1. 20/10/2013 Does a planting basin, like a zai pit, make much of a difference in soil moisture on a sandy soil? Because water leaches through sand rather quickly, you might expect that planting depressions would not have a significant impact on soil moisture. With the soil in ECHO research plots in South...
  2. 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...
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    01/01/2013 Dans des régions comme le Sahel ouest-africain, la perte des arbres dans le paysage (coupés pour répondre aux besoins en bois de chauffe/bois de construction, ou soumis au surpâturage des animaux) combinée avec de fréquentes périodes de sécheresse conduit à des sols nus exposés à la chaleur...
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