Dr. Frank Mabagala's Warning on 60-Year Land Cultivation Without Fertilizer
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- You may find a farmer cultivating the same land for more than 60 years without applying fertiliser.
- Speaking to journalists during the Nane Nane Agricultural Exhibition for the Eastern Lake Zone in Simiyu Region, TARI Ukiriguru soil researcher Dr Frank Mabagala said soil nutrient levels have declined by between 40 and.
- Dr Mabagala attributed the decline to continuous cultivation without replenishing depleted nutrients, noting that many farmers have worked the same land for decades without applying fertilisers or adopting other soil.