Health Programs

Agriculture Overview

How does the program help farmers in Africa?

What farming methods does the program promote?

What happens to crops after harvest?

What role do farmers associations play?

What farming methods does the program promote?
 
The Agriculture Program promotes both conventional and no-till methods of crop production, as appropriate. In the no-till method, an effective but short-lived herbicide is used to kill weeds, leaving a mulch on top of the soil into which crops can be planted.

This method:

• Increases soil moisture
• Reduces soil erosion
• Decreases soil compaction and improves soil tilth
• Reduces carbon dioxide release, resulting in reduced greenhouse warming
• Conserves energy
• Reduces runoff, resulting in less contamination of groundwater
• Reduces production costs without reducing yields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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