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Experts pitch for 10 strategies to help farmers in arid areas cope

Cover crops help to maintain soil moisture.

As climate change continues to bite, more farmers are realising they need to adopt certain measures if they are to continue enjoying yields from their farms. Farmers in semi-arid and arid areas are particularly vulnerable in these harsh times.

Today, we will give them coping strategies to use minimal water, maintain soil moisture and fertility and increase yields. Arid and Semi-Arid regions are dominated by alkaline (pH 7 and above) and salt-affected soils.

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