Nyanza Conservation Agriculture Plot
Maize with mulch cover Nyanza District, Southern Province
Maize with mulch cover demonstration plot, Nyanza District, Southern Province — SOZO variety yielded 6.90 t/ha.
Minimum tillage with permanent mulch cover and crop rotation, measured against conventional ploughing over three seasons.
Results
Soil moisture held 9 days longer after rainfall; weeding labour fell 48%.
Farmer testimonies
"Weeding labour dropped by half." - Bizimana S.
Media gallery
Seed, inputs and stories behind this plot
The products demonstrated here plus related news and farming guides.
