Conservation agriculture using planting holes Hope for Lesotho's farmers Growing Nations, Tebellong, Qacha's Nek, Lesotho, 2006

Conservation agriculture is a way of farming with nature, not against it. It produces good yields on soils that are easily eroded or that farmers thought could produce nothing. It prevents erosion that is eating away at Lesotho’s precious topsoil. And it improves the soil, so harvests are better year after year.

This simple 8-page manual is available in English and Sesotho.

Contents

• The three easy principles of conservation agriculture
• Benefits of conservation agriculture
• How to do conservation agriculture
• How to get started
• Avoiding mistakes
• Where to get more information

Growing Nations, Tebellong, Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho. 2006. FAO, Ministry of Agriculture of Lesotho, and World Food Programme

Role of Paul Mundy: Writeshop manager and editor

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