General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com USAID is working with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to address all soil fertility issues USAID Ghana Agriculture Sector Team Lead, Ms Jenna Tajchman has called on stakeholders to urgently put in place the necessary measures to
restore soil fertility in the three regions of the north to complement efforts towards food security.»
Not exact matches
If we want to increase food security and resilience of farmers in Ghana, we need to start by
restoring the
fertility of
soils,» she added.
«They probably play an important role in
restoring fertility to the
soil in pastures, where it has been damaged by exposure to extremes of both temperature and humidity,» he says.
Clover is among the cover crops planted following cotton harvest to help preserve
soils and
restore fertility.
On the other hand, managing
soils carefully and
restoring their
fertility means they can take up more carbon, helping to mitigate our CO2 emissions and thereby limiting climate change.
We may also reduce carbon emissions by building
soil fertility and conserving and
restoring ecosystems.
These include planting trees,
restoring degraded land, conserving natural habitats, and improving
soil and
fertility management.
We may also reduce carbon emissions by building
soil fertility on agricultural lands and conserving and
restoring ecosystems.
In Australia for instance we could reverse all our emissions through
restoring fertility to agricultural
soils and improving fire and ecosystem management across landscapes.