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AGROECOLOGY Agroecological training on biofertilisers improves women’s livelihoods in Togo.
In the Plateaux region of Togo, the natural richness of the soil means that farming is the primary livelihood of those who live there. In the Kpélé Prefecture, in the south-west, the relatively mild climates and good rainfall should make it perfect for agriculture. However, the farming communities have witnessed...
Togo
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
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Le paillage (ou mulching)
Le paillage (ou mulching) est le processus de recouvrement de la terre arable avec du matériel végétal tel que des feuilles, de l'herbe, des brindilles, des résidus de récolte, de la paille, etc. La couverture de mulch (ou paillis) accroît l'activité des organismes du sol et surtout celle des vers...
Haiti
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Pratiques améliorées d'élevage des poules indigènes
Les poules indigènes jouent un rôle important dans la vie des familles rurales en Afrique orientale. Malgré l’usage accru des races commerciales par de gros éleveurs, près des trois quarts des poules de la région sont de races indigènes. Leur viande et leurs œufs sont plus savoureux , elles exigent...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Choosing high yielding vegetable varieties
The following provides an overview on how to plant, fertilize, manage and control pests for a series of vegetable varieties. These include amaranthus, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, eggplant, cucumber, kale, leek, lettuce, okra, onion, sweet pepper, pumpkin, Swiss chard, tomato and watermelon.
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Using plants with pesticidal properties to control insects during on-farm grain storage
Market liberalisation in Africa has resulted in more commodities being stored in small quantities in on-farm facilities. This has resulted in increased post-harvest losses, especially by storage pest insects of grain and legumes. The use of synthetic pesticides in food stores at the farm level can be considered costly by...
Ghana
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Solarization: reducing insect damage from cowpeas
Cowpea is important to rural households in Ghana for its nutritional value and to supplement income. Poorer producers typically have to sell grain legumes soon after harvest, either to meet debts or because they cannot prevent storage losses (weight losses and value reduction) associated with insect damage. Market sellers are...
Ghana
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Lutter contre les parasites du mouton
Les moutons qui broutent dans les pâturages peuvent être infestés par plusieurs types de parasites. Le niveau d’infestation parasitaire doit faire l’objet d’un contrôle. Dans le cas contraire, l’infestation peut entraîner des saignements, l’amaigrissement et même la mort de l’animal. En cas d’hydatidose (maladie due à l’infestation par un ténia),...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Beekeeping: how to keep bees and process honey
Using the story of a beekeeper in South Western Uganda, who started with three traditional bee hives ten years ago and now has more than 100 hives of different types, this brochure introduces to the advantages and the basic techniques of beekeeping and honey processing. It gives an overview of...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Making sweet potato chips and flour
Sweet potato is a popular food in many parts of Eastern Africa. It is drought tolerant, hardy and can grow in marginal areas, thus contributing to improved food security. The young leaves and vines can be consumed as vegetables or fed to livestock. In some communities in Eastern Africa, sweet...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Improving coastal livelihoods in the Carribean: red seaweed cultivation and sea urchin management
The economic decline of the past ten years in the Caribbean, due largely to the changes in trading arrangements for bananas, has had severe negative impacts. Fishing continues to support a significant number of households, but people have had to seek work in the manufacturing, tourism, commercial and construction sectors....
Saint Lucia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Intensive rice cultivation
Demand for rice on the global market is on a constant rise. Yet despite the Green Revolution, production levels are unable to keep up with demand. Irrigated rice production is practised by millions of farmers around the world. The technique is based on an almost permanent flooding of the paddy-fields,...
Madagascar
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Preserving green leafy vegetables and fruits
Cassava, sweet potato, papaya and pumpkin leaves are widely eaten in Africa. They are nutritious, tasty, inexpensive and can help reduce hunger and malnutrition. Fresh green leafy vegetables and fruits start to lose their quality immediately after harvest, becoming damaged, wilted and eventually rotten. Storing and drying fruits and vegetables...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Cotton culture
The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) aims to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and poverty eradication. It aims to do this through the generation and dissemination of appropriate technologies, knowledge and information. The following technology promotes good practices for cotton culture...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Fish pond layout and construction
Fishponds are not just a hole in the ground containing water. They are unnatural water environments that farmers must manage in order to produce profitable fish harvests. Ponds should provide a good environment for fish to live in, all requirements for fish to live a healthy life, grow well and...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Rainwater harvesting for increased pasture production
Water availability is crucial for agricultural activities, in the dry seasons or at time of reduced rainfalls, water becomes a rare commodity. Harvesting rainwater can offer a solution to increase water availability during the dry season. This practice describes how to harvest rainwater in Kenya. Rainwater harvesting is the collection...
Kenya
2020
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Preventing stackburn heat damage to stored maize
Stackburn in maize is heat damage characterized by a brown discoloration of the grain resulting from heat build-up in the interior of stacks held in commercial storage in sub-Saharan Africa. Affected maize may be downgraded in commercial markets or have to be diverted for animal-feed use. Where discoloration is severe,...
Zimbabwe
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Young entrepreneur brings smart farmer learning to Bihar, India
When 27-year old Neeraj Kumar heard about the Access Agriculture “Young Entrepreneur Challenge Fund 2019” announcement, he was excited to learn that winners would receive a Digisoft portable smart projector. Neeraj is co-founder of Khetee, an NGO based in Durdih village in Bihar, a state in eastern India.
What impressed him most...
India
2020 - Access Agriculture
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Make a living through fish farming with a focus on Tilapia
This practice gives details on how to set up a tilapia fish farm, and recommendations for fish harvesting and storage. Fish are popular sources of protein and white-meat in many parts of Eastern Africa. However, the gap between supply and demand for fish is widening. Almost all natural fish stocks...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Selection of site and water quality testing for fishpond
The fishponds are not just a hole in the ground containing water. They are unnatural water environments that farmers must manage in order to produce profitable fish harvests. Ponds should provide a good environment for fish to live in, all requirements for fish to live a healthy life, grow well...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Cutting edge agroecology
the Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming (AP-CNF), formerly known as AP ZBNF, programme in India is a breath of fresh air. As AP-CNF says on its website, the programme “is based on the latest scientific discoveries in Agriculture, and, at the same time it is rooted in Indian tradition.” AP-CNF is...
India
2020 - Access Agriculture
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