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Preserve Fruit by Making Jam
Isn’t it great to eat and sell fresh fruit right from the tree? But unless some of the fruit is processed and stored properly, half of it will rot on the ground or in the market. Processing fruit is a good way to store some of its nutrients. It is also a good way to…
No Pit Latrine Produces Fertilizer
A new type of latrine improves health by breaking the cycle of fecal contamination and the spread of diseases such as diarrhea, hepatitis, typhoid, and parasitic infections. It also provides farmers with fertilizer for their crops. The high quality organic fertilizer produced by the new latrine reduces farmers’ costs and helps to avoid the long…
Hand Held Scale to Identify Low Weight Newborns
Millions of underweight infants are born each year. Because these babies run an increased risk of illness and death they need special care. Midwives and traditional birth attendants must be able to identify which newborns need special attention. The Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) has developed a simple scale for midwives, nurses, and…
Diffused Light Storage for Seed Potatoes
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Potatoes are a staple crop in 130 countries and rank fourth in production after wheat, maize, and rice. In Peru and other countries in the Andean highlands, potatoes are the main crop. Traditionally, farmers store their potatoes at home in a dark room to prevent them…
A Special Clay Pot Helps Tree Seedlings Survive
If you have tried to grow trees in dry areas you know how difficult it can be. Water poured onto plants disappears quickly into the soil or evaporates before the roots are able to use it. Here are two ideas to help young trees survive in dry lands. An idea from India: jaltripti clay pot…
Plant High Quality Cassava Cuttings
If you use high quality cuttings to plant cassava, you can increase the yield of your next cassava crop. If you grow cassava, you know that you start a new crop by planting sections of the stems of mature cassava plants. We call these stem cuttings. They’re also known as planting stakes, planting sticks or…
How Farmers use Biological Pest Control
Part I: Chickens control ticks In nature, small birds keep wild buffaloes free of pests by eating ticks and other insects that attack them. These small birds are natural predators of ticks. Veterinarians in Kenya use a method of tick control for cows that copies this behaviour. Here is the method, which you might want…
Women Start a Loans Fund
Contenu : Sylvia and Joyce are two farmers. Today they are discussing what they can do to earn extra money from their farming activities. Sylvia: Joyce, do you think we could take some of our extra vegetables to the local market? I understand that the prices of tomatoes and onions are good these days and we…
Why Women Need to Know About Land Rights
As a woman farmer, whether you own, rent, or borrow the land you cultivate, it is important to learn more about your rights to the land. Knowing more about land laws and regulations can affect the way you farm and the well-being of your family. One of the most important parts of farming is having…
How to Manage Maize Stemborers
Is the maize stemborer a problem pest for you? If so, don’t despair. You can rescue your crop and reduce pest damage if you take the time to observe your crops and the stemborers carefully. Start by watching the activity of the stemborers. You will see that they start by chewing holes in the leaves…