Mafinga Hills
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Published 25. Sep 2023 by WeForest
A view of the project landscape

This photo clearly shows how slash-and-burn agriculture is encroaching on the forest in the Mafinga Hills. There’s a small area to the right of centre where burnt trees are visible. The cultivated area at bottom left was previously cleared by a farmer, and it has now been turned into a permanent demonstration plot under the Sustainable Agriculture programme to show farmers how they can establish similar plots on their farms and avoid shifting cultivation or agricultural expansion. Beans, maize and finger millet mixed with Gliricidia, a nitrogen-fixing species, can be seen as pale green sprouts.