All expenses paid (probably including a fleet of Landcruisers too). The Kenya based - World Agroforestry Centre and University of Pretoria, South Africa, have made a remarkable discovery: Intercropping maize with leguminous trees, boosts yields by 50%. https://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suhar...ews&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter So why didn't they consider consulting with people already deeply involved in this direction of cultivation in the first place?... Permaculture! Even a chat with the '3 sisters' would have saved them all this trouble! But don't get too excited, guys 'n gals, they've probably already thought of canning the whole idea: They say there's a big drawback; " excessive and expensive labour involved in pruning the branches two to three times a year" I didn't realize that labour shortage in these developing areas was such a serious factor. Oh well, I suppose they'll have to continue research, spend a few more million genetically modifying acacia trees to suit intercropping with maize - maybe they'll come up with a strain that automatically self-prunes and produces giant stalks of ready-popped corn! :think:
