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  1. AccessAgriculture

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    ECHO Partner Our website hosts training videos in support of sustainable agriculture in developing countries. If you are interested in this, we hope you will find videos that will be of use to you and your partners. We have 14 Access Agriculture video categories under which you will find quality,...
    Agriculture Extension Garden Video Training
     

  2. Producing the Biocontrol Fungi Trichoderma and Beauveria

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #20 In nature, dozens of species of harmful fungi can quickly kill a plant, including Fusarium spp., the causal agents of Fusarium wilt, and Phakospora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of soybean rust. Fungi are unable to produce nutrients on their own, so they...
    Biocontrol Fungi Asia
     

  3. Preparation of Modified Mat Nurseries (MMN) for Improved Rice Seedling Production

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #9 Editor: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an unconventional approach to rice production that has spread throughout many parts of the world since the late 1990s, is comprised of a set of flexible management practices. CEDAC, based in Cambodia,...
    SRI Reduced Water Rice... System of Rice Int... Rice Asia
     

  4. Farm-Generated Feed: Fish Feed Production

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #20 Farm-generated fertility makes agriculture more sustainable. Crop residues and manures are part of the nutrient cycle and can lower input costs through the use of thermophilic composting, vermiculture, bokashi production, or green manures. Farm-generated...
    Fish Farming Black Soldier Fly Asia
     

  5. Farmer-Level Agricultural Training Resources

    This collection of farmer training materials was originally developed by Canadian Foodgrains Bank and African Conservation Tillage Network staff to support agricultural training projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors encourage agriculture development practitioners to submit ideas or requests...
    Conservation Agric... East Africa
     

  6. Conservation Agriculture Core Training Guides

    As made available via the ACT-Africa.org website. Used by permission. The materials are under development and may contain inaccuracies. The source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in the author's dropbox. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for...
     

  7. SAWBO - Biocontrol of Legume Pod Borer (Maruca vitrata)

    The Legume pod borer,Maruca vitrata, causes significant damage to cowpeas in West Africa. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is considered the most important food grain legume in the dry savannas of tropical Africa, where it is grown on more than 12.8 million hectares of land. The pod borer is a serious...
    Biocontrol SAWBO Legume Podborer
     

  8. SAWBO - How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm

    The Fall Armyworm is an insect that can damage your maize plants or even cause you to lose your whole maize crop. The best way to protect your maize crop is to scout early and treat early. In this animation, we will explain how to scout for the fall armyworm, so you can take action to protect...
    Armyworm IPM Integrated Pest Ma...
     

  9. Food Plant Solutions - Gardening Pamphlet

    What are the benefits of school and community gardens? The students at the schools enjoy the benefits of the plants they have grown as they are provided with a nutritious lunch at school. Initially children only tend the plants at school, but within a short time-frame they can be provided with...
     

  10. FMNR Works Along-Side CA Principles

    Farmers in southern Niger have reclaimed 5 million hectares of land and increased food production by more than 500,000 tons per year by managing naturally-occurring trees and shrubs with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). The FMNR movement began in the early 1980s, and in recent years...
    East Africa