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Choosing and transplanting rice seedlings
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Content: Be sure your rice seedlings are strong and healthy before transplanting them from the nursery into the field. Transplant them at the proper depth and protect the roots. Prune seedlings that are very tall. HOST: Sometimes rice seedlings transplanted from the nursery into the…
Give your rice seeds a good start
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Content: Rice that is grown in irrigated conditions will grow quickly in the field if you sprout the seeds before planting. To sprout the seeds, soak them in water for one or two days. Then keep them in a sack or a pile for another couple…
Select healthy rice seeds for planting
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Content: To choose healthy rice seeds for planting, soak seeds in water for one to two minutes. The seeds that sink are healthy seeds and can be planted. The seeds that float do not contain the food needed to get the new plant started. HOST: …
A pig can help cultivate your garden
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Newspaper and magazine articles, leaflets, fact sheets, posters, extension visits, village or classroom lessons, flip charts, plays, songs, poems, puppet shows, and radio broadcasts. These are some of the ways you can use DCFRN items. Content: A pig can save you time and hard work if…
Use rubber on tool handles to reduce accidents
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Newspaper and magazine articles, leaflets, fact sheets, posters, extension visits, village or classroom lessons, flip charts, plays, songs, poems, puppet shows, and radio broadcasts. These are some of the ways you can use DCFRN items. Content: Cover the handle of a bush knife or machete with…
In a portable pen, ducks save you time and money
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Newspaper and magazine articles, leaflets, fact sheets, posters, extension visits, village or classroom lessons, flip charts, plays, songs, poems, puppet shows, and radio broadcasts. These are some of the ways you can use DCFRN items. Content: If confined in a portable pen, ducks can be used…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, part 4: Protection of stored grains
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Newspaper and magazine articles, leaflets, fact sheets, posters, extension visits, village or classroom lessons, flip charts, plays, songs, poems, puppet shows, and radio broadcasts. These are some of the ways you can use DCFRN items. Content: Neem leaves taken directly from the trees can be used…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, part 3: Make neem leaf spray at any time
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Throughout the year, neem trees have green leaves which make a good spray for dealing with insect pests. While a more effective spray can be made from neem seeds, they are only available once a year when the trees bear fruit. Farmers who do not dry…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, part 2: Neem seed spray protects crops
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. A very good spray can be made easily from the seeds of the neem tree. It is effective for dealing with many chewing and sucking insect pests in the larva or adult stages of their life cycle. Seeds are dried, crushed into powder, and soaked overnight…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, Part 1 – introduction
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Many problems are caused by using poisonous chemical insecticides. Farmers who use neem trees for dealing with insect pests do not have these problems. This item is an introduction to the value and use of neem. Information on this subject area was requested by participants in…