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Ethiopian farmer grows seeds of survival
Mohamad Abegaz Abuye is an Ethiopian farmer who has always known that the traditional, sometimes forgotten crop varieties of yesterday can help feed his family today. Mohamad farms two hectares of land with his only son. He uses almost everything he grows to feed his family. He grows sorghum, corn teff, wheat, fava beans, lentils,…
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A Good Way to Grow Trees Suwaiba Suleiman Isah Current Affairs Officer Katsina State Radio and Television Service Nigeria The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists started a successful campaign to plant trees in parts of the country where the desert is creeping in. The people start planting at the beginning of the rainy season, so…
Mexican Sunflowers Provide Support for Beans
Content: Sunflowers can provide support for bean plants. They also protect the soil and add nutrients and organic matter as they decompose. Julio Cesar is a farmer in the Department of San Marcos, Guatemala. One of his main crops is beans. Julio uses a local plant, the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia), to protect the beans…
Good Cow Feed for all Seasons
Content: Silage is good cow feed at times of the year when other feed is scarce. There may be times of the year when you run out of fodder to feed your cow. Some farmers in India solve this problem by making silage. It takes a little planning, but it means that their cows are…
Jenu Kuruba Returns to the Land
Content: Jenu Kuruba and his wife, Javaramma, have turned half a hectare of sloping, eroded dryland in southern India into a productive farm. Digging and watering entirely by hand and using no chemical fertilizers or pesticides, they grow fruit trees, fuelwood and timber trees, vegetables, and cereal crops. They used to earn their living as…
Neem Seed Spray Protects Crops
Content: Make a spray from neem seeds to protect crops from insect pests. Dry the seeds, crush them to a powder, soak overnight in water, and then apply to plants. Today it’s no-cost pest control! We’re going to talk about how you can use neem seeds to control some of the insects that attack your…
Eucalyptus Leaves Control Grain Moth
A Guatemalan farmer uses crushed eucalyptus leaves to control grain moths in stored maize. José Elias is a farmer in Guatemala in Central America. For many years he had a problem with grain moths (Sitotroga cerealella) eating his stored maize. The moths would eat the centre of the kernels and leave the outside part. He…
Local Plants Help Control Pests
Content: Save money. Control pests using local plants. Experiment with different plants, especially ones that have a strong smell and don’t suffer from insect damage. Save money. Control pests using local plants. It may take extra time and effort, but there are advantages. Because they cost less than commercial insecticides you will have money to…
Save Your Own Seeds Part Two: Seed Storage
Saving your own seeds saves money. It is also the best way to make sure that traditional crop varieties do not disappear. The traditional crops that have grown in your region since before your grandparents’ time are well adapted to the local climate and soil. And they are good at resisting common local pests. But…
Save Your Own Seeds Part One: Seed Selection
Saving seeds from your own crops saves money. And it also helps save the traditional crop varieties which grow in your region. Farmers have always saved seed from their crops to plant the next season. But many farmers now buy seeds from stores in town or directly from seed companies instead. The problem is that…