- Farmers in Malawi grow bananas and maize.
- They have problems with low crop yields.
- A new solution is a fertiliser made from fly waste.
- This helps improve their farming.
- The fertiliser is cheap and good for the soil.
- Farmers learn to use this new fertiliser to grow better crops.
Difficult words
- fertiliser — A material to help plants grow better.
- crops — Plants grown for food or other uses.
- yields — The amount produced by farming.
- improve — To make something better.
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Discussion questions
- Why is it important to have good crop yields?
- How do you think farmers can learn to use new fertilisers?
- What other materials could help farmers improve their crops?
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