No Till Notes: Boa building wealth two acres at a time

I had the great pleasure of meeting and visiting with Dr. Kofi Boa at this year’s No-till On the Plain’s winter conference. Dr. Boa has undertaken an incredibly difficult and rewarding task in his homeland of Ghana, Africa. Dr. Boa is building soil health to stimulate economic growth in an impoverished nation. He is building wealth in Africa two acres at a time. I’d like to share his inspiring story with you.

Dr. Boa was a young child when his mother returned to their home in tears. His mother farmed a two acre farm and her crop of cocoa had burned to the ground. Farmers in this area typically...