been very successful in West Africa during the last 25 years. Available...
  4. & ldquo; Zai & rdquo; ni neno ambalo wakulima kaskazini mwa Burkina Faso hutumia kurejelea mashimo madogo ya upandaji ambayo kawaida hupima cm 20-30 kwa upana, yana urefu wa cm 10-20 na yamepakana kwa cm 60-80. Katika mkoa wa Tahoua wa Niger, neno la haussa & ldquo; tassa &...