agricoltura biologica

In Kenya, in the Nile basin, farmers in the village of Sitati are developing agroforestry projects to replace the more widespread sugarcane monocultures.The goal is to revitalize the land, diversify diets and incomes and increase the water levels on which many animals depend.This creates "food forests", which attract a series of wild animals - such as the Nubian shell turtle in danger of extinction - and redevelop wetlands and river systems.The technique, in particular, changes the way the community manages agriculture and the environment, predicting the intercropping between different food crops – such as cereals, orchards, vegetables, tubers – and non-productive grasses and trees.For example, a mix of crops such as banana, sweet potato, hibiscus, papaya, avocado, chilli pepper that grow among native wild trees such as the silver oak is common.The result is a bushy-looking vegetable garden that attracts and protects various species of wild animals an ecosystem th...