Farmers Cooperative Doubles Maize Yield with Drip Irrigation
A cooperative in the central belt has doubled its maize yield using low-cost drip irrigation kits and improved seeds.
A cooperative in the central belt has doubled its maize yield this season using low-cost drip irrigation kits and improved seed varieties supplied by a regional research institute.
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