While the primary function and main reason for the cultivation of mucuna is soil cover and nitrogen fixation, the tremendous biomass produced as well as the pods and seeds have potential as animal feed.

Striga is a parasitic weed that attaches itself to the roots of host crops mostly cereals (maize, sorgum, millet and rice) and grasses (nappier,bracharia,sugarcane); it flourishes in poor soils and cereals mono-crop. Striga weed is significantly capable of reducing and in some cases wiping out the entire crop.

Brochure explaining the health benefits and home processing methods of the Mucuna Bean.

The Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH) grew out of the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). The objective of the Coalition is to scale soil health globally. Download the brochure to find out more.

Created to aid in disseminating knowledge about the Soil Health Resolution of Soil Champions at COP27, this brochure provides details on the core objectives of the Resolution, and provides readers with links to more information.

This manual provides restoration practitioners and trainers with a step-by-step guide on how to apply the Options by Context (OxC) approach in land restoration efforts and offers practical examples and case studies from eastern Kenya.