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Access Agriculture is a non-profit organisation that showcases agricultural training videos in local languages. We strive to promote the transition towards agroecology and organic farming across the global South. To impact on rural livelihoods, please explore Access Agriculture.
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
For healthy crops you need a healthy soil, because a healthy soil contains many good microbes and earthworms. To prepare biofertilizer for half a hectare, you need 10 kg fresh cow dung, cow urine, flour from chickpeas or another pulse, jaggery or unrefined sugar, and a handful of healthy soil.
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Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
The clod breaker is a simple wooden tool made out of a cylindrical log with iron spikes. It can be pulled by animals or even by an adult person. By driving the clod breaker over your field in opposite directions, the soil will become loose, aerated and absorb more water.
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Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Vermiwash is the liquid that is collected after water passes through compost made by earthworms. It is rich in plant growth hormones, micro-nutrients, and major nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
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Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
To produce quality cassava planting material, we need to: select a suitable site and prepare the land early, ensure good soil fertility, decide what varieties to grow, and properly handle the planting material.
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Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
In this audio podcast, we will learn about a solution that boosts the crop’s growth, and at the same time protects the crop from pests and diseases.
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Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
With empty fertilizer bags you can sew a container. Place layers of decomposable material in the container and water it. Put the earthworms in after one week. Cover the top of the bed with gunny bags and water it regularly. Make sure the compost is shaded from direct sunlight.
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Land in Tororo district in Uganda has been intensively used and the soil fertility is low and declining. This audio podcast features a possible solution - using urine as a fertiliser.
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Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
In Kenya, WRUAs first began forming in the 1990’s. They are established by communities along rivers and guarantee the participation of their members in all management decisions taken on the use of the river water.
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Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Farmers in Cote d’Ivoire show how they improve their cassava production and restore soil fertility. There are five things to do: use improved varieties that are resistant to the cassava mosaic virus; apply organic matter; apply small doses of mineral fertiliser; grow a legume in between our cassava; and plant the cassava in lines, leaving sufficient space between the lines.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
The main aim is to reduce costs and improve profitability. Soil health is improved as is soil moisture. Zambia is leading the way in Sub-Saharan Africa and this programme shows how the technique is practised.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Examples of how the two communities can interact to benefit each other from Niger and Mali. From Mali the arrangements of the Barahogon Association are explained, including how disputes are resolved.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) has helped to "regreen" five million hectares of land in Niger after three decades of destruction. It is an effective way of reintroducing parkland agroforestry to help improve management of crops and livestock.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Integrated soil fertility management is based on maximising the use of organic fertilizers, minimizing the loss of nutrients and optimizing the use of inorganic fertilizer. Microdosing and mulching are featured.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Trees produce timber and firewood, but also fruit, pods, leaves and medicines for people and livestock. Some species help improve soil fertility and reduce local temperatures. The system supports crops and livestock.
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Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Demi-lunes (half-moons) are in the shaped of a semi-circle with the tips of the bunds on the contour. They come in a variety of sizes, which help with water harvesting in semi-arid areas. They help to improve soil fertility when manure or compost is added.
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Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Zaï as they are known in Burkina Faso, or tassa in Niger, are wide deep planting pits. They act as a micro-catchment and can be used to rehabilitate soils when used with manure. They have been very successful in West Africa during the last 25 years.
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Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Zero-grazing is where fodder is cut and carried to cows which are kept in stalls. It is suited to where land is scarce. When the manure that the cows produce is mixed with water it can provide the fuel for a bio-gas plant. The mix of methane and carbon dioxide can be used for cooking or lighting and the semi-solid residue makes good fertilizer.
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Runoff water from roads can give an extra boost to crops during the rainy season, or if it is stored in ponds can be used for irrigating horticultural crops.
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Grevillea robusta was originally introduced as a shade tree in the coffee and tea estates of East Africa. Now small-scale farmers use the tree in many ways as it does not interfere with crop growth. Uses include timber, fuel wood, leaf mulch, shade, and it serves as a windbreak.
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Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Fanya juu means "throw the soil up" in Kiswahili. The terraces formed are ideal for fodder grasses and help prevent soil erosion. Cultivation becomes easier as the terraces spread out to make the land more level and when combined with manure/fertilizer yields increase.
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Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Stone lines or stone bunds can slow down runoff, increase water infiltration and form the basis for improved production in semi-arid areas. By using the contours of low slopes water harvesting is improved and crops are possible in low rainfall years.
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Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Introduction to Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices which have a proven track record in Africa. They can help control land degradation and improve production for small scale farmers, despite the challenges of climate change.
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