1. 24/01/2017 Knowing a subject is not enough to train on it, training adults requires specific competencies. This week in Burkina Faso, key trainers from across West Africa are meeting to improve their knowledge about the Foundations for Farming (FFF) method, and to improve their skills in sharing knowledge...
  2. 22/07/2019 Figure 1. Jean Apedoh, spécialiste en SRI C'est lors du premier forum de ECHO, tenu à Ouagadougou en 2010, que l'ingénieur agronome togolais Jean Apedoh a suivi le module sur le système de riziculture intensive (SRI). Dès son retour dans son pays, il a non seulement approfondi ses connaissances...
  3. 20/07/2011 Rudy Poglitsh, Former intern working in Swaziland, sent in a question about health of Avocado trees. The problem seemed to be low pH. "We have about 18 avocado trees in the ground. Almost all of them are over five feet tall. The soil is very poor, and the leaves are a pale green/yellow. We are...
  4. 01/04/1992 Discussion of a Neem tree disease in West Africa.
  5. 19/12/1993 Information about the possibility of using egusi seeds to produce a milk substitute.
  6. 19/07/1994 Dry logs inhabited by fire ants can help deter rats from eating young oil palms.
  7. 19/01/1995 Ideas for keeping elephants out of crops.
  8. 28/02/2017 K[] est une commune rurale située à l’ouest du Burkina. Il ya de cela dix ans, un missionnaire américain avait introduit la Chaya qui est devenue un légume-feuille bien connu et bien consommé des paysans de K[]. Nous avons été surpris de savoir que les habitants ont fait des feuilles de chaya une...
  9. 01/01/1986 This is a study in Mozambique on dietary cyanide exposure. 52 pages, illustrations, photos
  10. 20/07/2003 Testing of new varieties of maize is done in communities through what have been referred to as Mother and Baby Trials. If you are doing agricultural development work in Africa, you will want to read about—and perhaps become involved in—an exciting program that includes agriculturalists and...