How can we save the seeds?
How can we save the seeds? By Sukru Esin , November 2018 In horticulture sector, seed is one of the most … Continued
Girma Senbeta (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getachew Engdayehu (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Nardos Masresha (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Guta Eshata Gemmechu (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Bantamlak Wondmnow (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Redeat Daniel (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getanew Tesfaw (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Tena Gobena (Oromia Bureau of Agriculture), Mitiku Bajiga (Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture), Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta), and Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta) Imagine a large tanker sailing across the ocean. If you alter the ship's course by just one degree at the beginning of the journey, the final destination can differ by hundreds of kilometres. In other words, over time, a small change can make a huge difference. This was the intention of the Green Future Farming (GFF) program: a small engine propelling a vast vessel onto a new course. Ethiopian governance has a large and strong agricultural department with a far-reaching extension system, which is a key policy instrument for necessary changes. Over the past four years, GFF has worked together with the Bureaus of Agriculture in… Continued
How can we save the seeds? By Sukru Esin , November 2018 In horticulture sector, seed is one of the most … Continued
(Experience and Seeds Sharing by Sindh Farmers to Balochistan Farmers) By Allah Bakhsh, November 2018 A group of 15 Sindh farmers … Continued
Rodent control By Mekdelawit Messay Deribe August, 2018 Damage by rodents is extremely severe in the Wewa Keble in Amhara … Continued
Post card from Bahirdar, Ethiopia By Mekdelawit Messay Deribe August, 2018 Travelling on the road from Bahirdar to Debre Tabor, … Continued
Low Cost Smart Technologies for Improved Livelihoods Posted by Macpherson Nthara October 09, 2018 The Smart Center (Malawi) located … Continued
Climate change: Droughts and Floods in Malawi Posted by Macpherson Nthara, Flood Based Livelihoods Network Malawi October 05, 2018 Climate … Continued
Everybody loves excavators? By Frank van Steenbergen, Michael Green and Saroj Yakami November 2018 Excavators: they move where no machine … Continued
By Saroj Yakami, Frank van Steenbergen September 2018 The Karnali mountain region of Western Nepal is a fascinating treasure trove … Continued
Chickpea success through WhatsApp By Allah Bakhsh and Loes van der Pluijm September 19, 2018 When you think of WhatsApp, … Continued
Rocks: The blessing in disguise Posted by Celestine Kilongosi August 31, 2018 Photo by Musembi Nzengu Queuing for long hours … Continued
Posted by Mekdelawit Deribe, with inputs from Henk Holtslag and Rik Haanen August 17, ,2018 ‘SMART’ technology that can constitute … Continued
By Eric Manyasa and Loes van der Pluijm August 14, 2018 Is it the 5th most important grain in the … Continued
Yemen: People and ‘Power’ in times of War Posted by Nada al-Dahmashi August 13, 2018 Since 2015, Yemen is facing … Continued
Increasing water productivity: Salt tolerant potatoes By Mekdelawit Deribe July 2018 Globally around 1 billion hectares of land is salt … Continued
Fire in their belly: young farmer leaders transforming agriculture (Glimpses from a Farmer’s Production Organization (FPO) in North Bengal, India) CDHI … Continued
Women farmers and water productivity Postcard from Nanyuki, Kenya. Smart water techniques encompass by now a rich variety of measures … Continued
Avocado for export: who reaps the fruits? A case for social water productivity Here is a main question. If water … Continued
River Reappear Postcard from Kulna, Bangladesh By Frank van steenbergen, July,2018 There are many ways that time is making its … Continued
Managing soil moisture: the waterpads in Turkey The key to better water productivity is often not through managing water as … Continued
Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta), Judith de Bruijn (Mott Macdonald) June 19, 2018 Multiple cropping in coastal Bangladesh. The improved amon … Continued