“Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generating Higher Yields”
*Research Shows that Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generating Higher Yields* *NAIROBI, KENYA* (15 October 2012)—Inserting rows of “fertilizer trees” into maize fields, known as agroforestry, can help farmers across sub-Saharan Africa cope with the impacts of drought and degraded soils, according to a 12-year-long study by researchers at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). The study,…
