Conventional, chemical-intensive farming has depleted soil organic carbon and biodiversity across many smallholder regions. Lab testing is expensive and hard to access, leaving most farmers without options. Maati Mange More (3M) turns soil health into a participatory movementβ enabling communities to assess and restore soils with simple tools, not laboratories.
Farmers use this easy scorecard to observe, score, and track their soils each season. Indicators cover Organic MatterBiodiversity Soil CoverTillage RootsCrop DiversityMoisture. The total score places fields in grades A to E, making progress visible and planning community-led improvements simple.