Resources Tagged: Organic

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  1. Producing Food Without Pesticides Local Solutions to Crop Pest Control in West Africa

    1998-01-01 In EDN 64-5 we reviewed a report from Lowell Fuglie of the Church World Service in Senegal on his successful project with Moringa oleifera. He has published another book with CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU) on natural crop protection in West Africa. Part one...
    Organic Natural Herbicides Natural Pesticides Plant Health

  2. Cooking Oil Spray for Home Gardens

    1992-06-19 The U. S. Department of Agriculture is recommending that home gardeners use a cooking oil spray to control aphids, white flies and spider mites.Researchers claim that the oil spray is only about one-third as costly as commercial pesticides with equivalent effectiveness. Recipe for an oil and soap...
    aphids Biological Control Pest Control Organic Pesticide

  3. Iron Sulfate Molluscicide

    1993-10-19 Iron sulfate can be used to control slugs. Recent laboratory trials in England support the notion that iron sulfate is rapidly absorbed and is highly toxic to slugs.
    Crop Pests Organic Slugs

  4. Kerosene Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide

    1998-02-19 Kerosene Emulsifiable Concentrate is an insecticide (at times it acts as a fungicide) which has a very wide spectrum as far as dealing with various insects is concerned.
    Biological Control Organic Pest Control

  5. Collards Can Protect Cabbage From Diamondback Caterpillars

    1999-07-19 The diamondback caterpillar,Plutella xylostella, (larva of amoth) is a very serious pest of cabbage and other crops. When highly fertilized collard greens (B. oleracea, Acephala Group), a related vegetable, are planted completely around a field, moths lay their eggs on the collards rather than on...
    Biological Control Insects Trap Crop Pest Control Organic

  6. Nutrient Quantity or Nutrient Access? A New Understanding of How to Maintain Soil Fertility in the Tropics

    2002-01-20 The conventional view of the relationship between soil nutrients and crop productivity in the tropics is leading to both damaging agricultural policies and inefficient and damaging farm-level practices. There is no need to use the huge quantities of chemical fertilizers that are so often...
    Organic Cover Crops Green Manures Acidic Soil Soil Health Plant Nutrition

  7. Improving Highland Organic Vegetable Profits

    2014-10-28
    Organic Vegetables East Africa

  8. Improving Highland Organic Fruits and Vegetable Profits

    2014-10-20
    Organic Fruit Vegetables East Africa

  9. A Holistic Perspective on Organic Agriculture in Nepal

    2017-05-22 Natural farming is a system that is integrated, holistic, sustainable, small-scale and organic. This presentation encourages Nepal's producers to realize the potential in pursing natural farming practices over subsistence farming.
    Natural Farming Organic Nepal Subsistence Farming Asia

  10. The Organic Farmer - A Magazine for Sustainable Agriculture in Kenya

    Outreach is one of the information dissemination strategies of Biovision Farmer Communication Programme. The goal of our outreach is to provide a one–stop information and knowledge hub for farmers in their localities. FCP Outreach has 22 field staff based in 13 resource centres in several regions...
    Organic East Africa