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. 24/07/2019 Lance Edwards, membre du réseau, travaille au Zimbabwe. Il a expliqué comment il utilisait et faisait la promotion de lits de plantation économiques et pouvant conserver l'eau, qu’il appelle jardins centuples. Il s’agit d’un type de «lit à effet de mèche»; Ils sont doublés avec du plastique, ce...
  3. 09/02/2017 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 Trees can be an effective source of mulch in drylands.
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  7. 23/05/2017 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 Vous trouverez ci-dessous un résumé d'un rapport d'essai de semences que ECHO a reçu en 2013 de Chris Peterson, volontaire chez Peace Corps, en service en Ouganda (à Nalugala, dans le district de Wakiso). Le partage des résultats des efforts de Peterson est un exemple de ce à quoi s'attendre d'un...