Abstract:
Newly introduced conservation farming technologies/ practices such as soil ripping have consistently increased average grain yields by 50% to 200%. Farmers using riplines in combination with improved seeds and fertilizer and/ or manure have seen their bean grain yields increase from as low as 300 kg/ha-lto 1,000 kg/ha- and maize grain yields from an average of 3,000 kg/ ha-' to6,000 kg/ha-