bath type turenkey peanut oil refining project in lesotho

   
bath type turenkey peanut oil refining project in lesotho
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • bath type turenkey peanut oil refining project in lesotho
  • How much is land degradation costing Lesotho?
  • Land degradation in Lesotho is also projected to be costing the country over M1 Billion per year. In the 1970s, sheep in Lesotho produced around 5kgs of wool per year, while maize yields were around 2 tonnes/hectare. Sadly, sheep in Lesotho now produce under 3kgs of wool per year, and maize yields are around 1.2 tonnes/hectare.
  • How much land is being eroded in Lesotho?
  • Researches have shown that land in Lesotho is being eroded at a staggering 4,500 tonnes of topsoil every hour. That is a staggering 300 truckloads of soil being washed away in less time than it takes to finish a movie. Land degradation in Lesotho is also projected to be costing the country over M1 Billion per year.
  • Why does Lesotho have a high rate of land degradation?
  • Sadly, sheep in Lesotho now produce under 3kgs of wool per year, and maize yields are around 1.2 tonnes/hectare. The findings of the Indigenous Knowledge Stud y conducted under ReNOKA have shown that one of the reasons for the increased rate of land degradation in Lesotho can be traced back to people abandoning their indigenous farming practices.
  • Why is Lesotho losing its green lands?
  • Areas once mythologised by Basotho¡¯s forebearers are seeing dramatic increases in land degradation. Unsustainable land management practises amongst other factors, are now resulting in the loss of the prosperous green lands which Lesotho was once described of.