A new farming technology, which involves injecting tractor
exhaust gas into the soil to reduce costs of buying fertilizer,
is coming in Tanzania. The technology, which is pro-‘Kilimo
Kwanza’ initiative, has been invented by a Canadian farmer —
Gary Lewis, who heads NC Quest in Alberta, Canada. NC Quest is
the parent company that license’s the Bio-Agtive Technology
Method to farms around the world. Lewis said: “We have started
carrying out a countrywide campaign on the new technology and
we’ll use all available opportunities including annual farmer’s
fair to encourage Tanzanian farmers to adopt the technology.”
Lewis was speaking here over the weekend at the farmers’
information night which attracted over 50 farmers from across
Tanzania. He stated that Tanzania is one of the ideal places in
Africa and the world at large for adopting the technology,
because of its unique climatic condition. “We target at helping
farmers to understand and practice a new way of Nitrogen and
Carbon cycle management,” he said, addi