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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…
Make no-cost banana and plantain rope
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Leaf sheaths from the stems of banana or plantain plants can be separated and split to produce strong, no-cost cord which has many uses on the farm. Information on this subject area was requested from participants in Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Philippines. The…
Choosing cassava stem cuttings for planting
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. Use only good quality stem cuttings to increase the yield of…
Hannah: A model woman farmer in Kenya, Part 1 – a real success story
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Content: Hannah is a successful farmer. Her husband has a job in a nearby town. With a family of nine children, she has taken full charge of the 1/3 acre (about 1/10 hectare) family farm. She is a model farmer who clearly demonstrates to others…
Hannah: A model woman farmer in Kenya, Part 2 – Perhaps you too can be one
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information of this type and subject matter was requested by DCFRN participants in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria. Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic of China (Taiwan), Sri Lanka, Tanzania,…
Raising fish in the paddy field, part 2: Rearing no-cost baby fish
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on subject areas contained in this item was requested by DCFRN participants in Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of China (Taiwan), Trinidad and…
Raising fish in the paddy field, part 1: Why and how
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on subject areas contained in this item was requested by DCFRN Participants in Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of China (Taiwan), Trinidad and…
Clean feed for healthy rabbits
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on this subject area was requested by DCFRN participants in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Lesotho, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Presenter: Barbara Peacock Special note Before using information in this item, please read…
Protect plants from animals using their manure
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on this subject area was requested by DCFRN participants in Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, and Tanzania. Presenter: George Atkins Special note Before using the information in this item, please read the note at the end concerning related DCFRN items. Suggested introduction…
Growing vegetables in raised platform gardens
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on this subject area was requested by DCFRN participants in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Tanzania, and Uganda. Presenter: Lorna Jackson Special note Before using the information in this item, pleased read the notes at the…