1. 01-07-2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #2 In a 2001 ECHO Development Notes article, “SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less can be more,” ECHO first reported on SRI’s radical rice production steps including: Transplanting rice seedlings when the first two leaves have emerged, usually sometime...
  2. Proceedings of Workshop on Resource-Efficient Farming Methods for Tanzania, May 16-20, 1983, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Science, University of Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Tanzania. The technologies discussed at this workshop cenetered on agricultural nutrient conservation,...
  3. The major conclusions of the study were that the state tended to administer rather than manage irrigation schemes. In contrast farmers in all the schemeseasily engaged with operational aspects of irrigation management. Farmers, however, had their shortcomings particularly, in relation to...
  4. The presentation explains what systems are all about and how they allow to comprehend realties and facilitate the formulation of working hypotheses. The basic concepts of a system, such as its boundaries, structure, function, state and types are explained. The presentation then highlights the...
  5. 01-01-2009 New frontiers in family farming .. A step by step guide to better farming practices, better production and better yields. 3 Copies
  6. 01-01-1978 Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative...
  7. 29-11-1985 Participatory approaches in rural development Farming systems research Women in farming systems research Action-research People's knowledge is people's power - Peru and Ecuador Helping farmers to change - Philippines GRAPP's method - experiences in Burkina Faso Go to the people - an African...
  8. Year of publications:2021 During the last decades, soil organic carbon (SOC) attracted the attention of a much wider array of specialists beyond agriculture and soil science, as it has proven to be one of the most cost-effective nature-based solutions to reduce and mitigate the effects of climate...
  9. 01-01-2010 Farming Gods Way Publisher: River Of Life Church, [2010] Media: DVD Summary:Farming God’s Way (FGW) is a discipleship program that helps poor subsistence farmers lift themselves from the daily struggle for survival. FGW merges proven principles from God’s Word, science, and management to help...
  10. Key Resource 01-01-2010 Farming communities in the semi-arid tropical regions of Africa are becoming particularly vulnerable and face enormous challenges for their survival. Climate change, diminishing and unreliable rainfall, traditional mono culture cropping farming practices, high population growth, frequent famines...