Why soil health is not just about adding more fertiliser or manure

Farmers from Kapkuress in Nakuru County weed their maize and beans crop on April 23, 2024.

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Across rural Africa, conversations on farming often revolve around what needs to be added to the soil. Fertiliser, lime, and manure are inputs seen as the silver bullet to poor yields.

Yet, after seasons of adding more and more, farmers still watch their crops wither. The question we should be asking is not what we can add, but what we are doing to drive life away from the soil in the first place.

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