1. 04/10/2017 It is often a problem in tropical soils farmed by smallholders that the soil is nutrient-depleted and acidic, costing the farmer more money and yielding less valuable crops. In an attempt to overcome this, Dr. Tom will discuss different ways of evaluating important soil properties and thus...
  2. 02/01/1998 Learn all the secrets for creating fertile, productive soil anywhere.With more than 300 detailed illustrations and at-a-glance charts,Secrets to Great Soilsolves all your soil problems and gives you techniques for year-round soil building.
  3. AccessAgriculture Training Video Les oignons ont moins de racines et celles-ci sont peu profondes et peuvent donc absorber les nutriments seulement de la couche superficielle du sol. Ceci explique pourquoi il faut prendre beaucoup de précautions pour rendre le sol fertile quand vous voulez...
  4. 06/02/2018 Speaker Bio: Dr. Tom Thompson is Associate Dean and Director of International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Professor of Agronomy at Virginia Tech. He earned B.S. , M.S. , and Ph.D. degrees in agronomy and soil science. He was an academic department head at two...
  5. 06/02/2018 Speaker Bio: Dr. Tom Thompson is Associate Dean and Director of International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Professor of Agronomy at Virginia Tech. He earned B.S. , M.S. , and Ph.D. degrees in agronomy and soil science. He was an academic department head at two...
  6. AccessAgriculture Training Video Dans cette vidéo, nous allons apprendre sur une solution qui favorise la croissance des cultures et qui les protège en même temps des ravageurs et des maladies. Langues disponibles Anglais Arabe Bambara Bangla Baoulé Bariba Birman Chichewa / Nyanja Chitonga /...
  7. 01/12/1997 Agroforestry refers to land use systems in which trees or shrubs are grown in association with agricultural crops, or pastures and livestock. From its inception, it has contained a strong element of soil management. Well-designed and managed agroforestry systems have the potential to control...
  8. AccessAgriculture Training Video Dans les savanes côtières de l'Afrique occidentale, les agriculteurs expliquent comment le mucuna leur aidait à régénérer leurs sols, et à supprimer des mauvaises herbes nuisibles comme le Striga et l'Impérata. Ils montrent comment cultiver le mucuna au profit de...
  9. 20/07/2007 Bio-Intensive Agriculture (BIA) is a kind of organic farming rooted in maintaining soil fertility/ living soil. BIA is called Bio-Intensive because it maintains a natural biological balance between soil, nutrients and plants. It employs crop rotation and intensive planting to maximize harvest...
  10. Abstract, Makerere University Dissertations, 2019 Low crop yields due to low erratic rainfall, high evapo-transpiration, and deteriorating soil fertility in semi-arid areas of the country, have led to a quest for sustainable production practices with greater resource use efficiency in order...