Barden is busy scooping soil from his farm carpeted with green gram crop just as he checks the soil moisture level. “When I came here, my mind was set that I will grow crops using conservation agriculture methods because the area receives little rainfall but has fertile soils,” he says. Thereafter, one digs the holes for planting seeds or first tills the land using chisel ploughing to a depth of 20cm before he makes planting holes. He notes conservation agriculture can also be used in regions that receive high rainfall with farmers taking advantage of this to plant twice. His prowess in the farming has landed him a new title – conservation farming ambassador.

Source: Daily Nation April 20, 2018 17:15 UTC