Previous studies had concluded that the cooling effects of unploughed fields were small 2, but that research generally looked at temperatures averaged over longer periods and larger areas.

MPUDZI, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After a year of paralyzing El Nino-induced drought, Zimbabwe’s farmers have been relieved to receive substantial rain in recent weeks, with normal ...

Cattle stand over cracked earth as water levels drop in a dam near Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo By Andrew Mambondiyani MPUDZI, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters ...

Unploughed stubble is lighter in colour and reflects more solar radiation than tilled surfaces. Measurements taken show that approximately 30% of sunlight is reflected back due to the albedo ...

The Ntungamo Resident District commissioner (RDC), Mr George Bakunda explained that, leaving coffee, banana plantations or land unploughed for many years has instigated cases of food insecurity ...

"Very few farmers still have cattle. Most farmers have now turned to zero tillage", or planting in unploughed land, Munguma said in an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He said some ...

“Instead of ploughing their fields and then planting seeds, farmers who use zero tillage deposit seeds into holes drilled into the unploughed fields.” An estimated 6.2 lakh wheat farmers in ...

HYDERABAD: Exotic weeds are spreading their tentacles throughout the city, helped by the conversion of agricultural land into housing plots, which are often left unploughed. HYDERABAD: Exotic ...