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1669 vitu vilivyopatikana (Inaonyesha 41 - 50)
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  1. SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less Can be More

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    21-09-2015 The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a method of raising rice that produces substantially higher yields with the planting of far fewer seedlings and the use of fewer inputs than either traditional methods (i.e., flooding) or more “modern” methods (using mineral fertilizer or...
    SRI System of Rice Int... SCI System of Crop Int...
     

  2. Best Practices in Conservation Agriculture

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    28-09-2016 Farmers in many parts of the world, because of human population growth, have little choice but to crop their land continuously, with scarce resources to replace nutrients withdrawn by each successive crop. Crop residues are often lost as a source of organic matter and mulch, usually through...
    Conservation Agric... Mulch Soil Conservation Plant Diversity Crop Diversity Soil Disturbance Soil Fertility Soil Remediation Soil Erosion
     

  3. Solar Dehydrator

    Rasilimali Muhimu 01-01-2001 Often the biggest challenge faced by a tropical farmer is not in the production of a crop but rather in the preservation of the crop. Farmers may want to preserve a crop for future consumption or for sale at a time when the market will offer a higher price. Using a solar dehydrator is a simple,...
    Appropriate Techno... Food Processing Solar Drying Storage
     

  4. Integrated Pest Management

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    20-05-2022 The current global situation calls for a multi-pronged approach to pest management. To be widely applicable, this approach must provide farmers with options to control pests at various scales of production (from small farms to very large operations) with a diversity of resources. Integrated pest...
     

  5. Agroforestry Principles

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    20-01-1992 In simplest language, agroforestry is the production of trees and of non-tree crops or animals on the same piece of land. The crops can be grown together at the same time, can be grown in rotation, or can even be grown in separate plots when materials from one are used to benefit another....
    Agroforestry
     

  6. ECHO Community Garden Toolkit

    Rasilimali Muhimu The purpose of this resource is to suggest several key considerations for beginning a small garden project. This information is meant to be a guideline to better assist you in the organization and implementation of particular elements crucial to making a garden project successful. While each...
    Community Gardens Institutional Agri... Institutional Agri...
     

  7. Seed Storage in the Tropics

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    22-03-2016 Yearly production of grains, pulses, and vegetables depends on a reliable supply of quality seed. This is true for the farmer growing a crop to feed their family as well as for the agricultural worker evaluating and growing out seeds of a new crop species or variety that could improve lives. In...
    Seed Storage Seed Germination Seed Bank
     

  8. Vegetables for SW Florida in the Summer Months

    Rasilimali Muhimu 01-01-2009 Within a couple days after Bonnie and I arrived in Florida in June 1981 to assume my new role as founding CEO of ECHO, I began digging a garden. For an avid gardener used to the long winters “up north” this was an exciting adventure. I was going to grow flowers and vegetables year-round in the...
    Home Garden Perennial Vegetables Leafy Vegetables Garden Vegetables Vegetable Legumes Vegetable Moringa Squash and Gourds ... Urban Gardening Yard Gardens Legume
     

  9. Women and Agriculture

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    06-06-2017 A version of this material first appeared in EDN 134. Gender dynamics in relation to agriculture is a big topic, and one we had not previously written about in EDN. In recent years, widespread attention has been paid to the disparity that often exists between men and women when it comes to...
    Women in Agriculture Family Farm Women
     

  10. Jarida la Mbinu Bora

    Rasilimali Muhimu
    26-02-2014 Ufugaji wa mifugo kiasili ni mfumo wa maisha ambao watu au jamii husika wanaishi maisha yao kwa kutegemea mifugo. Katika ukanda wa Afrika ya Mashariki, wafugaji hawa hutegemea zaidi mifugo ya aiana mbali mbali kama; ng’ombe, kondoo, mbuzi, punda, na ngamia ili kukimu maisha yao na familia zao....
    Pastoralist