Farmer's Weekly

Better soil drainage

47 YEARS AGO

In South Africa, a water-scarce country, farmers have to use water with the utmost care. By improving soil drainage, they can save water and ensure better yields.

Many crops can be made more profitable with better soil drainage. Many say our problem is too little (not too much) water, but civilisations have died and lands have been abandoned because drainage was inadequate.

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