Resources Tagged: East Africa

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  1. Creation Care & Farming God’s Way Conference

    2018-06-26
    East Africa

  2. Conversion of the maresha plow to a direct seeder

    Session:Modifications have been done to make a lowest-cost direct seeder for single and multi-row applications powered by animal draught power, prototypes which will be viewed and discussed seeking improvements for wider experimentation across the region. Biographical information:Harold Msanya is...
    Plow East Africa

  3. Mitigation of Newcastle Disease for reducing food insecurity

    Session:This presentation will be co-presented through a combination of video and discussion. Village chickens play a vital role in the lives of rural poor, providing meat, eggs, and income from sales which meet family needs. They are generally owned by women and children and provide food...
    Newcastle Disease East Africa

  4. Sustainable Agro Ecological Crops Pest Management Using Botanical Pesticides & IPM

    Session:There exists a perfect synergy between research and community perceptions and expectations in agro-ecology. Farmer involvement provides evidence-based research questions and fosters in-depth research and constructive findings for the society. The presentation shares strategies for farmer...
    East Africa

  5. Design of Affordable Greenhouses for East Africa

    Abstract, ResearchGate, 2012 Reflecting the severity of global food insecurity, over 60% of the East African population is considered malnourished, with many regions in a state of famine. There is broad agreement on the need to help small-scale farmers move from subsistence to sustainable and...
    Greenhouse East Africa

  6. Panel : Scaling Up Conservation Agriculture

    This session introduces the scaling up CA programs and features the various aspects of the CFGB program, namely training, policy and marketing. The panel session provides sharing by one CA Technical Specialist, a Policy and Advocacy Advisor and a Marketing Coordinator. Moderator : Mueni Mutinda...
    Conservation Agric... FMNR Farmer Managed Nat... East Africa

  7. Population and Food Security Challenges in Ngorongoro District

    Ngorongoro District, part of the Serengeti Ecosystem witnessed a human population growth from approximately 25,000 in the early sixties to 200,000 people in 2016, predominantly pastoralist Maasai. Pastoralism as we know it today can be combined with photo tourism and game hunting activities for...
    ECHO Resources Pastoralist Food Security Population Pastoralism Maasai Serengeti Economic Alternatives East Africa

  8. Diversity of Approaches in Conservation Agriculture in Africa

    The desire to transform smallholder farming to feed the increasing hungry people, burgeoning population, and adaptation and mitigation to climate change is high. There is an obvious realization that it is smallholder farming and rain-fed for that matter that holds the promise to feed the hungry...
    Sustainability Conservation Agric... Food Security Climate Change Farming Sustainable Develo... East Africa

  9. Welcome to the 2017 ECHO East Africa Symposium

    Official Welcome to the 2017 ECHOEast Africa Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture Best Practices (Feb 7-9) from Bruce Wilson, ECHO Director of Strategic Initiatives. Bruce will describe the ECHOcommunity.org resources, and then give a vision for a consensus on symposia in the future. ECHO has...
    East Africa

  10. ECHO East Africa Notes

    ECHO East Africa Notesis a technical e-bulletin containing articles of interest to agriculture and community development workers in East Africa.
    East Africa