Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Phillip Tshuma is a happy farmer. Despite one of the worst droughts ever to hit his country, Zimbabwe, Tshuma’s maize and small grains harvests this year are 50 per cent more than they were in 2015, thanks to micro-dosing, the targeted application of small quantities of fertiliser in a field.
A worker carries a bag of fertilisers in one of the stores in Gikondo. / File.
A worker carries a bag of fertilisers in one of the stores in Gikondo. / File.
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