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AccessAgriculture Training Video Introducción a las prácticas de manejo sostenible de tierra que han sido comprobadas en África. Pueden ayudar a controlar la degradación de la tierra y mejorar la producción para los campesinos, a pesar de los desafíos del cambio climático. Idiomas disponibles...
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AccessAgriculture Training Video Los zaís, como se conocen en Burkina Faso, o tassa en Níger, son fosas anchas y profundas para sembrar. Se comportan como microcuencas y pueden usarse para rehabilitar el suelo si se usa con estiércol. Han sido muy exitosos en África Occidental durante los últimos...
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AccessAgriculture Training Video Fanya juu significa "lanzar el suelo hacia arriba" en suajili. Las terrazas así formadas son ideales para pastos de forraje y ayudan a evitar la erosión del suelo. Se vuelve más fácil cultivar a medida que las terrazas se establecen y la tierra se vuelve más plana...
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Abstract, Ecology and Society, 2016 General knowledge of the small, invisible, or hidden organisms that make soil one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth is thought to be scarce, despite their importance in food systems and agricultural production. We provide the first worldwide review of...
- Soil health, or the capacity of the soil to function, is critical to human survival. Soil health constraints beyond nutrient limitations and excesses currently limit agroecosystem productivity and sustainability, resilience to drought and extreme rainfall, and progress in soil and water...
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Soil living organisms, including the large-sized (macrofauna) and small-/medium-sized (mesofauna) organisms, among others, play important roles in improving soil conditions and driving ecosystem stability, nutrient availability, and improvement of soil fertility. These organisms can break down...
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Session:Soil degradation and rapid change are faced across Africa, and require attention to both old and new technologies. Over two decades of action research with farmers in Malawi has shown that smallholder food production and nutrition can be improved through biological principles and targeted...
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Access Agriculture Training Video The main aim is to reduce costs and improve profitability. Soil health is improved as is soil moisture. Zambia is leading the way in Sub-Saharan Africa and this programme shows how the technique is practiced. Available Languages: Arabic,Bambara,Bemba,Burmese,...
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1/1/2020 This volume summarises research on key components for successful Conservation Agriculture (CA). Chapters review the latest research on ways of optimising no-till techniques to minimise soil disturbance in relation to seeding, weeding and other operations. Chapters also review ways to improve soil...
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1/1/2011 Part of the NOFA guides. This volume covers: Historical roots of cover-crop techniques Thinking beyond this season's cash crop (disease and pest reduction, weed suppression, cash vs. cover crops) What is a good rotation? (mapping the farm, grouping crops, sample groupings) The economics of...