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Conservation Agriculture has THREE main principles;
1. Minimum soil disturbance,
2. Residue retention (Soil cover)
3. Crop rotation
Mr. Gideon Munyi put more emphasis on the soil health of his land by doing;
- minimum soil disturbance - to break hardpan and conserve soil moisture
- Crop residue retention
- Manure application
Her maize managed to withstand a very long dry spell - His neighbour's crop succumbed to drought and suffered 100% loss
His yields will tipple despite the drought - to him, that is the definition of resilience.
He expects 60 (90kg bags) from his 2.5-acre piece of land up from the 16 bags.