TARI's Call for Soil Restoration to Reverse 40-60% Decline in Soil Fertility
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- 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.
- Soil health has declined by between 40 and 60 per cent in many areas, especially in the Lake Zone.
- THE Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) has called on farmers to adopt soil restoration measures to reverse declining soil fertility, warning that deteriorating soil health is undermining agricultural.
- 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.
- According to him, exhausted soils are no longer capable of sustaining high crop yields, making soil restoration an urgent priority for improving agricultural output.