Edging Forward: Pigeon Pea Hedgerows
by Arpan Mondal What if one small shift in the way we farm could solve multiple problems at once—improve nutrition, … Continued
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Water Advocacy Through Local Networks – The Role of the Paani Committee in Tidal River Management in Bangladesh
By Zahid Amin Shashoto (Uttaran Bangladesh), Jannatul Naim This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights … 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?
By Ashraf Ghanem and Frank van Steenbergen It is an enormous paradox: on the one hand, water shortage, on the … Continued
From the Harran Plain: the cradle of agriculture
By Frank van Steenbergen This is the Harran Plain, with a biblical name unchanged in 4000 years. This is the … Continued
Sundarpalan’s Super Compost Success
By Vijay Kumar (PRADAN) Shikaripara is one of the poorest blocks of the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand, India, where … Continued