New report from AGRA also finds increased access to fertilizers helping up to 1.8 million farmers revive 3.5 million hectares (AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa)

(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) Ambitious Effort to Confront Africa's Soil Health Crisis Helping Millions of Farmers Double and Triple Crop Yields New report from AGRA also finds increased access to fertilizers helping up to 1.8 million farmers revive 3.5 million hectares NAIROBI (22 August 2014)-With the steady drain of essential nutrients from African soils looming as a major threat to food security across the continent, a new report released today finds that over the last five years, 1.7 million African farmers in 13 countries have embraced farming practices that have rejuvenated 1.6 million hectares and helped them double or even triple crop yields. The...