Central Islands Agriculture Extension office in Tulagi has introduced Mucuna Bean to improve soil for gardening in Gella, Central Province.
Central Islands Agriculture Extension, Field Officer Mr. Gabriel Leghaile told SIBC News, the newly introduced bean is a cover-crop that improves the soil in dry weather condition.
“The bean is just like ordinary crops that can be planted in the soil to help restore nitrogen to the soil, improving it to help our crops. It is also nitrogen rich compared to other crops previously introduced by agriculture officers in the past.”
