Zaï planting pits
Zaï as they are known in Burkina Faso, or tassa in Niger, are wide deep planting pits. They act as a microcatchment and can be used to rehabilitate soils when used with manure. They have been very successful in West Africa during the last 25 years.
Author: Access Agriculture
Other authors: Countrywise Communication, CIS Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Organization: Access Agriculture
Year: 2016
Country/ies: Burkina Faso
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Video
Full text available at: https://www.accessagriculture.org/slm06-zai-planting-pits
Content language: English