1. In every region of the world it is necessary to find or develop appropriate techniques for agriculture. A large part of the surface of the world is arid, characterized as too dry for conventional rain fed agriculture. Yet, millions of people live in such regions, and if current trends in...
  2. 24/7/2019 Lance Edwards, miembro de la Red que trabaja en Zimbabue, nos comentó acerca del uso y promoción de camas de siembra que conservan el agua y de bajo costo que él llama huertos centuplicados (multiplicados por 100). Son un tipo de “cama de absorción”; que se recubren con plástico de manera que el...
  3. 9/2/2017 This session will demonstrate Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) as a low-cost, sustainable land-restoration technique used to combat poverty and hunger amongst poor subsistence farmers in developing countries by increasing food, fodder and livelihood production, while enhancing...
  4. 19/12/1998 Los árboles pueden ser una fuente efectiva de mantillo en las tierras áridas.
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  7. 23/5/2017 As rainfed crops are particularly vulnerable to drought as well as heavy rain, farmers must prepare dryland farming solutions for resilient and sustainable crop production.
  8. 19/12/1985 Randy Creswell heads a group in Mali called Cornerstone Enterprises. They are involved in both community agricultural development and research to enhance that work. Randy sent us a manuscript he prepared on this topic. So many of you work in regions that are dry for much of the year that I asked...
  9. Abstract,Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2015 Dryland areas cover about 41% of the Earth’s surface and sustain over 2 billion inhabitants. Soil carbon (C) in dryland areas is of crucial importance to maintain soil quality and productivity and a range of ecosystem services. Soil...
  10. 16/10/2020 A continuación se presenta un resumen del informe de un ensayo de semillas que ECHO recibió en 2013 del voluntario del Cuerpo de Paz Chris Peterson, que trabajaba en Uganda (Nalugala, distrito de Wakiso). Compartir los resultados de los esfuerzos de Peterson sirve como ejemplo de qué puede...