Home SA soils ‘extremely degraded’ by unsustainable farming According to Dr Hendrik Smith, conservation agriculture facilitator at ASSET Research and the Maize Trust, research has shown that between 7% and 10% of carbon content in soil is lost during every cultivation cycle in South Africa’s main cropping areas.

According to Dr Hendrik Smith, conservation agriculture facilitator at ASSET Research and the Maize Trust, research has shown that between 7% and 10% of carbon content in soil is lost during every cultivation cycle in South Africa’s main cropping areas.

According to Dr Hendrik Smith, conservation agriculture facilitator at ASSET Research and the Maize Trust, research has shown that between 7% and 10% of carbon content in soil is lost during every cultivation cycle in South Africa’s main cropping areas.

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