SciDevNet: Scientists have reported in Nature that the agroforestry approach of planting nutrient-fixing trees with food crops could help replenish Africa's poor quality soils, tackling one of the biggest threats to food security on the continent. Planting certain perennial trees together with food crops can more than double yields for maize and millet, which are among Sub-Saharan Africa's staple foods, scientists say. According to the comment article, 'Agriculture: plant perennials to save Africa's soils',......
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Tree intercropping ‘could save Africa’s soils’
Posted by SciDevNet: Maina Waruru on November 20th, 2012
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