Lack of access to vital agricultural information is one of the main reasons for the slow pace of India’s agricultural production. Further, issues such as profitability over productivity, linking farmer to market, occurrence of frequent weather abnorm…
Archive for February, 2012
Training farmers in scientific approaches to combat Striga
Striga is one of the major parasitic weeds affecting cereal crops and can cause crop losses of 30-100% depending on infestation. Striga is also called ‘witch weed’ because its damage can be seen even before the cause is seen (when it emerges from t…
Starting small – Sharing seeds of improved crop varieties with smallholder farmers through the mini-pack approach
The use of improved seed varieties is essential for increasing production of cereals such as sorghum and pearl millet in West Africa.
Farmers favoring forage farming – Changing attitudes to livestock feed in Zimbabwe
A major cause of low livestock productivity in smallholder farming systems in the semi-arid tropics of Zimbabwe is the lack of feed, especially during the dry season. Although feed shortages can be alleviated with feed supplements such as cultivated fo…
Starting small Sharing seeds of improved crop varieties with smallholder farmers through the mini-pack approach
The use of improved seed varieties is essential for increasing production of cereals such as sorghum and pearl millet in West Africa.