1. Access Agriculture Training Video Although rice is highly nutritious, a lot of the quality is lost during processing. This results in poor-quality rice on the market, so consumers turn to imported rice. In this video you can learn about parboiling, a way to improve the quality of rice by treating...
  2. AccessAgriculture Training Video Los granos de maíz tienen que estar muy secos y limpios antes de almacenarlos. Los granos permanecerán libres de plagas y enfermedades durante mucho tiempo en un silo metálico, si los guarda correctamente. Idiomas disponibles Bambara Bangla Español Francés Inglés...
  3. Access Agriculture Training Video With pitcher irrigation, round porous clay pots are buried into the soil near the crop and filled with water. The water seeps out slowly through the porous walls of the pot and reaches the roots of the plants. As the plants consume the water, more water will seep...
  4. Access Agriculture Training Video You can store fresh tomatoes in a local fridge for a few weeks. A local fridge consists of two earthen pots, placed one inside the other and separated with sand. In addition to storing fresh tomatoes, they can also be dried and used any time. Dried tomatoes can...
  5. Access Agriculture Training Video Effective weed management can increase yields by more than 50%, but usually takes a lot of time. As a farmer it is therefore worthwhile investing in labour-saving weed management tools. In this video you can learn how to control weeds in lowland rice using the...
  6. Access Agriculture Training Video Ensure your soil is rich in organic matter and grow a legume intercrop to help keep your soil loose. Plant your cuttings horizontally or at a slant so the roots grow closer to the surface. With a simple tool you can uproot your cassava twice as fast. Available...
  7. Access Agriculture Training Video Raised beds must be 20 to 30 centimetres high, 80 to 100 centimeters wide and the furrows 30 to 40 centimeters wide. The beds can be 50 to 100 meters long depending on the slope of the field. Because the beds are wide, water is channelled faster through the land,...
  8. Access Agriculture Training Video A direct seeded rice crop requires less water, labour and money compared to transplanted rice. It also matures one to two weeks earlier when all other crops are still in the field. Available languages Bangla English French Hindi
  9. Access Agriculture Training video In fact, onions can be stored for many months, if they are: • of a good variety, • fertilised properly, • harvested, dried, and stored the right way. Available languages Arabic Bambara Bangla Bariba Chichewa / Nyanja Dagbani Dendi English Ewe Fon French Hausa...
  10. AccessAgriculture Training Video Sin aire, el maíz finamente cortado se fermenta sin podrirse. Los microorganismos digieren los azúcares en el forraje y produce ácido láctico, que preserva el ensilaje de forma natural. La clave para hacer ensilaje es dar las condiciones para una buena...
  11. Access Agricuture Training Video When you pick your tomatoes, if you want to keep them longer, you have to find a way of reducing the temperature. As availability of electricity at village level can be a problem, ways have to be found to lower the temperature of this fragile crop. Some farmers at...
  12. AccessAgriculture Training Video Ciertos mohos crecen en el maní, el maíz y otros alimentos. Esos mohos producen un veneno llamado aflatoxina. Para tener manís (cacahuates) sanos es importante cuidarlos durante toda su producción, pero especialmente en el secado y en el almacenamiento. Idiomas...
  13. Access Agriculture Training Video As soon as you pick your tomatoes their quality can only ever decrease. The best you can do is to slow down the reduction of quality, by following some practices which reduce damage and harm. The key to getting good quality tomatoes to sell starts with the...
  14. AccessAgriculture Training Video El mejor compost para una maceta de saco es el que se hace con gallinaza y restos de plantas. Si usa este compost, la maceta de saco producirá muchas verduras por mucho tiempo. Idiomas disponibles Bambara Bangla Chichewa / Nyanja Español Francés Inglés Luganda...
  15. Access Agriculture Training Video Farmers and vegetable sellers find it hard to sell leafy vegetables even a day after harvest because the leaves spoil quickly, but solar drying allows farmers to reduce losses and sell leafy vegetables out of the main harvest season. Available languages Arabic...
  16. Access Agriculture Training Video It is very important to have a product that doesn’t change, that is of the same quality, the same taste, the same colour and that is well presented. Available languages Arabic Bambara Bangla Bemba Chichewa / Nyanja English Fon French Kikuyu Kinyarwanda / Kirundi...
  17. AccessAgriculture Training Video Grupos de agricultores e individuos en Burkina Faso explican los beneficios y los desafíos de un sistema de riego por goteo a bajo costo, y muestran cómo establecer el sistema. Se incluye una innovación social en el manejo de la materia orgánica. Idiomas...
  18. Access Agriculture Training Video When chillies remain moist, moulds develop and the chillies will go bad. Some moulds produce a poison, called aflatoxin, which is toxic to people. To speed up drying and to dry your food hygienically you can use a solar dryer that uses the heat of the sun to dry...
  19. AccessAgriculture Training Video Los chapulines (langostas) y caracoles pueden ser un problema serio para cualquier almácigo de hortalizas, ya que mastican los tallos tiernos de los plantines. Los gusanos también pueden causar daño, pero más en el tomate y en el repollo que en el chile o ají....
  20. AccessAgriculture Training Video Las feromonas atraen y ayudan a matar a los machos, a modo que no pueden aparearse con las hembras. Y sin aparearse, las moscas hembras no podrán poner huevos. Para atraer a las moscas machos con feromonas, matarlos y proteger las feromonas de la lluvia, hay que...