Resources Tagged: Smallholder Farm

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  1. Sustaining Growth: Soil Fertility Management in Tropical Smallholdings

    Key Resource 1994-03-15 This volume is the revised English translation of the German title, "Bodenfruchtbarkeit und Standortgerechte Landwirtschaft". It presents a range of practices conducive to sustainable agricultures, and is of particular importance for the development of smallholdings in the tropics. These include...
    Smallholder Farm Tropical Farming Soil Fertility Plant Nutrition

  2. The Rise of Pigeon Peas in Importance - Navigating the Value Chain

    Pigeon pea is an important green manure-cover crop with multiple agronomic and market impacts for small farmers, and fits ideally in a conservation agriculture system. Presenter : Said Silim has recently retired from a distinguished career in international development from ICRISAT, and helped to...
    Pigeon Pea Green Manures and ... Green Manures Cover Crops Value Chains Conservation Agric... Smallholder Farm Smallholder East Africa

  3. Greener Food Production in Africa Resilient Crops and Zonal Management

    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 use of...
    Soil Degradation Resilience Food Security Smallholder Smallholder Farm East Africa

  4. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR Centers) Websites

    The CGIAR (Link ) is a strategic alliance of members, partners and international agricultural centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor. Their mission is to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related...
    Sustainable Agricu... Food Security Biodiversity Plant Genetics Smallholder Farm Agroforestry Agriculture Develo... Asia

  5. Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Prog.

    The Horticulture Innovation Lab builds international partnerships for fruit and vegetable research to improve livelihoods in developing countries. The program team and its projects help the world's poorest people break out of a persistent cycle of poverty by improving smallholder farmers’...
    Horticulture Garden Vegetables Smallholder Farm Appropriate Techno... Fruit East Africa

  6. Real Impact for Sustainable Growth

    Real Impact is a Kenyan Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working to increase food security and improve nutritional health in East Africa. By delivering quality training to many communities we are bringing modern and sustainable agricultural practice and nutrition to the fore.Real Impact helps...
    Food Security Health and Nutrition Sustainable Agricu... Smallholder Farm Agronomy Training East Africa

  7. Partnering with the Private Sector to Reach Smallholder Farmers

    Webinar Recording. Smallholder farmers are critical to global food security and economic growth, however they have largely been overlooked by the private sector, constraining their productivity and income potential. To successfully engage the private sector and improve the livelihoods of...
    Food Security Smallholder Farm

  8. FAO - Utilisation of Poultry Feed Resources by Smallholders in the Villages of Developing Countries

    Abstract, FAO, 1999 Some of the wide range of feed materials suitable for poultry in developing countries is listed in the order of their availability to small holders. Most are already fully utilised. A simple method for determining the amount of feed material available in a region for a chicken...
    Scavenging Poultry Developing Country... Smallholder Farm Poultry Feed FAO

  9. Soil Fertility and Management in Small Holder Settings

    2018-02-06 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...
    Soil Fertility Smallholder Farm Asia

  10. LACN Issue #4

    2018-02-22 Green Leafy Vegetables and Powders for Improved Nutrition in Honduras Member Highlight: Elioena Arauz,Artists for Soup, Nicaragua Echoes from our Network: Deep Litter System ECHO Resource Highlight: Green Leafy Vegetables Technical Note Spotlight: "Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets"
    ECHO Resources Smallholder Farm Dark Green Leafy V... Nutrition Health and Nutrition Chaya Moringa Annual Leafy Greens Leafy Vegetables Change Agents School gardens Home Garden Pig Feed Pig Farming Deep Litter Linking to Markets Economics Latin America and ...