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
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
By Guta Eshetu Horizontal learning is peer-to-peer learning. It is how farmers learn, share new information and good practices with … Continued
On Monday February 6, a strong earthquake struck the southern and central regions in Turkey, and western Syria. The damage … Continued
By Marina Vara Gutiérrez (Aidenvironment) and Rubén Borges Robles (Rockinsoils) India has … Continued
By Bella Arlman Biofertilizer is a proven effective way to increase crop yield either as an alternative to the expensive … Continued
By Getanew Tesfaw Farming is a back breaking and hard job. Luckily, using the right tools can make it a … Continued
By Marina Vara Gutierrez Well-designed rainfed home gardens can increase crop productivity and increase biodiversity. Sustainably doing this requires a … Continued
Authors: Luwieke Bosma (MetaMeta), Ashutosh Mishra (PRADAN) and Ishan Agarwal (FES). In the blog on livestock production in India we … Continued
By Ashutosh Mishra (PRADAN) Shubham Jain (MetaMeta) The mention of farm fields often makes one think of the open fields … Continued
By Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta) A vibrant rural economy is the foundation upon which the country stands and prosper. In India, … Continued
By Allah Bakhsh and Reinier Veldman Flood based livelihoods network in association with Strengthening Participatory organization (spo) regional center Quetta. … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from KNSM-Eiland on a cold winter day. While the morning frost freeze-dries the moisture in the … Continued
By Meghna Mukherjee (MetaMeta) Sikkim, a small mountainous region in India, is the world’s first 100% organic state. It has … Continued
By Luwieke Bosma (MetaMeta), Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta), Dikhyani Konwar (PRADAN), Poulomi Mallick (PRADAN), and Saroj Yakami (MetaMeta) This is the … Continued
By Allah Bakhsh, Project Coordinator FBLN / SPO Pakistan, with input from Reinier Veldman (Program Manager, MetaMeta) Introduction Roads are … Continued
Luwieke Bosma (MetaMeta), Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta), Dikhyani Konwar (PRADAN), Poulomi Mallick (PRADAN), and Saroj Yakami (MetaMeta) and Dr Neena Singla … Continued
By Chandrashekhar and Anjan Swar India hosts the world’s most significant number of farmers and livestock. According to the 20th … Continued
By Popi Michelogiannaki and Frank van Steenbergen Throughout western Sindh and Balochistan, gabarbands or long-stretched dams were constructed by ancient … Continued
By Frank van Steenbergen On Mount Eliyah a little east of the Jordan River there is a well atop the … Continued
By Popi Michelogiannaki, Frank van Steenbergen, and Mohammed Umar Karim Water can be retained for a longer period in higher … Continued
By Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), and Niels Lenderink (Rain) Microclimates are the … Continued