WWW site on mulch based farming systems including green manures, cover crops, and various agroforestry systems that have a mulch or a litter layer of vegetative biomass which is cut and left on (or partially incorporated into) the soil. The aims of MBA are to:
(a) facilitate interdisciplinary research on indigenous and traditional tropical mulch-based systems
(b) encourage exchange of related information between researchers in various institutions/agencies and between researchers and the NGO/field level
(c) consolidate, synthesise and disseminate practical, farmer-tested information on mulch technologies. The MBA Group’s main interests revolve around mulch-based systems that can improve agricultural sustainability for resource-poor farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.