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Soil Fertility and Coffee Production in East Africa

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  this topic was presented by two professionals. Mr. Godsteven Maro from Tanzania Coffee Research Institute [TaCRI] presented on practical experiences for soil fertility management in Tanzania while Mr. Tesfu Kebede from the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research [EIAR] presented practical examples from Ethiopia on addressing soil infertility.

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