Rural Transportation in Ethiopia: Status Quo and Ways Forward
By Getanew Tesfaw In Ethiopia, there are roughly 1.2 million vehicles, meaning that in a group of a hundred people, … Continued
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Reducing drought vulnerability of rainfed crop by using mechanized Zaï
By Jan Nederstigt In arid zones of Africa, smallholder farmers increasingly face problems with cultivation of rainfed staple crops. Irregular … Continued
Ponds as an asset for agriculture: how to keep them full
Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Nitesh Dhiman (PRADAN), Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Lalit Kumar Nirmalkar (PRADAN), Laxmi … Continued
The 5 Ms: Management of farm operations for confidence and preparedness (Part 4)
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the fourth and final in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in … Continued
Hoe is hoe in farm tools?
by Francesco Sambalino When talking about tools and increasing labour productivity, we automatically think of tractors, combine harvesters, and sprayers. … Continued
Hope for Salt: introducing salt tolerant potato varieties in Pakistan
By Marina Vara Gutiérrez and Simon Chevalking The Salt Challenge Are there options to make the best of these increasing saline … Continued
Remote control farming
by Naluch Lim and Meghna Mukherjee February 16, 2021 Im Naisreang is a 60-year-old commercial farmer in Preah Vihear region … Continued
Lockdowns in rural Pakistan – What to do
by Karim Nawaz April 20, 2020 Many parts of Pakistan are in lockdown, as part of the nationwide measures to … Continued
One very hard hit for Yemen
By Sharafaddin Saleh, Adel Zolail and Frank van Steenbergen July 16, 2019 Sad message from the Tihama, the coastal lowland … Continued
Farmer to Farmer Knowledge Transfer
(Experience and Seeds Sharing by Sindh Farmers to Balochistan Farmers) By Allah Bakhsh, November 2018 A group of 15 Sindh farmers … Continued
Climate change: Droughts and Floods in Malawi
by Macpherson Nthara, Flood Based Livelihoods Network Malawi October 05, 2018 Climate change and its associated impacts continue to ravage … Continued
The Amaranth Gem
By Saroj Yakami, Frank van Steenbergen September 2018 The Karnali mountain region of Western Nepal is a fascinating treasure trove … Continued