New Uses of Moringa Studied in Nicaragu
Producing Onion Powder for Sale and to Extend the Season
Germinating Oil Palm Seed
Prevention of Malaria with Insecticide-Treated Nets
Articles
New Uses of Moringa Studied in Nicaragua
Lowell Fuglie
A report on the work of Nikolaus and Gabriele Foidl with Moringa in Nicaragua.
Prevention of Malaria with Insecticide-Treated Nets
Kristin Davis
Mosquito nets are effective in protecting people sleeping under them as long as the nets have no holes and people are not sleeping up against them. However, a mosquito will continue searching until it finds a way in or finds part of the body that is against the net where it can bite through. Using insecticide-treated nets has shown to bring a 20-60% reduction in malaria.
Germinating Oil Palm Seed
Kristin Davis
Some ways of improving germination of oil palms.
One problem with growing oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) is that the seed germinates with difficulty, sometimes taking two years!
Producing Onion Powder for Sale and to Extend the Season
Phil Watson, Dawn Bakker, Jason Dahlman, & Daniel Sonke
Instructions for making onion powder.
This processing would be for long-term storage and for the economic advantage of selling the processed onions at a greater price when fresh onions are no longer available.