Revolutionizing Ethiopian Agriculture: The Power of Homemade Liquid Biofertilizers
Author: Nardos Masresha Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has long been the backbone of its economy, providing livelihoods for most of its … Continued
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Iron Deficiency: Addressing Hidden Hunger through biofertilizers
By Rubén Borge (RockinSoils), Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Redeat Daneil (MetaMeta) & Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta) Hidden Hunger, a global … Continued
Scaling through horizontal learning: Liquid Biofertilizer take up in Oromia, Ethiopia
By Guta Eshetu Horizontal learning is peer-to-peer learning. It is how farmers learn, share new information and good practices with … Continued
Bio-resource centers as a tool to tackle the fertilizers crisis – The state of regenerative agriculture in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
By Marina Vara Gutiérrez (Aidenvironment) and Rubén Borges Robles (Rockinsoils) India has … Continued
The multipurpose biofertilizer
By Bella Arlman Biofertilizer is a proven effective way to increase crop yield either as an alternative to the expensive … Continued
Getting a head-start: improved seeds and fertilizers in Oromia
by Guta Eshetu Gemechu, Girma Senbeta, Jean Marc Pace Ricci Seed is life. Seed is the starter for agricultural development. There … Continued
Responding to the Fertilizer Crisis
by Getachew Engdayehu, Frank van Steenbergen and Girma Senbeta The Ethiopian synthetic fertilizer system has been under much pressure with … Continued
‘Make your own organic fertilizer for healthier crops, healthier soil ‘
Indian farmer Maheshwar Singh (Jharkhand state) shares his experience producing his own organic fertilizer. According to Singh, while this takes … Continued
Producing biofertilizers to promote circulation of money
by Meghna Mukherjee and Jean Marc Pace January 18, 2020 A couple of days back I was reading a book … Continued
Bangladesh: Pelleting urea to improve fertilizer efficiency
A Good Practice: making urea pellets improves fertilizer efficiency, helps cut down fertilizer use by 60%. More info: Produced by: Frank … Continued
DIY Fertilizer: The Faba Bean Story
Posted by Ruben BorgeJune 02, 2014 In Rema village in Ethiopia, Abere has tried to cultivate faba beans using biofertilizers. … Continued
Use of rock dust in bio- fertilizers.
posted by Ruben Borge January 28, 2013 The Usambara Cooperative Union (UCU) in Tanzania is proud of their fair trade … Continued
Tackling soil salinity – The role of soil management
by Clara Nieuwenhuyse, Ali Ibrahim, Eric Kabore Salinisation is the increase in concentration of salts in the soil. Salinisation can … Continued
Hedges as a key to regenerative farming
Introduction By Ilja Keukenkamp This blog is the second part of a series of blogs on the potential of hedges … Continued
Reflecting on Four Transformative Years: The Green Future Farming Program in Ethiopia
Girma Senbeta (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getachew Engdayehu (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Nardos Masresha (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Guta Eshata Gemmechu (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Bantamlak … Continued
Worms transforming waste to wealth – Pioneering vermicomposting in the Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
By Guta Eshatu Vermiculture (stemming from the Latin word ‘vermis’, meaning worms) uses earthworms to transform organic waste into high-quality … Continued
How watermelon became a boon for the farmers of Torpa, India
By Arpan Mondal, Anushree Mitra This blog discusses something that might be very commonly available to us but has impacted … Continued
Collective efforts to combat challenges faced by the ultra-poor in Jharkhand, India
By Iqra Khan, Arpan Mondal Despite innumerable interventions by the state and civil society, the shadow of paradox lingers on … Continued
The Interplay Between Commons and Natural Farming
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) team The Gond and other Indian tribes residing in villages initially followed traditional farming practices. … Continued
Easy ways out of Egypt’s water crisis?
Ashraf Ghanem and Frank van Steenbergen It is an enormous paradox: on the one hand water shortage, on the other … Continued