Trees for the Future

Planting trees provides families with more than just food. It provides income, empowerment, unity, leadership, education and even saves lives. When we can teach people to value themselves and their environment, they see amaz...

Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya

Our mission is to educate, train and work with disadvantaged small-scale farming communities on sustainable organic agriculture in Kenya and especially in Eastern Aberdare Agroecosystem.

The general objective of OA...

Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit

Janet Shapiro

This toolkit deals with the “nuts and bolts” (the basics) of setting up and using a monitoring and evaluation system for a project or an organisation. It clarifies what monitoring and evaluation are, ...

Monitoring and Evaluation ( M&E )

M&E is separated into two distinguished categories: evaluation and monitoring. An evaluation is a systematic and objective examination concerning the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainabilities of a...

Human Urine as a Fertilizer

One high quality and universally available source of all the major macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) is human urine. Using human urine as fertilizer is not unprecedented, but for various reasons in most cou...

Raw, Boiled, and Fermented Banana Stalk Comparison for use in Farm-generated Pig Feed

Farm-generated pig feed can be a cost-effective option for smallholder farmers, particularly in remote settings that produce wild or cultivated feed inputs (Trail et al., 2020). Farmers use farm-generated feed inputs to supp...

Grey Water for Watering Plants

Using water from showers, sinks, and clothes washing, known as “grey water,” for watering plants is a common practice for both food and ornamental crops. Using grey water helps save potable water for other uses or provides w...

Vigna vexillata, A Multi-Purpose Legume with Edible Tubers

Vigna vexillata is a perennial vine that has edible leaves, young pods, seeds, and tubers. It can be used as a forage or ground cover.  It is adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions.

10-Day Organic Liquid Protective Fertilizer

The 10-day liquid fertilizer, also known as ‘protective fertilizer,’ is a highly effective, multi-advantage organic liquid soil amendment. The rapid liquid protective fertilizer is the product of the biological decomposition...

Soil Profile Descriptions for Steeplands Research Sites in Haiti

As a general conclusion of this study, both chemical and physical limitations are affecting crop yields and tree production.  Special attention needs to be given to the introduction of crop or tree species that are tolerant ...