In May 2021 we reached a major milestone in the project’s field work with the establishment of field trial sites in Nyando. Two trial sites were fenced off to reduce interference from livestock and to ensure a robust trial. Soil inoculum, manure and farmer practice were used as the main treatments at the trial sites. Each treatment was replicated 4 times within 8 combinations, giving 32 experimental plots per site.

Here are some pictures of a few of the plots: