ox-plough blamed for declining soil fertility in Africa

Ox-plough blamed for declining soil fertility
an article by Benson Kathuri
from the East African Standard
posted september 28

Experts want the ox-plough, sub-Sahara Africa's most popular farming equipment, banned for causing soil degradation.

Speaking ahead of the third conservation agriculture congress, the experts urged farmers to revisit traditional farm practices to guard their land from further degradation. More...

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