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  1. EAN Issue #2

    A Combination of Approaches to Conserve Soil and Water Tephrosia: A Multipurpose Tree for GM/CC, Soil Conservation and IPM
    East Africa
     

  2. Mbinu mbalimbali za kuhifadhi maji na udongo na kuzuia mmomonyoko wa ardhi

    Machapisho ya ECHO yanatazamwa katika www.ECHOcommunity.org kama yafuatayo: ECHO Development Notes ( EDN ) , East Africa Notes ( EAN ) Technical Notes (TN), na ECHO East Africa Symposiums ( EEAS ). Technical Notes na EDN zinaweza kupatikana kwa kubonyeza “ Publications “ juu ya mtandao wa shirika...
    Water Ring SALT Sloping Agricultur... Terracing Contour Farming East Africa
     

  3. A-Frame Level

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    01-01-2006 The A-Frame Level is a simple, yet accurate tool used for constructing contours on a hillside or slope. It is useful in the basic construction of hillside farming systems, such as the SALT systems, as well as for establishing level contours and drainage ditches. Level contours on a slope reduce...
    Appropriate Techno... A-Frame Level Highland Farming Contour Farming SALT
     

  4. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    01-01-2012 Asia makes up less than one third (30%) of the world’s land area and yet carries over half (56%) of the world’s population. Moreover, the average population density of Asia becomes a significant long-term problem when food production is considered. Some countries in Asia have a population density...
    Terracing A-Frame Level SALT Highland Farming Land Management Sloping Agricultur... Soil Degradation Agroforestry
     

  5. Best Practices in Improving Degraded Land

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    14-11-2012 The UNCCD estimates that over 250 million people are affected by land degradation, and about 1 billion people in over 100 countries are at risk. According to the WMO, 33% of the world’s land surface is vulnerable to land degradation.Degraded lands lead to overall reduced productivity and reduced...
    Soil Management Soil improvemnt Saline Soils Land Degradation
     

  6. Fish Farming: Basics of Raising Tilapia & Implementing Aquaculture Projects

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    01-07-2010 Fish farming can generate high interest and excitement. It has great potential to produce high quality protein in relatively short time periods and in small areas. Fish farming is one way that resource poor farmers throughout the world can provide protein that is often lacking in the family diet...
    Aquaculture Fish Farming Tilapia
     

  7. Foundations for Farming (FFF)

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    01-01-2012 Dawn Berkelaar, working with Dr. Martin Price and Danny Blank, featured this farming system in EDN 98. At that time, the technique was known as “Farming God’s Way” (FGW). Subsequently, the name was changed to “Foundations for Farming” (FFF); however, it continues to also be promoted as FGW. FGW...
    FFF Foundations For Fa... Conservation Agric... FGW
     

  8. Creating a Low-Cost Seed Dryer for Use in Local Seed Banks

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. Saving your own seeds can be a cost-effective way to access crop seed for future planting and to help maintain the planet’s plant biodiversity. Whether you plant your own saved seeds, give them away to friends and neighbors, or distribute them through...
    Seed Bank Seed Drying Seeds Asia
     

  9. Agriculture in Times of Climate Change

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    16-04-2013 Smallholder farmers and agricultural development workers are reporting changes in climate. For example, during the 2012 ECHO Agricultural Workshop in Asia, 63 attendees representing at least 25 agriculture and community development organizations from across Myanmar were polled about their...
    Climate Change
     

  10. Zai Pit System

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    01-01-2013 “Zai” is a term that farmers in northern Burkina Faso use to refer to small planting pits that typically measure 20-30 cm in width, are 10-20 cm deep and spaced 60-80 cm apart. In the Tahoua region of Niger, the haussa word “tassa” is used. English terms used to decribe zai pits include “planting...
    Zai Pit Zai Hole Cereals Microcatchment