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  1. TIST Kenya Newsletter - September 2013

    … This can happen when a farmer grows one type of crop for several seasons (monoculture), or when soil erodes away. Growing the same crop on our farm year after year also can cause the number … our soils without adding chemical fertilizer. Practice crop rotation because different crops add and remove different …
  2. TIST Uganda Newsletter - January 2018

    … > Monoculture ; this is the growing of one type of crop seasonally. In this case one type of crop feeds on similar Nutrients in order to grow well but … are advised to practice good farming practices like crop rotation, shifting cultivation, mulching the soil, bush …
  3. TIST Kenya Newsletter - June 2017

    … is not possible in this article to cover all the different crop types, pests and appropriate control strategies that … well and stronger crops will be more resistant to diseases. Crop rotation: Certain pests depend on a specific food source. If …
  4. TIST India Newsletter - October 2005

    … group to imagine what it would be like to have double their crop yield at the next harvest. What difference would it … is there a difference between soil texture / moisture / crop growth rate / final yield?). If anyone is still … what works best, and let TIST know the results. Crop Rotation Ideas Try planting maize and groundnuts …
  5. TIST India Newsletter - December 2020

    … the application of chemical fertilizers can increase the crop yields quickly, but they gradually damage the soil, … instead of using the natural resources prudently, do crop rotation, increase soil nutrient through natural way, …
  6. TIST India Newsletter - November 2021

    … that can be planted for long term benefits. Other short rotation trees like, banana, papaya, drumstick can be … is low as they eat everything like bushes, agricultural crop residues and agricultural by-products.  Goat manure …
  7. TIST Kenya Newsletter - August 2014

    … of their trees they have created a new ‘Virtual Cash Crop’ – carbon offsets. These carbon credits are sold … best practices as described in previous units: o Crop rotation o Intercropping o Agroforestry o Planting …
  8. TIST Uganda Newsletter - February 2018

    … > Monoculture; this is the growing of one type of crop seasonally. In this case one type of crop feeds on similar Nutrients in order to grow well but … are advised to practice good farming practices like crop rotation, shifting cultivation, mulching the soil, bush …
  9. TIST India Newsletter - September 2003

    … a Leader have a Servant heart TIST Sep 2003 CHEZHUMAI 3. Crop rotation.  Sustainable agriculture. Nursery …
  10. TIST Kenya Newsletter - July 2017

    … best practices as described in previous units: o Crop rotation. o Intercropping. o Agroforestry. o Planting … soil fertility. What can be used for compost? • Crop residues, weeds, dead leaves, any trimmed vegetation, …