Hill Torrent Floods Impacting the Southern Punjab Pakistan
Blog by Khurram Mubeen1, edited by Reinier Veldman2 1Assistant Professor (Agronomy), Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan-Pakistan 2Coordinator FBLN … Continued
Search Results for fertilizer
Urgent!! Salvaging the rabi crop in the spate irrigated areas of Pakistan.
By Frank van Steenbergen The incessant and extraordinary rains in Pakistan’s western mountain catchment have created havoc in one-third of … Continued
Hedging Opportunities
by Frank van Steenbergen and Femke van Woezik In a landscape hedges make all the difference. This is the point … Continued
What went wrong with organic agriculture in Sri Lanka?
By C.M. Wijayaratna, Abraham Abhishek, Meghna Mukherjee It would be fair to say that there is a broad consensus at … Continued
Farmers on Organic Fertilzers (Basurabad, Bangladesh)
A recording of farmers reflecting upon the pros and cons of organic fertilizer use. The farmers are from Basurabad area, … Continued
Much to see
Here is picture from Basurabad, Polder 29, coastal Bangladesh. There is much to see in the picture. First (1) the … Continued
Thriving fungi networks and local climates
by Femke van Woesik, Frank van Steenbergen, Francesco Sambalino Microclimates are essential regulators of the growth of fungi. Mushrooms, the … Continued
How organic is agriculture in India ?
After 60+ years of farming based on synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive water use, Indian farmers are ready to switch … Continued
Improving hygiene and health: village level ecologically based rodent management
By Meheretu Yonas, Luwieke Bosma and Frank van Steenbergen Village-level Ecologically based Rodent Management is promoted by Rodent Green and … Continued
Soil Life
by Elie Dib and Frank van Steenbergen June 4, 2021 Above ground animals and insects are not the only living … Continued
On Local Circular Growth: Strengthening Local Value Chains
Frank van Steenbergen, Rommert Schram, Abraham Abhishek, Jean Marc Pace Rici October 21, 2020 In many poor rural areas, there … Continued
Introduction: Understanding, responding to the Desert Locust Crisis
The world is reasonably aware of the scale of ongoing locust outbreaks (2019-20) in East Asia and West Africa, and … Continued