“It does not matter”.“You really do not have to do it that way”.“Others may say that you can do it that way but Soya beans do not need fertiliser. In fact, I did not apply any on my farm and it is performing well – you know it does quite well without manure either”.The above conservative statements are variations of a mindset that has locked individuals, communities and nations in backwardness and abject poverty. Albert Einstein is quoted to have said, “It is madness to keep doing the same…See More

The AISSA network is a forum to share information and innovations on sustainable agricultural intensification to improve rural livelihoods. The objectives are:• Provide a forum for exchange of information and of experiences related to sustainable agricultural intensification and its facilitation;• Produce and disseminate tools to identify opportunities for sustainable agricultural intensification at the regional level and facilitate the development of competitive agricultural production systems…See More