Sorghum farmers in Eastern Uganda working with scientists have tested some lower cost ways to improve their soil. Little rain and poor soil fertility are problems in that area as in other parts of Southern Africa. Experts from the Kawanda Research Institute in Uganda and University of Nebraska Linkin in the United States did the research. They say much of the soil lacks enough *fasforus and *niprojer. But for many small farmers the cost in treating the soil is more than they earn from their crops. So the researchers suggest five methods that could decrease costs and increase production of sorghum. Sorghum is an important food grain in Southern Africa. The methods involve soil fertility management as well as redused tillage. Tilling is breaking up and turing the soil to prepare the ground for planting. They say one way to renew the soil is to use a plant called macuna. Macuna is a herbaceous vegetable. Its seeds can be planted during the short-raining season, then the land is free to be planted with sorghum during the best growing season.