每周一聽——那些年我們一起練過的聽力（第35期）

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Studies show farmland in Africa is often lacking in important nutrients. But researchers say a combination of farming   (1)  may help.
Since the world food crisis several years ago, researchers have directed more of their attention to small farms. Most farms in areas south of the Sahara Desert are only about one or two hectares. One of the goals is to increase production without necessarily   (2)  more land to grow additional crops.
American researchers say that can happen with greater use of an   (3)  system called perenniation. It mixes food crops with trees and perennial plants – those that return year after year.
Soil scientist John Reganold is with Washington State University.
JOHN REGANOLD: “One of the major problems (is that the) soils are   (4)  poor in most of the regions. So how do you grow food on poor soils? There have to be food production systems that can build the soil and improve the   (5)  .”
Mr. Reganold says poor soil may have resulted from years of weathering that washed away many nutrients. He says some farmers may have done more harm than good.
JOHN REGANOLD: “They have been actually using  (6)  where they’re not putting in organic matter. They’re not putting in fertilizers. They can’t afford those things. And it just runs the soil down. So they’re   (7)  .”
He estimates that up to two billion dollars worth of nitrogen,   (8)   is lost from African soil each year.
The scientist says the word perenniation defines three systems that are already used in Africa. The oldest of the three is called evergreen agriculture. This is where farmers plant trees with their crops. John Reganold says farmers in Africa have been doing this for sixty years, but it seems to be growing in popularity.
The method is   (9)   in countries such as Niger, Burkina Faso, Malawi and Zambia. The trees are planted among maize, millet or sorghum crops. They not only add nitrogen to the soil through their roots, but also through their leaves when they fall off and break down. At other times of the year, the trees can protect plants from strong sunlight.
John Reganold says he knows of one woman who has had great success with perenniation.
JOHN REGANOLD: “She’s a grandmother in her fifties. Her name is Rhoda Mang’yana and she started using this system about twenty years ago. And her yields initially were about a ton of maize.             (10)            . Four times what she was getting.”
Mr. Reganold was one of three researchers who wrote a report about perenniation. It was published in the journal Nature.
上期活動答案：
1.        Estimated
2.        Mortality
3.        Informatics
4.        Areas
5.        Developed
6.        causes of death
7.        pleased with
8.        the rate of decline
9.        child survival
10.        there’s a lot of work that remains to be done