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Kenyan Soils Rejuvenated by Mucuna Bean’s Nitrogen Fixation

A unique bean variety is helping fertilize degraded soils due to its nitrogen-fixing traits. Mucuna beans are capable of fixing 150kgs of nitrogen for every hectare. Kenyan soils are currently ranked amongst the worst due to exploitation and overuse of conventional fertilizers. Soil Regeneration Through Abundant Organic Matter: Mucuna not only fixes nitrogen but also

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Not just a pest: the value of termites in African agriculture

By George Munene Although termites are considered agricultural pests they are crucial in the distribution of natural resources, i.e, water and nutrients in soils within the tropics.  These engineers of tropical ecosystems have a huge impact on the biological, physical, mineralogical, and chemical properties of soils. They play a key role in organic matter decomposition,

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